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Curriculum

Upon successful completion of the prerequisite credits, the student will apply for entrance into the Histotechnician Certificate Program.

The student must have a clinical affiliation site at the time of acceptance into the program. This clinical site must have received approval from the Histotechnician Certificate Program. The curriculum consists of both lecture and laboratory based courses. Coursework, whether lecture courses taken over the Internet or laboratory experience based courses, will be conducted at the clinical affiliation site. Students are not required to spend any time on-campus at UND in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The student’s program of study can be completed in as little as two semesters or it can be extended to three semesters.

Certificate Course 2 Semester Plan

1st Semester

Course Title Credits
HT 362 Histotechniques I 3
HT 367 Histology Clinical Practicum I 5
HT 360 ♦ Histopathology Laboratory Theory 3

♦Students starting the Program in the Summer Session will take HT 360 during the Fall (2nd) semester.


2nd Semester

Course Title Credits
HT 363 Histotechniques II 3
HT 368 Histology Clinical Practicum II 5

Certificate Course 3 Semester Plan

1st Semester

Course Title Credits
HT 360 Histopathology Laboratory Theory 3

2nd Semester

Course Title Credits
HT 362 Histotechniques I 3
HT 367 Histology Clinical Practicum I 5

3rd Semester

Course Title Credits
HT 363 Histotechniques II 3
HT 368 Histology Clinical Practicum II 5

Description of Courses

Total Credits   19
Course Course Description Credits
HT 360 Histopathology Laboratory Theory** This course presents an overview of topics related histology laboratory operations and an introduction to histology laboratory management. 3
HT 362 Histotechniques I** This course is the introduction to the fundamental techniques including fixation, processing, instrumentation, solution preparation and staining. 3
HT 363 Histotechniques II** This course is the continuation of the fundamental techniques of histology including: muscle and connective tissue, nerves, microorganisms, pigment, minerals, cytoplasmic granules, immunohistochemistry, and enzyme histochemistry. 3
HT 367 Histology Clinical Practicum I * This course is a supervised clinical experience in an accredited Histology Laboratory. Students will learn procedures in preparation and sectioning of tissue for staining. 4
HT 368 Histology Clinical Practicum II* The emphasis of this course is on refining skills learned in Practicum I, special staining procedures and tissue identification. 4

*Taught as clinical internship at accredited medical centers
** Taught over the Internet

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