Old Dominion University offers several options for students interested in cytotechnology. Students may choose a certificate program that is open to those who have completed a bachelor of science degree, 20 semester hours in biology, eight in chemistry and three in math. Certificate program students will complete the senior year of the cytotechnology curriculum, which includes classes in respiratory, gastrointestinal, breast and genitrouinary cytology. Students may choose to pursue a bachelor’s degree in health sciences focused on cytotechnology, which takes four years to complete. They will need to complete general education requirements such as college algebra, history and fine arts. Degree prerequisite coursework includes 20 credit hours in biology, eight in chemistry, three in math and classes in lab management and research methods. Old Dominion also offers two graduate degree options: a master’s in science cytotechnology and a master’s in clinical sciences cytotechnology.
Old Dominion University
2118 Technology Building
Hampton Boulevard
Norfolk, VA 23529
757-683-3016
hs.odu.edu/medlab/academics/cyto
Thomas Jefferson University offers bachelor’s degree programs in cytotechnology. Completion takes one to two years, depending on how many credit hours in general and elective college coursework students have already completed before entering the program. Prerequisite program coursework can include organic chemistry, calculus and electives. Degree coursework includes principles of cell analysis, gynecologic cytology and histocorrelations, pathology and cellular and molecular lab techniques. Students who already have a bachelor’s degree can pursue a master’s degree, which takes 12 months to complete.
Thomas Jefferson University
Edison Building, Suite 1924
130 South 9th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5233
215-503-7844
jefferson.edu/jchp/ls/prog-cytotech.cfm
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Cytotechnology. It is a four-year program requiring 133 credit hours to graduate. Students will complete general education prerequisites in classes such as English and public speaking. They will also complete basic science coursework in biology and chemistry. Core coursework includes psyiology of organs and systems, genetics, histology and biochemistry. Three classes in diagnostic cytology are taken during the fourth, or professional, year of the program. This is when students get clinical experience. The school offers a cytology degree program for students who have already earned a bachelor’s degree. These students must complete the prerequisites, be accepted into the program and then take the three diagnostic cytology courses. Graduates of this program will receive a Certificate in Cytotechnology.
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
501 N. Columbia Road
Grand Forks, ND 58202
800-225-5863
med.und.edu/depts/cytotech/home.html