To be accepted to this program, you must have:

• Access to a qualified training laboratory. Laboratory training sites are located nationwide and may vary based on students' and/or laboratories' needs. Students typically are employed at the training site; however the training site may take non-employed students.
• A certified histologist or HTL (ASCP) to serve as your Mentor. If you are already certified as a histotechnologist by the American Society for Clinical Pathology, you are exempt from this requirement and may apply for special credit in lieu of the certificate course work.

To apply to this program:

• Complete a Program Assessment Form. You can request an assessment form by emailing iuhtinfo@iu.edu. You should also send a copy of all previous college or university transcripts (unofficial versions are accepted at this stage of the process). The program will evaluate your academic background and design a degree completion plan for you. 
• Complete an application for admission. 
• Complete an essay (applicants with fewer than 26 credit hours). 
• Submit high school transcript or equivalent (applicants with fewer than 26 credit hours). 
• International applicants may be asked for additional materials. 
• Under the advisement of the histotechnology program, complete 30 credits of undergraduate coursework.  
• After you complete the required undergraduate courses, the histotechnology program will provide the Histotechnology Program Approval Letter. The approval letter will provide instructions for the histotechnology application process, as well as supplemental program forms.

Your IU Online A.S. in Histotechnology prepares you for a career as a histotechnician in:

• Hospitals 
• Clinics 
• Dermatopathology 
• Urology labs
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Public health facilities 
• Industrial research 
• Veterinary pathology 
• Marine biology 
• Forensic pathology 

To graduate with the A.S. in Histotechnology, you must complete 60 credit hours, including 30 credit hours of undergraduate general education courses and 30 credit hours of histotechnology program courses. General education courses can be taken at any regionally accredited college or university and then transferred to IU. Undergraduate courses must be completed with an overall grade point average of 2.3 on a 4.00 scale (C+). Students must earn a minimum 2.3 on a 4.0 scale in each biology and chemistry course. 

Requirements are broken down as follows:

• Core communication courses (6 credit hours) 
• College math (3 credit hours)
• Social sciences courses (9 credit hours)
• Life and physical sciences courses (12 credit hours)
• Professional program courses (30 credit hours)

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