Department: SHRP-Clinical Health Science (Academic_Department)

Code Name Description
CT 300 General Principles of Cytology An introductory course designed to orient beginning students to the healthcare field and the profession of cytotechnology.
CT 301 Introduction to Microscopy Familiarizes students with the various types of microscopes used to analyze biologic material in cytopathology with emphasis on the light microscope.
CT 309 Laboratory Operations I An introduction to the principles of management and other requirements for accreditation of a cytopathology laboratory.
CT 310 Diagnostic Cytopathology I A systematic study of normal and benign cytology in cervicovaginal smears from the female genital tract.
CT 312 Anatomy and Histology I An introduction to histology to include the study of the four basic tissues and other related topics.
CT 315 Preclinical Practicum I Supervised evaluation of benign cervicovaginal smears from the female genital tract.
CT 317 Histotechnology I A systematic lecture and laboratory study of the principles, techniques and applications of instrumentation, fixation, processing, embedding and microtomy of tissue, laboratory safety, and medical ethics.
CT 318 Cytopreparatory Techniques A study of cytologic specimen collection and preparation, stain procedures, and final smear preparation for all body sites. Laboratory safety and special procedures will be covered.
CT 319 Cytopathology Laboratory Operations II A continuation of the principles of management and other requirements for accreditation of a cytopathology laboratory.
CT 320 Diagnostic Cytopathology II A systematic study of abnormal cervicovaginal smears from the female genital tract. Special emphasis is placed on methods of reporting, clinical correlations, patient management and followup.
CT 321 Anatomy and Histology II A systemic study of the major organ systems of the body and their corresponding microscopic structure and function.
CT 323 Medical Genetics Theory/techniques and syndromal identification, with emphasis on recognition and laboratory diagnosis of biochemical and cytogenetic disease.
CT 328 Preclinical Practicum II Supervised clinical correlation and evaluation of cervicovaginal smears from the female genital tract.
CT 329 Diagnostic Cytopathology III A systematic study of the cytopathology of respiratory, urinary and gastrointestinal tract specimens. Special emphasis is placed on method of reporting, cytologic-histologic correlations, special and immunocytochemical stains.
CT 330 Independent Study A study of selected topics available from instructional resources.
CT 337 Histotechnology II This lecture and laboratory course will focus on a survey of special staining techniques in histology, special handling techniques, quality assurance and practice.
CT 340 Histotechnology Clinical Practice I Supervised rotations through clinical sites, to include histopathology, autopsy pathology, neuropathology, electron microscopy, and dermatopathology.
CT 357 Histotechnology III An advanced focused study of procedures in immunohistochemistry, insitu hybridization, flow cytometry, autopsy pathology, neuropathology, electron microscopy, and dermatopathology as they relate to histotechnology.
CT 360 Histotechnology Clinical Practicum II Supervised rotations through clinical sites, to include advanced techniques and special stain and procedures in histopathology, autopsy pathology, neuropathology, electronmicroscopy, and dermatopathology.
CT 364 Histotechnology Seminar Lecture and laboratory exercises on special topics in histotechnology.
CT 370 Advanced Gynecologic Cytopathologic Top Selected advanced topics in gynecologic cytopathology.
CT 380 Gyn Clinical Practice Preparation for gyn clinical practicum
CT 390 Nongyn Clinical Practice Microscopic review of nongynecological cytopathology specimens from the respiratory, urinary and GI tracts.
CT 400 Microbiology A study of pathogenic microorganisms in clinical specimens. Emphasis will be on those infections that can be detected using cytologic techniques. Modes of transmission and risk factors will be discussed as well as risk of exposure to health care work...
CT 411 Diagnostic Cytopathology Iv A systematic study of body cavity and fine needle aspiration cytopathology specimens. Special emphasis is placed on collection, meth od of reporting, cytologic-histologic correlations, special and immunocytochemical stain procedures.
CT 412 Gyn Clinical Practicum Microscopic evaluation and review of gynecological cytopathology specimens.
CT 414 Gyn Cytohistologic Correlations A study of routine and unusual cases in gynecological cytopathology utilizing current smears and biopsy specimens obtained during co lposcopy.
CT 416 Advanced Microscopy Selected advance training in closely related areas in anatomic pathology. Selected rotations include medical genetics, fine needle a spiration collection procedures, histotechnology, electron microscopy and immunocytochemistry.
CT 417 Immunocytochemistry Theoretical and experimental applications of immunocytochemistry with major emphasis on immunoperoxidase stains to identify cell surface markers, insitu hybridization to amplify DNA in fixed tissue, and flow cytometry to identify cell populations.
CT 419 NONGYN/FNA Clinical Practise Clinical Practicum. A microscopic review of nongynecological and FNA cytopathology specimens.
CT 420 Molecular Diagnostic Applications in Cyt This course will cover principles and techniques employed in molecular diagnostic applications related to cytopathology.
CT 422 Clinical Practice Supervised clinical rotations and practice evaluation of routine gynecological, nongynecological and FNA specimens.
CT 425 Cytopathology Research Clinical research on selected or assigned topics.? Projects and/or tissue/cytology studies are utilized.