3007
DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY
CHANGES TO THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE IN THE
COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES CHAPTER OF
THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG, 2004-2006
Dean Mary Ann Rankin of the College of Natural Sciences has filed with
the secretary of the Faculty Council proposed changes to the Bachelor of
Science in clinical laboratory science in the College of Natural Sciences
chapter in The Undergraduate Catalog, 2004-2006. The faculty of the college
approved the changes on November 19, 2003. The dean approved the proposed
changes on January 20, 2004, and submitted them to the secretary on January
21, 2004. The secretary has classified this proposal as legislation of
exclusive application and primary interest to a single college or school.
The edited proposal was received from the Office of Official Publications
on February 19, 2004, and was sent to the Committee on Undergraduate
Degree Program Review from the Office of the General Faculty on February
23, 2004. The committee forwarded the proposed changes to the Office
of the General
Faculty on March 4, 2004, recommending approval. The authority
to grant final approval on behalf of the General Faculty resides
with the Faculty
Council.
If no objection is filed with the Office of the General Faculty by the
date specified below, the legislation will be held to have been approved
by the Faculty Council. If an objection is filed within the prescribed
period, the legislation will be presented to the Faculty Council at its
next meeting. The objection, with reasons, must be signed by a member of
the Faculty Council.
To be counted, a protest must be received in the Office of the General
Faculty by March 15, 2004.
<signed>
Sue Alexander Greninger, Secretary
The Faculty Council
This legislation was posted on the Faculty Council
Web site (http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/) on March 5, 2004.
Paper copies are available on request from the
Office of the General Faculty, FAC 22, F9500.
3008
CHANGES TO THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE IN THE
COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES CHAPTER OF
THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG, 2004-2006
| On pages 419-420, under the heading DEGREES, in the section BACHELOR
OF SCIENCE IN CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE, in the College of Natural
Sciences chapter in The Undergraduate Catalog, 2002-2004, make
the following changes: |
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE
The student preparing for a career in clinical laboratory science (medical
technology) completes about one hundred hours of academic work at the
University and then enters an accredited school of clinical laboratory
science (or medical technology) for an additional twelve-month training
program. Upon completion of the training program, the student is awarded
the Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science and is eligible
for national certifying examinations administered by the National Certifying
Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel (NCA) and the American Society
of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP). Successful completion of these exams
results in national certification as a clinical laboratory scientist
or medical technologist.
The purpose of this degree program is to meet the increasing demand
for laboratory professionals in hospital and clinic laboratories, research,
industry, public health, education, and laboratory management. Clinical
laboratory science is also an excellent foundation for graduate study
in medicine, dentistry, management, education, and other disciplines.
PRESCRIBED WORK
| 1. |
Rhetoric and Composition 306 and English 316K. In addition, in
taking courses to fulfill other degree requirements, the student
must complete two courses certified as having a substantial writing
component; one of these courses must be upper-division. If the
writing requirement is not fulfilled by courses specified for the
degree, the student must fulfill it either with electives or with
coursework taken in addition to the number of hours required for
the degree. Courses with a substantial writing component are identified
in the Course Schedule.
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| 2. |
One of the following foreign language/culture options: 6
| a. |
Second-semester-level proficiency in a foreign language.
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| b. |
First-semester-level proficiency in a foreign language
and a three-semester-hour course in the culture of the same
language area.
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| c. |
Two three-hour foreign culture courses chosen from a list
available in the dean’s office and the college advising
centers.
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[d. |
A three-hour foreign culture course and a three-hour
course in one of the following fields: anthropology, architecture,
classics (including classical civilization, Greek, Latin),
economics, geography, linguistics, philosophy, psychology,
sociology, and approved interdisciplinary fields.]
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| 3. |
Six semester hours of American government, including Texas government.
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| 4. |
Six semester hours of American history.
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| 5. |
Three semester hours in anthropology, economics, geography, linguistics,
psychology, or sociology.
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| 6. |
Mathematics 305G or 408C. Algebra courses at the level of Mathematics
301 or the equivalent may not be counted toward the total number
of hours required for the degree. Students who enter the University
with fewer than three units of high school mathematics at the level
of Algebra I or higher must take Mathematics 301 without degree
credit to remove their deficiency.
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| 7. |
Three semester hours in architecture, art (including art history,
design, studio art, visual art studies), classics (including classical
civilization, Greek, Latin), fine arts, music (including music,
instruments, ensemble), philosophy (excluding courses in logic),
or theatre and dance.
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| 8. |
Biology 211, 212, 213, 214, 325, 126L, 226R, 226T, 329 or 330,
360K, 160L, 361, 361L, and 365S or the equivalent.
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| 9. |
Chemistry 301; 302; 204; either 610A, 610B, and 210C, or 618A,
118K, 618B, and 118L; 455; and 369.
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| 10. |
Eight semester hours of physics, in one of the following sequences: Physics
317K, 117M, 317L, and 117N; 302K, 102M, 302L, and 102N; 301, 101L, 316,
and 116L; or 303K, 103M, 303L, and 103N.
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| 11. |
Enough additional elective coursework if necessary to make a total of
at least one hundred semester hours of academic work completed before the
twelve-month training program.
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| 12. |
The completion of twelve months of training in a program of clinical
laboratory science (or medical technology) accredited by the National Accrediting
Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS). Upon completion of the
program, the student must submit a transcript showing grades in all courses
in the program to the Office of the Dean, College of Natural Sciences,
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1199. To be counted
toward the degree, the coursework must be approved by the faculty adviser
in the School of Biological Sciences and the dean. None of the work in
the training program may be used to fulfill residence requirements.
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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
The student must fulfill the University-wide graduation requirements given on
pages 16-18 and the college requirements given on page 404. He or she must also
make a grade of at least C in each course used to fulfill requirements 8 and
12 of the prescribed work above.
ORDER AND CHOICE OF WORK
The student should consult the faculty adviser each semester regarding order
and choice of work and balancing the laboratory load. Students should complete
the requirements both for general chemistry (Chemistry 301, 302, and 204) and
for introductory biology (Biology 211, 212, 213, and 214) during the first year,
since these courses are prerequisites for Biology 325 and subsequent biology
courses. Organic chemistry (Chemistry 610A, 610B, and 210C; or 618A, 118K, 618B,
and 118L) should be completed as soon thereafter as possible, since it is prerequisite
to biochemistry. To complete the program within four years, the student must
take some courses during the summer.
6. Students who enter the University with fewer than two high school units in
a single foreign language must take the first two semesters in a language without
degree credit to remove their language deficiency.
RATIONALE: The current fourth
method of fulfilling the foreign language/culture requirement is too broad: it
does not ensure that the student will have six semester hours of exposure to
a foreign language or culture.
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