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Histotechnologists perform a variety of diagnostic and research procedures in the anatomic sciences. During the clinical internship, students learn histological techniques that involve processing, sectioning and staining of tissue specimens that have been removed from humans or animals by biopsy, surgical procedures or autopsy. Advanced techniques include muscle enzyme histochemistry, electron microscopy, immunofluorescence and immunoenzyme procedures, molecular pathology techniques including hybridization and image analysis, and medical photography. Students may apply for specialization standing in histotechnology after completing the CDS core curriculum and acceptance to a hospital internship. Application to the hospital-based internship is typically made during the winter semester of the sophomore year. The junior year consists of the prescribed professional course requirements at Oakland University. The senior year consists of a 12-month internship at the Beaumont Health School of Histotechnology. Acceptance into the internship program is competitive and based on grade point average, personal interview and letters of recommendation.
Admission to clinical specialization internship
To be accepted in a clinical specialization internship, students must submit a formal application for each program for which they seek consideration. Applications for the histotechnology internship program are processed in the winter semester of the sophomore year (or winter semester following completion of the Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences core curriculum). It is recommended that students have at least a 3.00 overall GPA. Students with lower grade point averages may be admitted provisionally pending satisfactory completion of appropriate fall semester, junior-year course work. Students should check the clinical program’s website for exact application dates.
Grade point policy
Students in the Histotechnology professional specialization whose cumulative grade point average falls below a 2.80 are not able to graduate with the professional specialization designation. In these cases, students are eligible to graduate with a Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences Pre-clinical professions specialization.
In order to remove program probationary status, students must raise their cumulative major grade point average to 2.80 or higher.
Academic Advising
All students are required to meet with their professional academic advisor in the School of Health Sciences at least once a year to review progress toward their degree.
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