Science, Allied Health Technology Concentration, B.S.

Chemistry
Eric Miller
615-494-8894
EricB.Miller@mtsu.edu

The Allied Health Technology concentration is designed for students who expect to enter a professional school for diagnostic medical sonography, nuclear medicine technology, or radiation therapy technology after completing an appropriate pre-professional curriculum.

This concentration leads to an MTSU degree through completion of 120 credit hours at MTSU, or completion of at least 90 course hours, acceptance into a professional school, and successful completion of the professional program (3+1). At least 42 credit hours of junior and senior (3000-4000 level) courses must be completed with an average grade of C (2.00 GPA) or better. A minimum of 30 credit hours of junior and senior (3000-4000) level courses must be completed through MTSU. For students completing a 3+1 program, a minimum of 21 semester hours of junior and senior (3000-4000 level) courses must be completed at MTSU.

Admission to the MTSU pre-professional program does not assure admission to a professional program. Selection for admission is competitive and is made by the admissions committee of the respective program according to its selection standards.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Science, Allied Health Technology, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following General Education courses are required in this major:

MATH 1730 (Math) recommended
BIOL 2010 /BIOL 2011 (Nat Sci)
CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 (Nat Sci)

Major Requirements (37 Hours)

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (4 credit hours may be counted in General Education)
PSCI 4080 - Problems in Physical Science 4 credit hours
BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 2011 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 0 credit hours (4 credit hours may be counted in General Education)
BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 2021 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 2230 - Microbiology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 2231 - Microbiology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 3150 - Radiation Biology 3 credit hours
BIOL 3340 - Human Pathophysiology 3 credit hours
BIOL 3350 - Principles of Radiation in Medicine 3 credit hours
PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours
PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II 4 credit hours

Supporting Courses (21 hours)

NFS 1240 - Principles of Nutrition 3 credit hours
MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours
HUM 2130 - Medical Vocabulary 3 credit hours OR
HLTH 3020 - Terminology in Health and Human Performance 3 credit hours
HLTH 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours
HLTH 4270 - Bioethical Issues in Health Education 3 credit hours
HLTH 4280 - Instructor’s Course in First Aid and CPR 2 credit hours
COMM 2300 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit hours
MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (3 credit hours may be counted in General Education, 1 credit hour remaining)

General/Upper Division Electives (29 hours)

See advisor for recommendations

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Science, Allied Health Technology

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman Fall

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat/Sci)
BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 2011 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (Math)
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 2021 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 0 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours (for pre-nuclear medicine students only)

Subtotal: 13-17 Hours

Sophomore Fall

PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours
BIOL 2230 - Microbiology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 2231 - Microbiology Lab 0 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)

Subtotal: 17 Hours

Sophomore Spring

PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II 4 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
HUM 2130 - Medical Vocabulary 3 credit hours OR
HLTH 3020 - Terminology in Health and Human Performance 3 credit hours
HLTH 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Science 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

BIOL 3150 - Radiation Biology 3 credit hours
PSCI 4080 - Problems in Physical Science 4 credit hours
MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours
NFS 1240 - Principles of Nutrition 3 credit hours
HLTH 4280 - Instructor’s Course in First Aid and CPR 2 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

BIOL 3350 - Principles of Radiation in Medicine 3 credit hours
BIOL 3340 - Human Pathophysiology 3 credit hours
HLTH 4270 - Bioethical Issues in Health Education 3 credit hours
COMM 2300 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit hours (unless Nuclear Medicine)
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

3+1 students will earn the B.S. degree after completion of their professional program. Four-year students will need to complete an appropriate number of upper-division and elective credit to earn degree. See advisor for details.