Biology Concentrations
Medical Technology
Medical technology is one of the Allied Health professions. Technologists perform various microscopic, chemical, serological and microbiological procedures on body fluids and tissues to provide data for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Xavier's medical technology majors, upon graduation, are equipped with an aptitude for scientific work. They know how to deal with routine as well as unexpected work demands. They are dependable, methodical, precise, self-sufficient individuals. Graduates receive a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in medical technology and are headed for a career that is satisfying, challenging and rewarding.
Students majoring in medical technology complete 19 semester hours of biology, 18 semester hours of chemistry and eight semester hours of physics. It is not a technical program. To strengthen and broaden the science concentration, a liberal arts core curriculum is also a part of the program, which allows students to easily change majors to biology, chemistry, chemical science, physics, or natural sciences (pre-med), should career plans change.
Medical technology is a 3+1 program, meaning three years of undergraduate study here and 12 months away from campus gaining clinical experience at a hospital. In the third year, students must apply and be accepted at a hospital accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation and approved by the University. While many students have completed clinical experiences outside of Cincinnati, it is not necessary to do so. Xavier is affiliated with two area hospitals: St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood, KY and the Medical Technology Program of the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
Freshman Year
| First Semester | Semester Hours | Second Semester | Semester Hours |
| BIOLOGY 160 General Biology I |
3 | BIOLOGY 162 General Biology II |
3 |
| BIOLOGY 161 General Biology I Lab |
2 | BIOLOGY 163 General Biology II Lab |
2 |
| CHEMISTRY 160 General Chemistry I |
3 | CHEMISTRY 162 General Chemistry II |
3 |
| CHEMISTRY 161 General Chemistry I Lab |
1 | CHEMISTRY 163 General Chemistry II Lab |
2 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGE Elective | 3 | FOREIGN LANGUAGE Elective | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 or 115 English Composition or Rhetoric |
3 | PHILOSOPHY 100 Ethics as Intro to Philosophy |
3 |
| Total | 15 | Total | 16 |
Sophomore Year
| First Semester | Semester Hours | Second Semester | Semester Hours |
| CHEMISTRY 240 Organic Chemistry l |
3 | CHEMISTRY 242 Organic Chemistry II |
3 |
| CHEMISTRY 241 Organic Chemistry I Lab |
1 | CHEMISTRY 243 Organic Chemistry II Lab |
1 |
| PHYSICS 160 College Physics Il |
3 | PHYSICS 162 College Physics II |
3 |
| PHYSICS 161 Introductory Physics II Lab |
1 | PHYSICS 163 Introductory Physics II Lab |
1 |
| MATH 150 Elements of Calculus I |
3 | MATH 156 General Statistics |
3 |
| HISTORY I | 3 | HISTORY II | 3 |
| THEOLOGY 111 Theological Foundations |
3 | LITERATURE Elective |
3 |
| CULTURAL DIVERSITY Elective |
1 | ||
| Total | 17 | Total | 18 |
Junior Year
| First Semester | Semester Hours | Second Semester | Semester Hours |
| BIOLOGY 410 Vertebrate Physiology |
2 | BIOLOGY 450 Bacteriology |
2 |
| BIOLOGY 411 Vertebrate Physiology Lab |
2 | BIOLOGY 451 Bacteriology Lab |
2 |
| CHEMISTRY 221 Analytical Chemist |
1 | BIOLOGY 222 Immunology |
2 |
| PHILOSOPHY 290 Theory of Knowledge |
3 | THEOLOGY Scrip/Hist or Christ Sys Elective |
3 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE Elective |
3 | SOCIAL SCIENCE Elective | 3 |
| ENGLISH/CLASSICS 205 Literature & the Moral Imagination |
3 | FINE ARTS Elective |
3 |
| E/R&S FOCUS Elective |
3 | ||
| Total | 17 | Total | 15 |
Senior Year
The B.S. degree in medical technology will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the fourth year (12 months) of study at an accredited NAACLS (National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences) School of Medical Technology administered by a hospital and approved by Xavier University. After passing an examination administered by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), the graduate becomes a Registered Medical Technologist.
A student may also elect to complete the Bachelor of Science degree in biology or natural sciences, then apply to any hospital-based program in medical technology accredited by NAACLS.
Scheduling Notes:
- Consult the Undergraduate Core Curriculum description on page 93 of the catalog.
- E/R&S Focus Elective requirement may be used to satisfy another element of the Core or the major.
- A minimum of 131 credit hours is required for the degree upon 36 hours completion of a fourth year at an approved hospital.