Histotechnology

This program is designed to provide general education core, sciences, and clinical laboratory education courses necessary for career-entry preparation. Histotechnicians prepare tissue samples for microscopic diagnosis by a doctor. Program graduates are eligible to take the national certification examination.
Admission to the program is limited and on a competitive basis. Application deadline is June 15 of each year. Class selection and notification is completed in July from applicants who complete all prerequisites by the end of the Summer Semester with a grade of “C” or better. In order to be eligible for admission into the Histotechnology Program, students must successfully complete all the required 16 hours of general education courses, AHC 115, BIOL 2020, BIOL 2230, CHEM 1110 and CHEM 1120. Once students are admitted to the program, two consecutive semesters of intensive full-time study beginning in August of each year are required for graduation. The Histotechnology classes do not necessarily follow the regular College calendar. All Histotechnology courses except clinical practicum are taught at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN.

Program accreditation is being sought through the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS, 8410 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 670, Chicago, IL 60631-3451, www.naacls.org , (773) 714-8880).