The medical technology student must fulfill all of Northwestern College’s Bachelor of Arts degree requirements, and a minimum of 96 credits must be earned at Northwestern. Additionally, between 30 and 40 credits are received for the course work completed while enrolled in the hospital-based clinical program.

The pre-professional preparation at Northwestern must include the following courses:

*Recommended option

Courses in anatomy, biochemistry, computer science, statistics, physics, communication (speech), management, psychology, parasitology, and education are also recommended. A minimum of 96 credits must be earned with a minimum grade point average of 2.80 for admission into the clinical year.

The clinical year of professional study at an affiliated hospital includes the following courses:

Clinical Chemistry 6-12
Clinical Hematology 5-8
Clinical Immunohematology 3-6
Clinical Immunology 2-5
Clinical Microbiology 6-12
Clinical Urinalysis/Microscopy/Body Fluids 1-3

Northwestern College is affiliated with hospital-based schools of medical technology located at:

Mercy Medical Center
Sioux City, Iowa

St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center
Sioux City, Iowa

Sioux Valley Hospital
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Applications to the hospital-based programs are usually made early in the academic year preceding the clinical year. The application deadline is October 1. Specific information regarding each hospital program, including application deadlines and procedures, credit hours awarded by each hospital program, fees, and other information is available from the coordinator on Northwestern’s campus. Students must register at Northwestern in order to receive financial aid. An administrative fee is charged for all off-campus programs. Northwestern does not charge tuition for the year of professional training. Costs vary with each hospital-based program. Students interested in careers in medical technology are urged to consult with the coordinator for this program at the earliest possible time.

Program Coordinator: T. Lubben