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Junior Year in Laboratory Sciences Programs

We now offer a junior year for all five of our baccalaureate lab sciences programs:

This is a two semester academic transition to our degree granting programs to fulfill prerequisites and better prepare students for their chosen specialty. The following programs are included:

  • Clinical Laboratory Sciences
  • Cytotechnology
  • Cytogenetic Technology
  • Molecular Genetic Technology
  • Histotechnology

Please contact individual programs for application deadlines (713) 745-1205

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for the program: A minimum of 42 semester credit hours (SCH) that must include courses described in parts A & B below. Prerequisite courses must have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, overall and in science classes.

Part A

The Texas Core Curriculum - 42 semester credit hours (SCH) that must include the following specific courses:

Courses and Credit Hours

Communication

English Rhetoric/Composition: 6

Humanities and Visual and Performing Arts

Visual and Performing Arts: 3

Humanities: 3

Mathematics

College Algebra or higher: 3

Natural Sciences

Courses with prefix BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, PHYS or other Natural Sciences: 12

Social and Behavioral Sciences

U. S. History: 6

Political Science (U. S. and Texas constitutions): 6

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3

For acceptable transfer of core courses using Texas Common Course Numbering, visit the School of Health Professions Student Catalog.

Part B

A minimum of 18 additional semester credit hours (SCH) required for entry into any two-year baccalaureate lab sciences program.
Visit the individual program of interest for required and recommended courses for Part B of entry into the program.
Clinical Laboratory Science
Cytogenetic Technology
Cytotechnology
Histotechnology
Molecular Genetic Technology

Contact Information

For further information, please contact:

Office of the Dean
The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
School of Health Professions – Unit 2
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX 77030-4009
Phone: 713-745-1205 Fax: 713-792-0800


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