UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

UGS 0164

Academic Program Approval

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs. Proposing department should complete this form. For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

Submitted by: K. Brinker Phone number 831-6502

Department: Medical Technology email address kchem@udel.edu

Date: September 1, 2011

Action: Change name of major from Medical Technology to Medical Laboratory Science

(Example: add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration, revise major/minor/concentration, academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

Effective term 12F

(use format 04F, 05W)

Current degree Bachelor of Science

(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

Proposed change leads to the degree of: Bachelor of Science (no change)

(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

Proposed name: Medical Laboratory Science

Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

(if applicable)

Revising or Deleting:

Undergraduate major / Concentration:______________________________________

(Example: Applied Music – Instrumental degree BMAS)

Undergraduate minor:____________________________________________________

(Example: African Studies, Business Administration, English, Leadership, etc.)

Graduate Program Policy statement change:_________________________________

(Must attach your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

Graduate Program of Study:______________________________________________

(Example: Animal Science: MS Animal Science: PHD Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

Graduate minor / concentration:___________________________________________

Note: all graduate studies proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.

List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?

(Be aware that approval of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)

Explain, when appropriate, how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/

Identify other units affected by the proposed changes:

(Attach permission from the affected units. If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

Describe the rationale for the proposed program change(s):

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

The profession has changed its name from Medical Technology to Medical Laboratory Science to better define its role in health care.

In July 2009, the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Registry (ASCP BOR) and the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA) signed an agreement forming a single certification agency, ASCP Board of Certification (ASCP BOC), for medical laboratory professionals. Medical laboratory professionals with a Bachelor of Science degree are now certified as Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLS).

Therefore, to be more in alignment with the titling of the profession and its personnel, the certification issued, and other similar programs in the country, we propose to change the name of the major from Medical Technology to Medical Laboratory Science.

This proposed name change is also more descriptive of the curriculum and the career, thus it is likely to be more easily identified by students searching the university’s degree offerings.

This is a change of name only and would not alter the content of the major.

The course title of MEDT 100 and MEDT418 are also being changed to reflect the name change of the Medical Technology major to the Medical Laboratory Science major. The course content has not been changed for either of these courses.

Program Requirements:

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog. If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the current curriculum and include a side-by-side comparison of the credit distribution before and after the proposed change.)

Current			Revised
DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE			DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
MAJOR: MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY			MAJOR: MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE

CURRICULUM		CREDITS	CURRICULUM		CREDITS

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS			UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 110	Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade C-)	3	ENGL 110	Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade C-)	3
First Year Experience (FYE)		1	First Year Experience (FYE)		1
University Breadth Requirements		12	University Breadth Requirements		12
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE)		3	Discovery Learning Experience (DLE)		3
Multi-cultural Courses		3	Multi-cultural Courses		3
One of the courses taken to satisfy the breadth requirements may also satisfy the multicultural course requirement.			One of the courses taken to satisfy the breadth requirements may also satisfy the multicultural course requirement.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS			MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Second Writing Course: (minimum grade C-)		3	Second Writing Course: (minimum grade C-)		3
A second writing course involving significant writing experience including two papers with a combined minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended faculty critique of both composition and content. This course must be taken after completion of 45 credit hours. (See list of courses approved for second writing requirement.)			A second writing course involving significant writing experience including two papers with a combined minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended faculty critique of both composition and content. This course must be taken after completion of 45 credit hours. (See list of courses approved for second writing requirement.)
Mathematics:			Mathematics:
One of the following:		3-4	One of the following:		3-4
MATH 114	College Mathematics and Statistics		MATH 114	College Mathematics and Statistics
(for students who do not intend to continue the study of mathematics)			(for students who do not intend to continue the study of mathematics)
MATH 115	Pre-Calculus		MATH 115	Pre-Calculus
MATH 117	Pre-Calculus for Scientists and Engineers		MATH 117	Pre-Calculus for Scientists and Engineers
(for students who intend to continue the study of mathematics)			(for students who intend to continue the study of mathematics)
MATH 221	Calculus I		MATH 221	Calculus I
MATH 241	Analytic Geometry and Calculus A		MATH 241	Analytic Geometry and Calculus A
Successful performance on the college proficiency exam (0 credits awarded).			Successful performance on the college proficiency exam (0 credits awarded).
Additional Breadth Requirements:			Additional Breadth Requirements:
From the list of University breadth courses, an additional nine credits must be taken to meet the requirements for the major; subject areas may be from the same discipline.			From the list of University breadth courses, an additional nine credits must be taken to meet the requirements for the major; subject areas may be from the same discipline.

Creative Arts and Humanities		3	Creative Arts and Humanities		3
History and Social Change		3	History and Social Change		3
Social and Behavioral Change		3	Social and Behavioral Change		3

Current			Revised
(minimum grade of C- required in all MEDT courses)			(minimum grade of C- required in all MEDT courses)

CURRICULUM		CREDITS	CURRICULUM		CREDITS
MEDT 100	Introduction to Medical Technology	1	MEDT 100	Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science	1
MEDT 200	The Language of Medicine	3	MEDT 200	The Language of Medicine	3
MEDT 250	Communication, Education, & Ethics in Healthcare	1	MEDT 250	Communication, Education, & Ethics in Healthcare	1
MEDT 370	Phlebotomy Practicum	1	MEDT 370	Phlebotomy Practicum	1
MEDT 375	Statistics, Research, and Clinical Laboratory Principles	2	MEDT 375	Statistics, Research, and Clinical Laboratory Principles	2
MEDT 380	Clinical Immunology and Medical Virology	4	MEDT 380	Clinical Immunology and Medical Virology	4
MEDT 390	Introduction to Genetics and Molecular Diagnostics	3	MEDT 390	Introduction to Genetics and Molecular Diagnostics	3
MEDT 391	Introduction to Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory	1	MEDT 391	Introduction to Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory	1
MEDT 400	Urinalysis and Body Fluids	2	MEDT 400	Urinalysis and Body Fluids	2
MEDT 401	Clinical Physiological Chemistry I	3	MEDT 401	Clinical Physiological Chemistry I	3
MEDT 411	Clinical Physiological Chemistry I Laboratory	2	MEDT 411	Clinical Physiological Chemistry I Laboratory	2
MEDT 404	Hematology I	2	MEDT 404	Hematology I	2
MEDT 414	Hematology I Laboratory	1	MEDT 414	Hematology I Laboratory	1
MEDT 406	Medical Microbiology	3	MEDT 406	Medical Microbiology	3
MEDT 416	Medical Microbiology Laboratory	2	MEDT 416	Medical Microbiology Laboratory	2
MEDT 403	Clinical Physiological Chemistry II	4	MEDT 403	Clinical Physiological Chemistry II	4
MEDT 413	Clinical Physiological Chemistry II Laboratory	2	MEDT 413	Clinical Physiological Chemistry II Laboratory	2
MEDT 418	Medical Technology Senior Seminar	0	MEDT 418	Senior Seminar: Medical Laboratory Science	0
MEDT 405	Hematology II	2	MEDT 405	Hematology II	2
MEDT 415	Hematology II Laboratory	2	MEDT 415	Hematology II Laboratory	2
MEDT 409	Immunohematology	1	MEDT 409	Immunohematology	1
MEDT 419	Immunohematology Laboratory	1	MEDT 419	Immunohematology Laboratory	1
MEDT 420	Immunohematology II	1	MEDT 420	Immunohematology II	1
MEDT 421	Immunohematology II Laboratory	1	MEDT 421	Immunohematology II Laboratory	1
MEDT 430	Diagnostic Bacteriology and Medical Mycology	2	MEDT 430	Diagnostic Bacteriology and Medical Mycology	2
MEDT 431	Diagnostic Bacteriology and Medical Mycology Laboratory	2	MEDT 431	Diagnostic Bacteriology and Medical Mycology Laboratory	2
MEDT 461	Laboratory Practice and Leadership I	1	MEDT 461	Laboratory Practice and Leadership I	1
MEDT 471	Laboratory Practice and Leadership II	1	MEDT 471	Laboratory Practice and Leadership II	1
MEDT 472	Clinical Urinalysis Practicum	1	MEDT 472	Clinical Urinalysis Practicum	1
MEDT 473	Clinical Chemistry Practicum	3	MEDT 473	Clinical Chemistry Practicum	3
MEDT 475	Clinical Hematology Practicum	3	MEDT 475	Clinical Hematology Practicum	3
MEDT 477	Clinical Microbiology Practicum	3	MEDT 477	Clinical Microbiology Practicum	3
MEDT 479	Clinical Immunohematology Practicum	3	MEDT 479	Clinical Immunohematology Practicum	3
MEDT 480	Senior Capstone	1	MEDT 480	Senior Capstone	1

BISC 207/ BISC 208	Introductory Biology I and II	8	BISC 207/ BISC 208	Introductory Biology I and II	8
BISC 276	Human Physiology	4	BISC 276	Human Physiology	4
BISC 300	Introduction to Microbiology	4	BISC 300	Introduction to Microbiology	4

CHEM 103/ CHEM 104	General Chemistry	8	CHEM103/CHEM104	General Chemistry	8
CHEM 213/ CHEM215	Elementary Organic Chemistry with Lab	4	CHEM213/CHEM215	Elementary Organic Chemistry with Lab	4
AND			AND
CHEM214/ CHEM 216	Elementary Biochemistry with Lab	4	CHEM214/CHEM216	Elementary Biochemistry with Lab	4
OR			OR
CHEM 321/ CHEM 322	Organic Chemistry	8	CHEM 321/ CHEM 322	Organic Chemistry	8

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF		124	OF		124