Clinical and Laboratory Sciences (MEDT) Major

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James A. Rice, Head
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Shepard Hall 121
605-688-5151
e-mail: james.rice@sdstate.edu
chembiochem.sdstate.edu

Requirements for Clinical and Laboratory Sciences Major - Clinical Laboratory Specialization

Bachelor of Science in Arts and Sciences

Freshman Year:

SGR Goal 3: Social Sciences Credits: 0-3
* (Fall or Spring)
SGR Goal 4: Humanities and Arts Credits: 0-3
* (Fall or Spring)
IGR Goal 2: Personal Wellness Credits: 2-3
* (Fall or Spring)

BIOL 101 - Biology Survey I (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
BIOL 101L - Biology Survey I Lab (COM) Credits: 0
(Fall)
BIOL 103 - Biology Survey II (COM) Credits: 3
(Spring)
BIOL 103L - Biology Survey II Lab (COM) Credits: 0
(Spring)
CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I (COM) Credits: 3
SGR 6* (Fall)
CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Lab (COM) Credits: 1
SGR 6* (Fall)
CHEM 114 - General Chemistry II (COM) Credits: 3
SGR 6* (Spring)
CHEM 114L - General Chemistry II Lab (COM) Credits: 1
SGR 6* (Spring)
ENGL 101 - Composition I Credits: 3
SGR Goal 1* (Fall or Spring)
SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech (COM) Credits: 3
SGR Goal 2* (Fall or Spring)

SGR Goal 5*: Mathematics

Choose one of the following:

MATH 102 - College Algebra (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
MATH 115 - Precalculus (COM) Credits: 5
(Fall or Spring)

Sophomore Year:

SGR Goal 3: Social Sciences (G) Credits: 0-3
* (Fall or Spring)
SGR Goal 4: Humanities and Arts.Credits: 0-3
* (Fall or Spring)
Social Science Elective Credits: 3
See note below (Fall or Spring)

BIOL 202 - Genetics and Organismal Biology Credits: 3
(Fall)
BIOL 202L - Genetics and Organismal Lab Credits: 1
(Fall)
BIOL 204 - Genetics and Cellular Biology Credits: 3
(Spring)
BIOL 204L - Genetics and Cellular Lab Credits: 1
(Spring)
CHEM 326 - Organic Chemistry I (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
CHEM 326L - Organic Chemistry I Lab (COM) Credits: (1-2)
(Fall)
CHEM 328 - Organic Chemistry II (COM) Credits: 3
(Spring)
CHEM 328L - Organic Chemistry II Lab (COM) Credits: (1-2)
(Spring)
ENGL 201 - Composition II Credits: 3
SGR Goal 1* (Fall or Spring)
MICR 231 - General Microbiology (COM) Credits: 4
(Fall or Spring)
MICR 231L - General Microbiology Lab (COM) Credits: 0
(Fall or Spring)
STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)

Junior Year:

IGR Goal 3: Social Responsibility/Cultural and Aesthetic Awareness Credits: 3
** (Fall or Spring)
Humanities or Social Science Elective Credits: 3
See note below (Fall or Spring)

BIOL 325 - Physiology (COM) Credits: 4
(Spring)
BIOL 325L - Physiology Lab (COM) Credits: 0
(Spring)
CHEM 382 - Techniques in Clinical Laboratory Technology I Credits: 2
(Fall)
CHEM 382L - Techniques in Clinical Laboratory Technology I Lab Credits: 1
(Fall)
CHEM 383 - Techniques in Clinical Laboratory Technology II (AW) Credits: 3
(Spring)
CHEM 464 - Biochemistry I (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
CHEM 464L - Biochemistry I Lab (COM) Credits: 1
(Fall)
MICR 439 - Medical and Veterinary Immunology Credits: 3
(Fall)

Senior Year:

Twelve months of training in a hospital school of Medical Technology approved by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences for which 32-40 semester credits will be granted. Eighty-eight (88) credit hours must be earned at SDSU prior to the internship. Interns register for MEDT 494 during summer, fall and spring semesters of the internship year.

Note:

Required by the College of Arts and Sciences Core. See College of Arts and Sciences requirements.

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