Requirements

To participate in the online program for either academic credit or a continuing education certificate, the student must possess:

• A Baccalaureate degree
• Academic credits as listed below:
  • 12 hours of biological sciences (microbiology required):
    • 16 hours preferred
  • 12 hours of chemistry (organic or biochemistry required):
  • 16 hours preferred
  • 3 hours of math
• Grade point average of ≥ 2.5 on a scale of 4.0
• Minimum one year of acceptable clinical laboratory experience in a blood center or transfusion service including:
  • ABO/D typing
  • Antigen phenotyping
  • Antibody detection
  • Crossmatch
  • Antibody identification
  • Elution studies

Additional requirements for participation in the online program:

• General familiarity with the use of a computer, a word processing program and the Internet
• Access to a printer and a fax machine
• The ability to complete a two-week onsite rotation in an AABB Accredited Reference Laboratory
• A two-three day onsite rotation at a donor testing laboratory.
• Access to the required technology as outlined in the UT TeleCampus Computer Requirements