Are you an ASCP-certified Medical Laboratory Technician and want to take your career to the next level? Earn your BS in Medical Technology at Converse.
Degree Offered
- BS in Medical Technology
Converse’s undergraduate Medical Technology program will help ASCP-certified students advance their education and skills to the next level.
Students will acquire laboratory skills and fundamental biomedical principles, develop their ability to perform clinical laboratory testing, evaluate test results and develop communication skills in written and oral forms. Converse is the only college in the Upstate to offer this program.
- Converse offers the only BS in Medical Technology in the Upstate
- Strengthen the “soft skills” employers are looking for
- Advance into administrative and senior management roles
Through completion of the Bachelor of Science (BS) in Medical Technology, you will acquire an intermediate understanding of fundamental biomedical principles and gain additional laboratory skills in biomedical sciences. You will also develop communication skills in written and oral forms that you need to be a successful medical technology professional.
Students completing this major must make their own arrangements for their certification examinations (check www.asco.org for eligibility) and must complete all requirements for a Converse degree.
| Biological Sciences | |
|---|---|
| BIO 100: General Biology or BIO 202: General Zoology | 4 hours |
| BIO 312: Microbiology | 4 hours |
| BIO 330: Introduction to Immunology | 3 hours |
| Additional Biology Electives (choose courses from the topics listed below) | 8 hours |
| Genetics | |
| Comparative Anatomy | |
| Embryology | |
| Cell Biology | |
| Physiology |
| Chemistry | |
|---|---|
| CHM 190–202: General College Chemistry | 8 hours |
| CHM 303–304: Organic Chemistry | 8 hours |
| Biochemistry | 4 hours |
| Mathematics and Physics | |
|---|---|
| MTH Elective above MTH 110 | 3 hours |
| PHY 241: Elements of Physics | 4 hours |
You must complete the General Education Program and have a total of 120 hours to graduate from Converse.
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