Upon satisfactory completion of the hospital residency program, students are awarded the BS degree by Iona College and the medical technology certification by the hospital program, students may take a number of open electives to complete the 120 credits for the BS degree and apply to a hospital program after graduation. C. Comprehensive Requirement Candidates for a BS in the medical technology program must satisfactorily complete the senior seminar. This program will require a minimum of 144 credits. Internship The Department of Biological Sciences has a collaborative internship with the Osborn Laboratories of Marine Sciences of the New York Zoological Society at the New York Aquarium. Admission to the program requires approval of the department chair.
Academic credit is awarded.
Other internships are available subject to the approval of the department chair. In addition, the department of Biological Sciences has a cooperative agreement with the Biology Department of Adelphi University in Garden City, Long Island, New York, wherein a number of qualified Iona graduates will have entry to the Adelphi graduate program in biology.