Overview

A histotechnologist works with pathologists to prepare tissue samples for analysis. Special reagents, chemicals, and dyes are used by a histotechnologist to aid in the visualization of both healthy and diseased tissue and cell samplesUniversity of St Francis’s Histotechnology program prepares students to become certified histotechnologists through a 3+1 program. The first three years of coursework are completed at the University of St. Francis’s Joliet campus. The fourth year is completed at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. It is important to note that admission to the University of St. Francis does not guarantee admission to the professional phase of the program. Students apply for the professional phase of the program during the fall semester of their junior year.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

A bachelor’s degree in Histotechnology opens doors to exciting, high-demand careers across the country. You can work in clinical labs helping diagnose diseases, or in forensic labs analyzing tissue to solve crimes. Love animals? Veterinary labs need your skills too. Into research? Your work can advance science and medicine. Prefer leadership? Move into lab management or become a specialist helping labs use cutting-edge tech. Whether you’re into health care, science or technology, histotechnology offers a rewarding path with strong job prospects, hands-on experience, and room to grow.

Grow Through Real-World Experience

For the first three years of the program, Histotechnology majors take science and liberals arts and science courses such as human anatomy, microbiology, genetics and organic chemistry. These courses prepare students for the fourth year of the program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. There, students will learn the theory and application of histotechnology, including grossing and fixing (examining, describing, trimming and embedding a specimen before preserving it), processing (preparing and embedding a specimen in paraffin), sectioning (slicing thin portions of a specimen and mounting it on microscope slides), and staining (applying dyes, antibodies, and/or DNA probes to a specimen).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Cell Biology
Microbiology
Laboratory Management
Embedding/Processing
Clinical Rotations
Microtomy/Instrumentation
Electron Microscopy
Process Improvement

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Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Joliet, United States

Disciplines

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GPA

2.5

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General requirements

If secondary school is outside the united states, a professional credential evaluation is required
If high school or post-secondary school is in the united states, an official transcript from each u.S. School is required
You need to provide high school transcripts, showing successful completion of a college prep curriculum
2.5/4.0 cumulative grade point average

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39966 USD / year

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39966 USD / year

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39966 USD / year

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Living costs

Joliet

United States

1100 - 1500 USD / month

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Grow Through Real-World Experience

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