Students desiring national certification as a Medical Technologist should consult
with the department's Med-Tech adviser for specific details about this program.
Qualified graduates must be accepted by a School of Medical Technology for a year
(12 months) of hospital training before being certified.
|
General Education |
Semester Hours |
|
|---|---|---|
| ACAD 101 | Principles of the Learning Academy |
1 |
| Shared Skills and Proficiencies |
||
| Writing and Critical Thinking | ||
| WRIT 101 | Composition |
3 |
| HMXP 102 | Human Experience | 3 |
| CRTW 201 | Critical Reading, Thinking & Writing |
3 |
| Oral Communication | Met in major with BIOL 480 | 0 |
| Technology | Met in major with BIOL 300 & 480 | 0 |
| Intensive Writing | Met in major with BIOL 300 | 0 |
| Constitution Requirement | See approved list (pdf - 306 KB); may be met with another requirement | 0-3 |
| Physical Activity | See approved list (pdf - 306 KB) | 1 |
| Thinking Critically Across Disciplines | ||
| Global Perspectives | See approved list (pdf - 306 KB) |
3 |
| Historical Perspectives | See approved list (pdf - 306 KB) |
3 |
| Introducing Students to Broad Disciplinary Perspectives |
|
|
| Social Science | See approved list (pdf - 306 KB); must include 2 designators |
6 |
| Humanities and Arts | See approved list; must include 2 designators |
6 |
| Quantitative Skills and Natural Science | (3 courses) | |
| Quantitative Skills | See approved list (pdf - 306 KB) | 3-4 |
| Natural Science | Met in major with BIOL 220/222 or 220/270 & CHEM 105 |
0 |
| Subtotal | 32-36 | |
| Requirements in Major | A minimum of 44 hours of BIOL is required. |
64 |
| BIOL 202 | Freshman Symposium in Biology |
0 |
| BIOL 220/222 or 220/270 | Principles of Cell & Molecular Biol & Lab or SEA PHAGES lab |
4-5 |
| BIOL 221/223 or 221/271 | Principles in Ecology, Evolution, & Biodiv & lab or SEA PHAGES Bioinfo |
4-5 |
| BIOL 300 | Scientific Process in Biology |
4 |
| BIOL 316 or 317 | Principles of Human Genetics, Genetics |
3-4 |
| BIOL 480 | Integration of Biological Principles |
3 |
| BIOL 390 and 490 | Departmental Seminars |
1 |
| BIOL 310 | Microbiology |
4 |
| BIOL 522 | Immunology |
4 |
| Select one course from Area A. Choose one additional course from either A, B, or C. | 6-8 | |
| A. Ecology and Evolution |
|
|
| BIOL 301 | Nat. Hist. Carolina Piedmont |
3 |
| BIOL 302 | Ecology Evolution of Mammals |
3 |
| BIOL 314 | Animal-Plant Interactions |
3 |
| BIOL 323 | Tropical Water and Coastal Ecology |
4 |
| BIOL 340 | Ecology Lecture |
3 |
| BIOL 403 | Ecology |
4 |
| BIOL 405 | Freshwater Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 407 | Environmental Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 507 | Advanced Environmental Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 513 | Organic Evolution |
3 |
| BIOL 542 | Global Change Biology |
3 |
| BIOL 551 | Conservation Biology |
3 |
| BIOL 552A or B | Conservation Biol Practicum |
3 |
| B. Cell and Molecular Biology | ||
| BIOL 315 | Cell Biology |
4 |
| BIOL 320 | Cell Biology Lecture | 3 |
| BIOL 321 | Microscopic Anatomy | 4 |
| BIOL 422 | Developmental Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 517 | Human Genetics |
3 |
| BIOL 519 | Mechanisms of Disease |
3 |
| BIOL 526 | Applied Microbiology |
4 |
| BIOL 528 | Biology of Bone | 4 |
| BIOL 529 | Stem Cell Biology |
4 |
| BIOL 532 | Cancer Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 539 | Neuroscience and Disease | 3 |
| BIOL 555 | Molecular Biology |
3 |
| BIOL 560 | Bioinformatics |
3 |
| Area C. Biodiversity and Organismal Biology |
|
|
| BIOL 303 | Field Botany | 4 |
| BIOL 304 | Insect Field Studies | 4 |
| BIOL 305 | General Botany | 4 |
| BIOL 306 | General Zoology | 4 |
| BIOL 307 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
| BIOL 308 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL 309 | Economic Botany | 3 |
| BIOL 505 | Primate Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 508 | Invertebrate Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 510 | Vertebrate Natural History | 4 |
| BIOL 511 | Ornithology | 4 |
| BIOL 518 | Animal Behavior | 3 |
| BIOL 524 | Advanced Botany | 3 |
| BIOL 525 | Mycology | 4 |
| Area D. Select additional courses to total 44 hours in BIOL from the above areas and from the following: |
5-10 |
|
| BIOL 275 | Clinical Health Career Preparation-CNA Cert |
3 |
| BIOL 371 | Undergraduate Research Biology |
1 |
| BIOL 440 | Readings in Biology |
1 |
| BIOL 450 (H) | Select Topics in Biology, Honors |
4 |
| BIOL 460 | Professional Develop for Biology |
1 |
| BIOL 461 | Academic Internships in Biology |
1 |
| BIOL 463 | Academic Internships in Biology |
3 |
| BIOL 471, 472 | Undergraduate Research Biology |
3 |
| BIOL 530 | Current Methods in Microscopy | 4 |
| BIOL 540 | Special Topics in Biology |
3 |
| BIOL 570 | Introduction to Biological Statistics |
3 |
| (Students must complete at least one 500-level BIOL course from among the requirements
above.) |
||
| CHEM 105, 108 | General Chemistry |
6 |
| CHEM 301, 302, 304 | Organic Chemistry I, II, Lab |
8 |
| MATH 141 | Finite Probability & Statistics |
3 |
| Mathematics or Science electives: Chosen from: |
3 |
|
| CHEM 313, 314, 523, 524 and 525; CSCI 101 and CSCI 101A, B, and C; MATH 101, 105, 150, 151, 201, 341, or any MATH course with MATH 201 as the pre-requisite. (The MATH course used to satisfy the Quantitative Skills Area may not be counted here.); GEOG 305, 308, 320, or 501 (only one may be applied toward credit in the major); GEOL; PHYS (except 101/102) | 3-4 | |
| CHEM 313 | Quantitative Analysis |
3 |
| CHEM 314 | Quantitative Analysis Lab |
1 |
| CHEM 523 | Biochemistry I |
3 |
| CHEM 524 | Biochemistry II |
3 |
| CHEM 525 | Biochemistry Lab Techniques |
1 |
| CSCI 101 and the labs below | Introd Computers and Inform Proc |
1.5 |
| CSCI 101A, B and C | Windows,Frontpage,Powerpoint; Using Microsoft Excel; Using Microsoft Access |
1.5 |
| Foreign Language Requirement |
3-8 ^ |
|
| General Electives |
12-21 |
|
| Total |
120 |
|
^This requirement may be met by a satisfactory score on a recognized examination or by passing any foreign language course numbered 102 or any course with 102 as a prerequisite.
The student must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of BIOL courses in residence at Winthrop University. No more than 3 semester hours of credit may be awarded toward a degree in Biology for a student completing any combination of BIOL 461 and 463.
Students may apply to any NAACLS accredited hospital program in the US. Students should consult with the Med Tech faculty advisor since the specific admission requirements vary among the accredited hospital programs. Local schools include Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC, McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, SC, and Lexington Medical Health center in Columbia, SC.
Winthrop has an agreement with Carolinas College of Health Sciences in Charlotte,
NC, whereby students spend
three years at Winthrop taking general, introductory and advanced biology classes.
They then attend three semesters at
the Carolinas College of Health Sciences (CCHS) leading to certification as a Medical
Laboratory Scientist (MLS), which will provide the credentials needed to work in a
clinical laboratory setting where they would be able to detect, diagnose and treat
human diseases. The advanced science courses completed at CCHS are used to satisfy
the remaining required Biology and Math and Science elective coursework for the major.
Applicants for admission to the CCHS program must submit evidence of satisfactory
completion of the Winthrop coursework for the BS in biology. Interested students should
consult with the department chair or the department’s Medical Technology adviser for
specific details about this program.
For additional degree requirements, please visit the Degree Requirements page.
