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Semester I Credit Hours
HT 1303 Medical Terminology 3
HT 1302 Instrumentation 2
HT 1301 Medical Ethics and Law 1
HT 1304 Histology 4
HT 1404 Techniques I 4
HT 1504 Techniques II 4
HT 1307 Clinical Practicum I 7
Sub-Total Credit Hours Semester 1 25

Semester II Credit Hours
HT 2107 Clinical Practicum II 7
HT 2110 Clinical Practicum III 10
SP 0001 Spiritual Perspectives in Healthcare 1
Sub-Total Credit Hours Semester II 18

BHCLR Credit Hours: 43

Course Descriptions

HT 1303
Medical Terminology 3 Credit Hours
A study that teaches word building system of medical terminology; prefixes, suffixes, root, or
stem words relating to the body and its systems. The course includes the following number of
contact hours: Theory - 45 contact hours.
[The above course is a full distance education course as defined in the Academic section of this
catalog.]

HT 1302
Instrumentation 2 Credit Hours
Historical aspects and use of histology laboratory equipment, including safety precautions as
well as proper maintenance and care of the equipment is studied in this course. The course
includes the following number of contact hours: Theory - 30 contact hours.
[The above course is a full distance education course as defined in the Academic section of this
catalog.]

HT 1404
Techniques I 4 Credit Hours
Learning general staining procedures as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the reagents
used in the histology laboratory. The course includes 51 theory and 30 skills lab hours for a total
of 81 contact hours.

HT 1301
Medical Ethics and Law 1 Credit Hour
Ethics, law, confidentiality and professionalism as it applies in the healthcare field. The course
includes the following number of contact hours: Theory – 16 contact hours.

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