Premedical Technology

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Adviser: Don Sanders, M.Ed., M.S., MT(ASCP)

The departments of biology, mathematics and chemistry cooperate to offer the basic science requirements to qualify students for an affiliated and approved hospital school of medical technology for one year of clinical training. Students who complete the three-year program outlined below, subsequently complete the clinical program of work in an approved hospital school of medical technology, have a transcript of the completed clinical program sent to the registrar, and complete the other cataloged requirements for graduation become candidates for the bachelor of science in medical technology (B.S.M.T.) degree. The equivalent of 36 semester hours of upper-level credit is granted for the successfully completed clinical program.

Students have the responsibility of making application and gaining admission to an approved clinical program, although Harding will provide counsel and assistance. Currently, Harding has affiliation with Arkansas Baptist Medical Center, Little Rock, AR 72205 — Program Director: Jennie Kyle, M.PH., MT(ASCP).

Students interested in pursuing the clinical year in a hospital other than Arkansas Baptist should consider pursuing a biology degree while fulfilling the prerequisites for that program and applying after receiving a bachelor’s degree.

Because admission to the clinical year is highly competitive, it is recommended that students achieve above a 3.0 GPA on the 92 hours of preclinical courses outlined below. At least 32 of the last 40 semester hours immediately preceding entry into the clinical year, including at least 12 upper-level hours in the sciences, must be completed at Harding with a minimum 2.0 GPA. Students planning to pursue the BSMT degree should complete “request to graduate” form obtained from the registrar’s office and receive approval from the registrar before beginning the professional program in an affiliated hospital. If the cooperating institution confers the baccalaureate, Harding will not confer a second one.