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 |
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: carbohydrates and amyloid, 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. | 5 |
| 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. | 5 |
*Taught as clinical internship at accredited medical centers
** Taught over the Internet
Required Textbook
L Carson; C. Hladik Cappellano (Ed.). (2020). Histotechnology: A self-instructional text (5th ed.). ISBN: 9780891896760. Chicago: ASCP Press.