COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS
CYTOTECHNOLOGY
EDUCATION
Degree Received
Career Outlook
Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Cytotechology (Master of Science option available)
Cytotechnologists are employed
at the professional level in
hospital and private laboratories,
university medical centers, and
government facilities. Because
of the increased utilization
of cytologic testing for the
confirmation of disease, more
cytotechnologists are needed.
Length of Program
12 months
Admissions Requirements
Admission to the Cytotechnology Program requires the applicant to possess a
bachelor’s degree prior to matriculation and be well rounded in the biological sciences,
chemistry, and mathematics.
Biological Sciences:
Twenty (20) semester hours are required, which may include laboratory sessions.
Such courses should emphasize body structure, development, tissue organization and
function. These courses may include but are not limited to general biology, bacteriology,
parasitology, cell biology, physiology, anatomy, zoology, histology, embryology, genetics
and immunology.
Positions are available
throughout the country in both
urban and rural settings. UNMC
Cytotechnology graduates
have found successful, fulfilling
careers.
Eight (8) semester hours, including laboratory session, are required.
The average annual median
salary nationwide is
approximately $67,000.
Mathematics:
Visit our website to learn more.
Chemistry:
Three (3) semester hours are required.
Required GPA
Cumulative 2.50 or higher, preference to GPAs higher than 2.80 (based on 4.0 scale)
Program Demographics
Number of Students Accepted
Average number of applications
Average GPA of Admitted
6
12
3.30
Current as of July 2015 and subject to change. Please visit our website for updates.
www.unmc.edu/alliedhealth/cyto
COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS
What is a Cytotechnologist?
CYTOTECHNOLOGY
EDUCATION
If you were a Cytotechnologist, your job would be to study specially stained slides
of human cells under the microscope. Sound boring? Not at all. Consider yourself
a disease detective who studies the secret lives of cells. Your mission would be to
identify minute abnormalities in cell structure.
Cytology is defined as the study of cells. Cytotechnologists perform microscopic
evaluation of patient samples for the purposes of diagnosing cancer, precancerous
lesions, benign tumors, infectious agents, and inflammatory processes.
Why UNMC?
• We provide high quality education for health care professionals using state of the
art technology and facilities
• We are expanding allied health education programs to a new Health Sciences
Education Building on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus to better
serve the state
• We promote learner-centered education with low student-to-faculty ratios,
innovative learning approaches and unique interprofessional learning environments
• Our students engage in service learning activities that benefit medically
underserved populations and promote cultural awareness
• Our scientists and clinicians are at the leading edge of discovering new
breakthroughs for life
Why UNMC’s Cytotechnology Program?
www.unmc.edu/alliedhealth/cyto
• Latest technology in the classroom: each student desk equipped with a touch
screen computer monitor connected to the internet
• A leader in virtual microscopy (VM): students can view their VM images while
screening glass slides at their microscope for comparison and practice their
screening and interpretation skills inside and outside the classroom setting
• Lectures projected on an 80-inch HD monitor for viewing detailed cytologic
morphology
• Access to thousands of annotated images for studying from anywhere at any time
• A leader in distance education, with three approved satellite sites: Carle
Foundation Hospital (for nine years), Urbana, IL, University of California Davis
Medical Center, and Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
Accreditation
“The profession is very
versatile and I love the
daily challenge. The
program at UNMC has far
exceeded my expectations.”
The UNMC Cytotechnology Program is is accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) on recommendation of
the Cytotechnology Programs Review Committee (CPRC) of the American Society
of Cytopathology (ASC), American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), American
Society for Cytotechnology (ASCT), and College of American Pathologists (CAP).
The 12 month program leads to a post-baccalaurate certificate in Cytotechnology and
eligibility for national certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology
(ASCP).
- Graduate,
Cytotechnology
Class of 2014
Admissions Contact Information
University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Allied Health Professions
Academic & Student Affairs
984035 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-4035
Ph: 402-559-6673
Fx: 402-559-3385
[email protected]