Medical Technology

Medical technologists help physicians detect, diagnose, and treat diseases. They work with state-of-the-art computers, microscopes, and precision instruments to determine the cause and severity of those diseases. Medical Technology students follow a similar course of study as our biology students, including biology, anatomy and physiology, microbiology, chemistry and physics. In their senior year, however, medical technology students complete a full-time clinical internship at an AMA-approved medical technology school. St. Thomas Aquinas College is formally affiliated with the School of Medical Technology of the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey.

The U.S. Department of Labor reports that jobs for medical technologists will grow faster than the average for jobs in other fields. Medical technology graduates can find employment in hospitals and medical centers, veterinary laboratories, biological research facilities, pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, accreditation offices and environmental and crime labs.

Course Requirement Definitions:
Elective Requirement: Additional courses necessary to earn enough credits for a degree outside of Major and STAGE requirements.
First Year Seminar (FYS): Introductory course to the academic experience, emphasizing the skills necessary for academic success.
Major Requirement: Courses are core to this major and are subject matter-specific.
Stage Requirement: Courses are part of our STAGE General Education program, and must be taken to earn a degree. Learn more here>

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Fall One

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
CHEM 171 & 173	General Chemistry I & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
BIO 171 & 173	General Biology I & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
WRT 101	Academic Writing I Stage Requirement	3 CR
FYS 101	First Year Seminar Stage Requirement	3 CR
STAC 101	Elective Requirement	1 CR
		15 FALL CREDITS

Spring One – first year

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
CHEM 172 & 174	General Chemistry II & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
BIO 172 & 174	General Biology II & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
WRT 102	Academic Writing II Stage Requirement	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 1	Stage Requirement	3 CR
STAC 102	Elective Requirement	1 CR
		15 SPRING CREDITS

Fall Two – sophomore

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
CHEM 251	Organic Chemistry I Major Requirement	4 CR
BIO 251 & 253	Anatomy & Physiology I & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
MATH Elective	Major Requirement	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 2	Stage Requirement	3 CR
STAC 201	Elective Requirement	1 CR
		15 FALL CREDITS

Spring Two – sophomore

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
CHEM 252	Organic Chemistry II Major Requirement	4 CR
BIO 252 & 254	Anatomy & Physiology II Major Requirement	4 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 3	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 4	Stage Requirement	3 CR
MATH 120	Statistics Major Requirement	3 CR
		17 SPRING CREDITS

Fall Three – junior

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
CHEM 301	Quantitative Chemical Analysis Major Requirement	4 CR
BIO 307	Microbiology Major Requirement	4 CR
PHYS 201 & 211	General Physics I & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 5	Stage Requirement	3 CR
		15 FALL CREDITS

Spring Three – junior

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
BIO 406	Immunology Major Requirement	3 CR
PHYS 202 & 212	General Physics II & Lab Major Requirement	4 CR
Gateway 1	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Gateway 2	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Gateway 3	Stage Requirement	3 CR
		16 SPRING CREDITS

Fall Four – senior

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
	General Lab Principles & QA & Safety	2 CR
	Principles in Healthcare I	1 CR
	Phlebotomy (Lecture & Clinical)	1 CR
	Urinalysis & Body Fluid Analysis	1 CR
	Urinalysis & Body Fluid Analysis Lab	1 CR
	Hemostasis & Thrombosis	1 CR
	Hemostasis & Thrombosis Lab	1 CR
	Clinical Immunology	1 CR
	Clinical Immunology Lab	1 CR
	Clinical Immunohematology	2 CR
	Clinical Hematology	2 CR
	Clinical Microbiology I	2 CR
Fall Laboratory Rotations are for a 2 week duration		17 FALL CREDITS

Spring Four – senior

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
	Clinical Chemistry	3 CR
	Principles in Healthcare II	2 CR
	Clinical Microbiology II	2 CR
	Clinical Chemistry I Lab	1 CR
	Clinical Immunohematology Lab	1 CR
	Clinical Hematology/Flow Cytometry Lab	2 CR
	Clinical Microbiology Laboratory	1 CR
	Molecular Diagnostics & Lab	1 CR
	Research Methods	1 CR
	Capstone Project	1 CR
	Comprehensive Final Exam	Pass / Fail
Spring Laboratory Rotations vary in length from 5 week to 6 week rotations		15 SPRING CREDITS