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:

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:

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:

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.

Requirements for Clinical and Laboratory Sciences Major - Industrial Laboratory Specialization

Bachelor of Science in Arts and Sciences

Senior Year:

Electives Credits: 0-14
(Fall and Spring)

CHEM 494 - Internship (COM) Credits: (1-4)
(Fall and Spring) (AW)
MICR 436 - Molecular and Microbial Genetics Credits: 4
(Fall)

6 credits of electives must come from the following approved list:

BIOL 221 - Human Anatomy (COM) Credits: 4
BIOL 221L - Human Anatomy Lab (COM) Credits: 0
BIOL 325 - Physiology (COM) Credits: 4
BIOL 325L - Physiology Lab (COM) Credits: 0
CHEM 328 - Organic Chemistry II (COM) Credits: 3
CHEM 328L - Organic Chemistry II Lab (COM) Credits: (1-2)
CHEM 342 - Physical Chemistry I (COM) (AW) Credits: 3
CHEM 342L - Physical Chemistry I Lab (COM) Credits: 1
CHEM 382 - Techniques in Clinical Laboratory Technology I Credits: 2
CHEM 382L - Techniques in Clinical Laboratory Technology I Lab Credits: 1
CHEM 383 - Techniques in Clinical Laboratory Technology II (AW) Credits: 3
CHEM 482 - Environmental Chemistry (COM) Credits: (3-4)
MICR 433-533 - Medical Microbiology (COM) Credits: 3
MICR 440L - Infectious Disease Lab Credits: 3
PHYS 111 - Introduction to Physics I (COM) Credits: 4
PHYS 111L - Introduction Physics I Lab (COM) Credits: 0
PHYS 113 - Introduction to Physics II (COM) Credits: 4
PHYS 113L - Introduction Physics II Lab (COM) Credits: 0

Note:

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