Application for B.S., Medical Technology
NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH
700 PARK AVENUE
NORFOLK, VA 23504
757.823.8389
757.823.8355 fax
ADMISSION PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS
The Norfolk State University Medical Technology program is a 2+2 program. The coursework during the first two years of the program consists of general education and pre-requisite course work. The remaining two years are referred to as the professional phase with the third year being pre-clinical course work and the last year being the clinical practicums. Student wishing to apply for admission to the professional phase (preclinical and clinical coursework) of the program for
August of the next academic year:
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Must be admitted as a student at Norfolk State University
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Students must be able to complete all of the following science pre-requisites prior to the fall semester of the pre-clinical coursework:
BIO 110, 110L, BIO 165, BIO 165L, BIO 166, BIO 166L, BIO 310, BIO 310L
CHM 221, 221L, 222, 222L
MTH 151, 153
MTH 250 OR SOC 355
3.
Students must have a 2.0 average in these courses as well as an overall 2.5 GPA for full admission
4.
It is preferable, but not required that all General Education requirements be completed prior to entry into the professional phase of the curriculum.
For current Norfolk State University students, whose declared major is Medical Technology, all application packages MUST be received by April 15 of the spring semester prior to starting the fall professional phase pre-clinical coursework.
Transfer students, students reentering the university, or students changing majors who are eligible to begin the pre-clinical coursework during their first semester at NSU or in the Medical
Technology major, must submit their application package no later than August 15 .
A completed application package includes the following:
1.
Application Form
2.
One recommendation from a science or mathematics professor using the recommendation form that is available on line.
3.
A statement describing your reasons for entering the profession of Clinical
Laboratory Science
Medical Technology Minors/Second Degree
Students applying to pursue a minor or second degree in Medical Technology should follow the same procedure as describe above.

Students will be notified by mail within four weeks of the application deadline as to their admissions status. All Students will be admitted under one of the following categories:
1.
Full Admission to the Medical Technology Program
2.
Conditional Admission to the Medical Technology Program; students who do not meet the minimal requirements of GPA or who have not completed the prerequisite course work may be grated conditional admission.
The student will remain is this category until:
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A student admitted without the minimal GPA will remain in the Conditional
Admission category until the student has successfully completed one semester of pre-clinical course work and attained a GPA of 2.5. After successful completion of one semester of pre-clinical course work and attaining a GPA of 2.5, the student will be granted Full Admission. If a student is admitted in the Conditional Admission Category and fails to successfully complete the first semester of pre-clinical coursework, the student will be place in the
Provisional Status (see Program Continuation Policies below)
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The student admitted, without completion of the pre-requisite requirements, will be granted Full Admission upon successful completion of the prerequisite requirements. Students who are admitted under the Conditional
Admission status will not be allowed to proceed to the pre-clinical course work until all pre-requisite requirements are met.
3.
Deferred , with the option to reapply during the next application process.
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Once the student has been granted Full Admission into the Medical Technology
Program, the student must earn a “C” in the Medical Technology pre-clinical or clinical coursework for continuance in the program at that level. In the event that the student does not earn a “C” in any of the Medical Technology courses, the student will be placed in the Provisional Status until the student successfully completes the course work with a “C”. Students in the Provisional Status will receive a lower priority for internship placement and will be unable to enter the internship in the area where they have not successfully completed their preclinical coursework. Upon successful completion of the course work, the student will then return to the Full Admission category.
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Students who must repeat pre-clinical course(s), resulting in a more than a 7 month delay between course work and internship, will be required to demonstrate mastery of the concepts through successful completion of the final exam for each course as appropriate.
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Students whose preclinical course work is more than 3 years old will be required to reapply to the program and to repeat any preclinical course work that is more than 3 years old.