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Program in Medical Technology
Admission
 Each year the Medical Technology Program selects a limited number of students from the applications received. Application forms for admission to the professional program are available after December 1 from the Office of the Assistant Director of Admissions & Records, WVU Health Sciences Center, P.O.Box 9815, Morgantown, WV 26506-9815. The application fee is $25.00 for residents and $40.00 for non-residents. The priority date for returning the application form is February 15. The deadline for all applications is March 1, if the student expects to enter the program the following fall semester. In the event the class is not filled by those applications, the deadline may be extended until as late as the first business day in August.
Pre-requisite Courses:
English |
6 hours of Composition and Rhetoric |
Biology |
8 hours of General Biology (Biology 101, 102, 103 and 104) |
Chemistry |
8 hours of Inorganic Chemistry (Chemistry 115 and 116), 4 hours of Organic Chemistry (Chemistry 231). Transfer Students must complete 8 hours of Organic Chemistry including a laboratory. Any student not completing Chemistry 231 must take Chemistry 233, 235, 234 and 236) |
Mathematics |
3 hours (Math 126 or higher) |
Statistics |
3 hours of Statistics (Statistics 211) |
General Education Curriculum |
22-23 hours to satisfy objectives 3 through 9. |
Although not required for admission to the Medical Technology Program, eight credits of Organic Chemistry and eight credits of Physics are suggested as electives for those students interested in applying to medical school.
Direct Admit Program:
- Students may be admitted directly into the Medical Technology Program with a high school GPA of 3.75, and a minimum math component ACT score of 26 or a minimum math component SAT score of 600. These students are automatically admitted to the professional program as long as they meet all admission criteria. In addition to the above requirements, direct admit students are required to take MTEC 100, 101, 200 and 201.
Grade Point Average:
- 2.5 Cumulative and Science
Interview:
- Qualified applicants may be interviewed by the Medical Technology Admissions Committee
Letters of Recommendation:
- Two Letters of Recommendation are required; at least one must be from a College Science Professor
Career Laddering Mechanism:
- A career ladder curriculum is available for qualified medical laboratory technicians/clinical laboratory technicians.
For further information, please call 304-293-2069 or e-mail: medtech@hsc.wvu.edu
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