Pre - Medical Laboratory Technician

Program Overview

The Pre-Health Sciences major is an Associate of Arts Degree program that prepares students to apply for health-related programs at CNM, as well as to transfer to the University of New Mexico (UNM) or other four-year degree programs in numerous health-related fields. It fulfills the general education core courses for 4-year degrees required by the state of New Mexico and the UNM core curriculum.

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Pre-Health Sciences Courses to Take Prior to Applying for the CNM Medical Laboratory Technician Program

• HLTH 1001 - Clinical Preparation 1 credit hour(s) (Required Prior to Admission)

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• ENG 1101 - College Writing 3 credit hour(s)

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• ENG 1102 - Analytic and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hour(s)

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• BIO 1310 - Human Anatomy and Physiology for Non-Majors 3 credit hour(s)
• BIO 1392 - Human Anatomy and Physiology for Non-Majors Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)

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• BIO 1410 - Biology for Health Sciences 3 credit hour(s)
• BIO 1492 - Biology for Health Sciences Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)

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• BIO 2110 - Microbiology 3 credit hour(s) *
• BIO 2192 - Microbiology Laboratory 1 credit hour(s) *

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• CHEM 1410 - Introduction to Chemistry 3 credit hour(s)
• CHEM 1492 - Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)

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• CHEM 1710 - General Chemistry I 3 credit hour(s)
• CHEM 1792 - General Chemistry I Lab 1 credit hour(s)

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• CHEM 2210 - Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry 4 credit hour(s) *

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• MATH 1330 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics 3 credit hour(s) *

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• Humanities or Behavioral Science Elective  3 credit hour(s)

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  Note: The Medical Laboratory Technician Program recommends additional courses prior to applying to the program. Visit the Office of Limited Entry Programs website for more information.

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  *Does not need to be completed prior to application, but will improve application score. Visit www.cnm.edu/limitedentry.

Courses Required to Finish the Pre-Health Sciences Degree

• IT 1010 - Introduction to Computers 3 credit hour(s)
• PSY 1105 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit hour(s)
• ENG 1102 - Analytic and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hour(s)

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• COMM 1130 - Public Speaking 3 credit hour(s)

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• COMM 2221 - Interpersonal Communication Studies 3 credit hour(s)

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• Humanities Requirement  3 credit hour(s)
• Humanities or Social Behavioral Science  (whichever was not taken as application requirement) 3 credit hour(s)
• Fine Arts Requirement  3 credit hour(s)
• Elective  3 credit hour(s)
• Elective  3 credit hour(s)
• Elective  3 credit hour(s)
• Elective  (This elective is not needed if both BIO 2210/2292 and BIO 2310/2392 are taken) 3 credit hour(s)
• Foreign Language  (SPAN 2280  will not meet this requirement) 3-4 credit hour(s)

Associate of Arts in Pre-Health Sciences, Pre-Medical Laboratory Technician Concentration 64-70 credit hour(s)