MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

This is a list of courses to be taken at Niagara County Community College by students who are accepted into the GOLD program at SUNY Upstate Medical Center (Syracuse). Following successful completion of coursework at NCCC, students will transfer to Upstate Medical to complete their studies.

Accepted students must successfully complete all prerequisite courses for the major, as outlined in the current articulation agreement, while maintaining a required cumulative grade point average of 3.3, with no science prerequisite below "B".  The student must continue to be involved in the health professions through volunteer, observational, or research experience.  Accepted students will also be required to get involved in leadership activities at NCCC.

Cr.
FIRST YEAR
Cr.
SECOND YEAR
4
BIO109 (General Biology)
5
BIO213 (Human Anatomy & Physiology I) 
4
BIO110 (General Biology II)
5
BIO214 (Human Anatomy & Physiology II)
4
CHE110 or 120 (Gen Chem or College Chem I)
4
BIO221 (Microbiology)
1
CHE111 (Chemistry Lab I)
4
CHE234 (Organic Chemistry I)
4
CHE112 or 121 (Gen. Chem or College Chem II)
3
MAT164 (Statistics) (recommended)
1
CHE113 (Chemistry Lab II)
3
Psychology elective
4
MAT111, 116, or 120 (Alg&Trig, pre-Calc or Calc I)
3
Fine Arts elective
3
ENG101 (Writing I)
3
Literature elective
3
ENG102 (Writing II & Intro to Literature)
3
History elective
3
PSY110 (Intro. Psychology)
 
 
2
HED214 (Advanced First Aid & CPR)
 
 
33
First Year TOTAL
33
Second Year TOTAL
 
NOTE: Observation or volunteer experience in a clinical pathology laboratory is required prior to application.