Curriculum
This intensive program is composed of a didactic and laboratory phase followed by directed clinical training at affiliated hospitals and cytology laboratories. The primary goal of the Cytotechnology program is to provide the community with cytotechnologists who are prepared to work at the staff level in hospital and private laboratories and university medical centers. With experience, cytotechnologists can perform at the supervisory, educational and administrative levels. The job responsibilities of cytotechnologists are expanding and research opportunities are increasing with the advancement of new tumor identification techniques and Human Papilloma Virus testing.
Bachelor of Science in Cytotechnology
Students entering the two-year track at the junior level take 76 semester credit hours towards their degree.
Students entering the one-year track at the senior level take 47 semester credit hours towards their degree.
The semester-by-semester schedules include all courses needed to graduate, but the sequences are subject to change.
Two-Year Track (75 SCH)
Junior Year (31 SCH)
Fall Semester (15)
HS 3101 Basic Techniques Laboratory (1)
HS 3110 Medical Terminology (1)
HS 3210 Laboratory Mathematics (2)
HS 3330 Pathology of Body Fluids (3)
HS 4100 Issues in Health Care Ethics (1)
HS 4111L Medical Microbiology Lab (1)
HS 4300 Pathophysiology (3)
HS 4310 Medical Microbiology (3)
Spring Semester (16)
HS 3102 Molecular Techniques Lab (1)
HS 3254 Immunohistochemistry (2)
HS 3300 Immunology (3)
HS 3320 Medical Genetics (3)
HS 3333 Statistics (3)
HS 3340 Research Methods (3)
HS 4101 Diversity and Cultural Competence (1)
Senior Year (45 SCH)
Fall Semester (16)
CT 4101 Introduction to Cytotechnology (1)
CT 4102 Theory and Practice of Cytopreparatory Techniques I (1)
CT 4303 Gynecologic Cytopathology (3)
CT 4306 Nongynecologic Diagnostic Laboratory I (3)
CT 4404 Gynecologic Diagnostic Laboratory I (4)
CT 4405 Nongynecologic Cytopathology I (4)
Spring Semester (16)
CT 4112 Gynecologic Diagnostic Laboratory III (1)
CT 4120 Laboratory Operations (1)
CT 4213 Nongynecologic Diagnostic Laboratory II (2)
CT 4307 Nongynecologic Cytopathology II (3)
CT 4308 Gynecologic Diagnostic Laboratory II (3)
CT 4309 Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytopathology (3)
CT 4310 Fine-Needle Aspiration Diagnostic Laboratory (3)
Summer Semester (13)
CT 4116 Comprehensive Cytopathology (1)
CT 4615 Clinical Rotation I (6)
CT 4616 Clinical Rotation II (6)
One-Year Track (47 SCH)
Fall Semester (17)
CT 4101 Introduction to Cytotechnology (1)
CT 4102 Theory and Practice of Cytopreparatory Techniques I (1)
CT 4303 Gynecologic Cytopathology (3)
CT 4306 Nongynecologic Diagnostic Laboratory I (3)
CT 4404 Gynecologic Diagnostic Laboratory I (4)
CT 4405 Nongynecolgoic Cytopathology I (4)
HS 4100 Issues in Healthcare Ethics (1)
Spring Semester (17)
CT 4112 Gynecologic Diagnostic Laboratory III (1)
CT 4120 Laboratory Operations (1)
CT 4213 Nongynecologic Diagnostic Laboratory II (2)
CT 4307 Nongynecologic Cytopathology II (3)
CT 4308 Gynecologic Diagnostic Laboratory II (3)
CT 4309 Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytopathology (3)
CT 4310 Fine Needle Aspiration Diagnostic Lab (3)
HS 4101 Diversity and Cultural Competence (1)
Summer Semester (13)
CT 4116 Comprehensive Cytopathology (1)
CT 4615 Clinical Rotation I (6)
CT 4616 Clinical Rotation II (6)
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