Laboratory Science Technology

Amanda Kuck, Program Coordinator, Biological Sciences
Phone: (419) 995-8879
Email: kuck.a@RhodesState.edu
Office: 102E Tech Edu Lab

This 65-credit hour concentration in the Associate of Science degree is designed to prepare students for employment as entry-level laboratory technicians. The curriculum has a strong foundation in chemistry and biology and was developed primarily from an industry perspective to prepare students for employment in a broad range of fields, including chemical, biological, environmental, industrial, and food analysis. The curriculum includes field experience to develop hands-on skills in a laboratory setting. The degree concentration not only prepares the student for immediate employment, but can also transfer smoothly to local universities to continue toward a bachelor’s degree.

AS-Laboratory Science Technology

First Year
First Semester		Hours
BIO 1210	Biology I	4
COM 1110 	English Composition	3
CPT 1250	Computer Applications in the Workplace	3
MTH 1370	College Algebra	4
SDE 1010 	First Year Experience	1
	Term Hours	15
Second Semester
BIO 1220	Biology II	4
CHM 1010	General Chemistry I	4
COM 2400	Composition and Literature	3
MTH 1260	Statistics	3
SOC 1010 	Sociology	3
	Term Hours	17
Second Year
First Semester
CHM 1210	General Chemistry II	4
COM 2110 or COM 2213	Public Speaking or Verbal Judo	3
LST 1000	Internship Experience	1
PSY 1010 	General Psychology	3
SOC 1320	American Cultural Diversity	3
ANT 2411 or HST 1011 or HST 1012 or HST 1333 or HST 1334 or HST 2510 or HST 2521 or LIT 2241 or LIT 2242 or LIT 2301 or LIT 2310 or SOC 2211	Cultural Anthropology or Western Civilization I or Western Civilization II or World Civilization I or World Civilization II or History of Latin America or Women in World History or World Literature I or World Literature II or British Literature I or Literature and the Holocaust or World Religions: History, Belief, and Practice	3
	Term Hours	17
Second Semester
BIO 2820  	Associate of Science Capstone	1
CHM 1310	Organic Chemistry I	5
COM 1140	Technical Writing	3
LST 1100	Experimental Design	1
MUS 1010 or LIT 1450 or THR 1010	Music Appreciation I or Introduction to Film or Introduction to Theatre	3
ANT 2411 or HST 1011 or HST 1012 or HST 1333 or HST 1334 or HST 2510 or HST 2521 or LIT 2241 or LIT 2242 or LIT 2301 or LIT 2310 or SOC 2211	Cultural Anthropology or Western Civilization I or Western Civilization II or World Civilization I or World Civilization II or History of Latin America or Women in World History or World Literature I or World Literature II or British Literature I or Literature and the Holocaust or World Religions: History, Belief, and Practice	3
	Term Hours	16
	Total Hours	65

	Portfolio
	Capstone