CYTOTECHNOLOGY MAJOR
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
- Three years of undergraduate academic study including
all General Education degree
requirements and a minimum of 90 credits.
The following science and math courses must be taken prior to the internship:
- Biology courses (minimum of 26 credits):
BIO 151F5 General Biology I (4 cr)
BIO 152F5 General Biology II (4 cr)
BIO 210 Anatomy & Physiology I (4 cr)
BIO 211 Anatomy & Physiology II (4 cr)
BIO 312 Microbiology (4 cr)
BIO 401 Genetics (3 cr)
BIO 410 Pathology (3 cr)
- Chemistry courses (minimum of 8 credits):
CHEM 120F5 General Chemistry I (4 cr)
CHEM 121F5 General Chemistry II (4 cr)
- Mathematics course (minimum of 3 credits):
MATH 111 College Algebra (3 cr)
- Recommended additional coursework:
Biology: Immunology, Medical Microbiology, Organismal Biology
Chemistry: Organic, Analytical, Biochemistry
Other: Physics, Statistics, Computer Science
- Biology courses (minimum of 26 credits):
- A one-year internship at the State Laboratory of Hygiene, School of
Cytotechnology, Madison, WI, or another approved school of cytotechnology.
During the internship, a student earns 38 credits.
POLICIES
Transfer students must take a minimum of 8 biology credits at Edgewood for a
Cytotechnology major.
A student must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 in all required
courses. A required course in which the student receives a grade below “CD” will
not be accepted toward the major.
After showing satisfactory progress in the internship program, the student
will be permitted to participate in the May commencement ceremony as an August
graduate. When the entire 38 credit internship is successfully completed in
August, the student will be granted a B.S. degree in Cytotechnology from
Edgewood College and will be certified by the State Laboratory of Hygiene. The
student will then be eligible to take the CT (ASCP) examination for national
certification.
The computer competency requirement will be met through completion of the
biology core courses (BIO 151F5, BIO 152F5).