Switch major? From Clin Lab Tech to Health Services Technologyices Teh

[hkhart]

Edit- have no idea what happened in title! Fat fingers, I suppose!


I've posted my background here in numerous posts. Currently to fulfill the CLT degree, I need 6 credits of Organic and/or Biochem, which I have found in limited but expensive cases. Reassessing my credits as is, with other majors, the Health Services looks like it would take my applied sciences, leaving me with 12 credits to finish, 3 in current trends, 9 from list below, without the chem classes, or CLEP gen chem.

Has anyone heard of this degree? Does the Health Services Technology mean anything in particular? In the end, either degree gets the objective done which is to earn BS degree.

Ultimately, I'd like to try another BS degree and/or MS certificate/degree, but the immediate need is for BS to take a exam that correlates with my current job in histology.



9: Health Svcs Tech (45 Sh Including Current Trends)
Credits: 34
GPA Achieved/Needed: 3.059 / 2.000
Complete both subrequirements:
C) A: Professional Health
> Complete 30 semester hours in the health services
> technology specialization. A maximum of 6 lower level (100)
> credits can be applied to the Area of Study.
GPA Achieved/Needed: 2.968 / 2.000
Credits: 31
CLB-101 Intro. Lab Procedures...... 12/15/91 A 3 *TE
CLB-312 Clinical Parasitology...... 05/15/94 B 4 *TE
CLB-311 Clinical Microbiology...... 12/15/93 B 4 *TE
CLB-232 Clinical Chemistry II...... 05/15/94 B 4 *TE
CLB-341 Hematology II.............. 05/15/94 B 4 *TE
CLB-231 Clinical Chemistry......... 12/15/93 B 4 *TE
BIO-251 Microbiology for Health.... 05/15/93 B 4 *TE
CLB-251 Immunohematology + Lab..... 12/15/93 C 4 *TE

I) B: Professional Electvs
> Complete 12 semester hours of professional electives.
> TESC course recommendations include:
> MAN-301 or 311, 373, 372, 322, 331, 376; PSY-363 or 379,
> 360, 361; FIN-301; ACC-303; SOC-362 or 361; BUS-311 or
> 421, 301, 212; COM-335 or 210; HRM-366; OPM-301; PHI-384;
> LAW-201. A maximum of 3 lower level (100) credits may be
> applied.
MAN-301 Principles of Management... 12/15/10 A 3 *TE
____________________________________________________ 9 credits needed

[hkhart]

Well, I decided today that I would go ahead and switch majors as well as change my tuition plan from comprehensive to enrolled. Basically, it came down to the fact that if I switched, I can test out of everything left (12 credits), take the AST required course along with 1 more TESC course, still get my financial aid for next semester, not have to wait on and then spend FA overage at another school to take the 6 credits of organic chem, which would then prolong the degree. Ideally, everything will be wrapped up Jan 21 for the BSAST degree - although not sure on how graduation or conferral works yet. Then I suppose, I could continue earning credits via testing since I'll have until 8/2012 for my enrollment to be over. I'd like a BA.Eng but not sure I can get all the requirements for UL classes without using TESC classes.