Department of Health Sciences

Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology

In Cooperation with School of Medical Technology

Baptist Schools of Nursing and Allied Health

Medical technologists are specialist who perform laboratory tests on blood, body fluids and tissues.  The results of theses tests are used by physicians in diagnosing and treating disease, maintaining health, drug monitoring, organ transplantation, forensic medicine and more.

Medical technology combines the challenges and rewards of medicine and science.  Medical technologists are vital members of the health care team.  They must work accurately and quickly to detect the changes in biologic specimens that determine the absence, presence, extent and causes of disease.  They study the immune system and how it reacts to various organisms such as bacteria, virus, and fungus; the body chemistry; the hematological system; and many other subjects.

The Department of Health Sciences in cooperation with the School of Nursing and Allied Health of Baptist Health offers a Bachelors Degree in Medical Technology.  The degree requirements consist of completion of a minimum of 83 semester hours at UCA with at least a 2.5 GPA before the student applies to the professional curriculum at Baptist Health.  Students must apply to the professional phase of the program at Baptist Health and acceptance is on a competitive basis.  The professional curriculum consists of a minimum of 41 hours that must be taken at Baptist Health.

Students may transfer into the program, but a minimum thirty (30) hours of residence at UCA is required.  In all cases, completion of 124 hours, including the professional curriculum, with a minimum GPA of 2.5 is required for completion of the degree.   A Medical Technologist must graduate from UCA and sit for a national certification examination.

The required courses may be found here.