Prepare for a career in medical laboratory science
Get help with internship opportunities, career planning and finding scholarships.
Medical Laboratory Science Advising
Appointments for Advising
- Request an appointment with Dr. José de Ondarza.
Competency Exam Schedule
- Mathematics Competency Exam/Calculus Readiness Test (or pass MAT 102): All students must take and pass a calculus readiness test if you want to enroll in MAT 221, 224 or 228. If you fail to pass the test, you must take MAT 102 – precalculus. If you have college credit for precalculus, you may enroll directly in the calculus course without taking the readiness test. However, if transfer credit is not posted, you will need to be provided an override by the department chair. If you wish to take MAT 224 or 228 you must also pass MAT 104 – trigonometry.
- Library Proficiency Requirement: The Information Literacy Competency Exam is an alternative way to meet the LIB190 course requirement. Learn more and register for the exam.
Scholarships & Careers
- Siemens Healthcare Scholarships for Students in Clinical Laboratory Science (MT,CT)
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) will award over $120,000 in scholarships this year to clinical laboratory students. The purpose of the scholarships is to help defray education costs, promote clinical laboratory science as a rewarding career and help address the workforce shortage of qualified professionals. Last year DX and the ASCP awarded more than 100 scholarships to the nation’s top clinical laboratory students. Awards are available to eligible U.S. students pursuing associate, bachelor’s or master’s degrees in clinical laboratory science. Special legacy scholarships are awarded to students who follow their family members into the laboratory profession. For more information on the DX Scholarship Program, including types of scholarships, how to apply, as well as downloadable application forms, visit: https://usa.healthcare.siemens.com/about-us/healthcare-business-groups/diagnostics/scholarships-programs or http://www.ascp.org/scholarships
- Career Opportunities
- State of New York:
- Need to take the state civil service examination
- Positions available as medical technologist 1
- National Opportunities:
- Job Search online at Advance for Medical Laboratory Science Professionals: Free subscription to medical laboratory professionals and senior MT students
- Job-search online at the American Society of Clinical Pathologists web site.
- State of New York:
Suggested Course Sequences
- Suggested Course Schedule for Medical Laboratory Science Major
Courses in bold type should be taken in/by this semester — they may not be not available at other times or carry prerequisites.
Availability: F=Fall S=Spring Su=SummerFirst Year — Fall Semester Course Credits Semester Offered CHE 111 — Fundamental Principles of Chemistry I 4 F S BIO 101 — General Biology 1 4 F S ENG 101 — College Writing II 3 F S Su LIB 105 1 F S Su MAT 161 — Introductory Statistics 3 F S Su Total 15 cr. First Year — Spring Semester Course Credits Semester Offered CHE 112 — Fundamental Principles of Chemistry II 4 F S BIO 102 — General Biology II 4 F S MAT 221 — Calculus for the Life, Management & Social Sciences 3 F S Su GEN ED 3 F S Su GEN ED 3 F S Su Total 17 cr
Sophomore Year — Fall Semester Course Credits Semester Offered BIO 305 — General Genetics 4 F S CHE 240 — Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry 5 F S Su Gen Ed 3 F S BIO 203 — Microbiology 4 F S Total 16 cr. Sophomore Year — Spring Semester Course Credits Semester Offered CHE 371 — General Biochemistry 4 F S PHY 103 — Physics for the Life Sciences*
or PHY 111 General Physics4 F S * BIO Elective 3 F S Gen Ed 3 F S Total 14 cr.
Junior Year — Fall Semester Course Credits Semester Offered BIO 380 — Communicating Biology 3 F S BIO 326 — Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4 F CHE 321 — Analytical Chemistry 5 F Elective 3 F S Total 15 cr. Junior Year — Spring Semester Course Credits Semester Offered BIO 327 — Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4 S BIO 401 — Cell Biology 4 F S BIO 407 — Immunology 3 S Gen Ed 3 F S Su Total 14 cr. ** Apply for your internship during the Fall semester **
Senior Year
- PTA 001 Medical Technology Clinical Internship
Alternate Senior Year schedule: Completion of B.S. Biology degree
Senior Year — Fall Semester Course Credits Semester Offered BIO 208 — Evolution 3 F S BIO 304 — Ecology 4 F S Elective 3 F S Su Elective 3 F S Su Gen Ed: Global Issues/Perspectives Category* 3 F S Total 16 cr *Gen Ed: take 1 World Systems or Foreign Language (112 level), 1 American History or Western Civilization, 1 Social Science, 1 Art or Humanities. MT majors are exempt from the Integration (GLO) requirement Senior Year — Spring Semester Course Credits Semester Offered CHE 242 — Organic Chemistry II 4 S PHY 104 — Physics for the Life Sciences II
or
PHY 112 — General Physics II4 S Elective 3 F S Su Elective 3 F S Su Total 14 cr.