The School of Histotechnology faculty has specified the following nonacademic criteria (essential functions) which all applicants expected to meet in order to participate in the professional practice. 1.     Observation: The applicant must be able to participate actively in all demonstrations and clinical laboratory experience in the professional program. 2.     Communication: The applicant must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently transmit information to patients, fellow students, faculty and staff, and all members of the health care team. 3.     Motor: The applicant must have sufficient motor function to be able to perform clinical laboratory procedures that require lifting, bending, and stooping motions. In addition, the student must be able to demonstrate manual dexterity on the handling of small or delicate items. 4.     Intellectual/Conceptual, Integrative Quantities and Abilities: The applicant must possess the emotional health required for full utilization of the application of intellectual ability, the exercise of good judgment, the prompt completion of all responsibilities, and the development of mature, sensitive, and effective relationships with patients, fellow students, faculty, staff, and all members of the health care team. Applicants must also be able to tolerate taxing workloads, function effectively under stress, adapt to changing environment, display flexibility, and learn to function in the face of uncertainties inherent in clinical laboratory problems. Compassion, integrity, concern for others, interest and motivation are personal qualities which each applicant should possess.