Students in Clinical Laboratory Sciences may concentrate in Medical Technology
or Cytotechnology.
Medical technology prepares students for positions in the laboratory/diagnostic
sector of the health professions industry and research laboratories. Students
interested in the Medical Technology program must enroll as pre-medical technology
students and apply for formal admission to the program after completing three
semesters of study. Admission is not automatic and depends on academic performance
and aptitude for the field. Medical technology students are on campus for three
academic years and then spend the senior year in a twelve-month medical center
practicum. The University of Maine is affiliated with the Eastern Maine Medical
Center (EMMC) in Bangor. Juniors in the Medical Technology program apply directly
to the EMMC program for admission to the practicum. A student must have a GPA
of 2.5 overall and 2.5 in the sciences to be considered for admission to the EMMC
program. EMMC reserves the right to refuse admission to students who in their
judgement would not be satisfactory. After completing the practicum, students
are eligible to take the certifying examination administered by the American Society
of Clinical Pathology.
Cytotechnology is a specialty in clinical laboratory medicine involving the microscopic
evaluation of human cells for the detection of changes indicative of various diseases,
pre-cancerous conditions and cancer. Cytotechnologists are employed in clinical
pathology laboratories and reference laboratories. The University of Maine is
affiliated with the Fletcher Allen Health Care School of Cytotechnology at the
Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, in Burlington. Students interested in the
Cytotechnology program must enroll as pre-cytotechnology students and apply for
formal admission to the program after completing three semesters of study. Admission
is not automatic and depends upon academic performance and aptitude for the field.
Cytotechnology students are on campus for three academic years and then spend
the senior year in a twelve-month medical center practicum. A student must have
a GPA of 2.7 overall and a GPA of 2.7 in the sciences to be considered by the
Fletcher Allen Health Care School of Cytotechnology. After completing the practicum,
students take the certifying examination administered by the American Society
of Clinical Pathology.
For the BS in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, a minimum grade of “C” is required
in BIO 100 and BIO 208 for degree credit.
Specific Requirements
Students may earn the BS in Clinical Laboratory Sciences by completing the curriculum
outlined as follows. A minimum of 16 credits of chemistry is required by the National
Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science. The senior year practicum
meets the requirement for the General Education Capstone Experience.
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