Allied Health Combined Degree Programs
Greensboro College offers the B.S. degree to students who complete the liberal arts academic portion of the degree requirements at Greensboro College and allied health clinical training and certification elsewhere. Greensboro College maintains affiliations with several institutions from which certification may be obtained either before or after attending Greensboro College. Neither the College nor its affiliated institutions guarantee admission from the clinical to liberal arts portions of the programs or vice versa. Institutions other than those affiliated with Greensboro College may be approved by individual request. The College offers no clinical work.
In order to be awarded a B.S. degree through these programs, students must complete the liberal arts and major requirements. They must maintain a 2.0 overall grade point average and a 2.0 grade point average in the major, in addition to successfully completing the clinical certification requirements from an approved clinical program.
Students are required to complete a curriculum especially designed for each program (see following sections). In some programs the student may choose to complete the clinical training before or after the college portion. One phase of the program must be completed before beginning the next phase. Credits of undergraduate work from four-year institutions may be transferred in accordance with general college policy.
All students must attend Greensboro College, or the consortium, for at least 31 semester hours. At least half of these should be taken in regular semesters (spring and fall) and the advanced biology courses must be taken at Greensboro College unless otherwise approved by the Director of Allied Health Programs.
In the semester preceding the clinical portion of the allied health degree, students should notify the Registrar in writing of their anticipated completion date of the clinical program.
Medical Technology Program
For information on basic requirements, please refer to earlier section on Allied Health Combined Degree Programs.
This program provides an opportunity for students to obtain a B.S. degree in biology from Greensboro College and to become eligible to take the examination for registration given by the Board of Registry of Medical Technology of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists.
In this program, students enter a combined degree program which the College maintains with The Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem. The College does not guarantee admission to the clinical program. The student must complete three years of required work in liberal arts and the senior year at the hospital. Students are awarded the B.S. degree in Biology upon completion of the clinical program, and may participate in Commencement ceremonies held the following May.
To participate in May graduation ceremonies during their actual senior year, students in their last semester of the clinical program should arrange for the clinical program to send a letter, by the end of April, to the Registrar, confirming that the student will successfully complete the program by June 30. Students finishing all work by June 30 thus can participate in graduation ceremonies with the preceding May class. The degree will be officially granted to the student, however, only upon notification to the Registrar of the student's actual completion of the clinical program.
Students may also obtain a degree from Greensboro College with a major in biology and then apply to enter a school of medical technology. Students interested in certification in Medical Laboratory Technology (a discipline that differs from Medical Technology) should pursue the B.S. degree in Biology and then apply to an approved program.
Students who have completed a baccalaureate degree in the sciences should contact the hospital, community college, or medical school-based clinical certification program of their choice regarding requirements for admission to their programs.
Major Requirements
The Combined Degree program in Medical Technology awards the B.S. degree in Biology/Allied Health to students who…
a) complete required coursework at GC (requires about three years)
b) complete a one-year clinical hospital program at Wake Forest University-Baptist Hospital (after application and acceptance, which is not guaranteed)
The three years of coursework at Greensboro College include the complete core of liberal arts (General Education) courses for the B. S. degree. Major course requirements are:
a) BIO 1300 and 1350
b) BIO 2300 or 3350
c) BIO 3670 and 3900
d) BIO 3370 or 3650 or a course chosen in consultation with the Biology Faculty
The following related courses are also required for this major: CHM 1100, CHM 1200, CHM 3100, CHM 3200, PHY 1100, PHY 1200, and MAT 2060 or 2360.
Combined degree students can apply to enter a clinical program by the November before they complete their college coursework. There is no guarantee of admission to the clinical programs at the hospital. The credit from the clinical section is completed only after successfully completing the clinical training.
Radiologic Technology Program
For information on basic requirements, please refer to earlier section on Allied Health Combined Degree Programs.
The Combined Degree program in Radiologic Technology (RT) awards the B.S. degree in Biology/Allied Health to students who:
a) complete required coursework at Greensboro College (requires two to three years)
b) complete a two-year clinical hospital program (after application and acceptance, which is not guaranteed)
c) pass the ARRT certification exam offered soon after the clinical program is completed.
All prospective students interested in this degree must have taken high school courses in biology and chemistry and gotten at least a C in these courses (high school physics also is highly recommended). Students in this program complete the general education requirements and courses in biology and two years in a clinical program at an affiliated hospital, which can either be The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro or Wilkes Regional Medical Center in North Wilkesboro. The College does not guarantee admission to the clinical programs. The two to three years of coursework at Greensboro College include the complete core of liberal arts (general education) courses and those required for the B.S. degree. Major requirements include BIO 1300, BIO 1350, PHY 1100, and three more biology courses to be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor (a typical selection would be BIO 2300, BIO 2400, and BIO 3450). (The physics requirement is waived for students who are already certified in radiologic technology.) Affiliated hospitals or institutions may have additional admission requirements; students should check these programs' requirements. Students who have completed a baccalaureate degree in the sciences should contact the hospital, community college, or medical school-based clinical certification program of their choice regarding requirements for admission to their programs.
Combined degree students can apply to enter a RT clinical program by the November before they complete their college coursework. There is no guarantee of admission to these clinical programs at the hospitals. These clinical programs have small enrollments and thus are very selective. The credit from the clinical section is completed only after the student successfully completes the clinical training and passes the RT certification (ARRT registry) exam.
Students who are enrolled in the clinical portion of the combined program will be registered for the following courses at Greensboro College: BIO 4910, BIO 4920, BIO 4930, and BIO 4940. Each course is a semester-long place holder, coinciding with the clinical term in which the student is enrolled, and carries no tuition charges at Greensboro College.
To participate in May graduation ceremonies, students in the last semester of the clinical program should arrange for the allied health school to send a letter, by the end of April, to the Registrar confirming that the clinical program will be successfully completed prior to June 30. Students finishing all work by June 30 thus can participate in graduation ceremonies with the preceding May class. The degree will be officially granted to the student, however, only upon notification to the Registrar of 1) the student's completion of the clinical program, and 2) the student passing the ARRT registry examination.
Prospective students who have already completed a RT clinical program, and who have also passed the certification exam, will attend the College and complete the required liberal arts and biology courses prior to receiving the combined degree.
