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data:
  contact:
    - contact_email: shannon.smith@acphs.edu
      contact_extension: ''
      contact_name: 'Shannon Smith'
      contact_office: Admissions
      contact_title: 'Associate Director of Admissions - Graduate Programs'
      contact_work: 518-694-7197
  contact_website:
    - 'https://www.acphs.edu/'
    - 'https://www.acphs.edu/cytotechnology-program'
    - 'https://www.acphs.edu/apply-ms-cytotechnology-molecular-cytology'
  contact_info_done:
    - 'Yes'
  rolling_admissions:
    - 'Yes'
  program_deadline_done:
    - 'Yes'
  program_description_done:
    - 'Yes'
  program_start_term:
    - Fall
  pgrad_campus: {  }
  institution_info_done:
    - 'Yes'
  required_rotations:
    - PGRAD_CLINIC
  degree_requirements_done:
    - 'Yes'
  curricular_focus_or_concentration: {  }
  areas_of_study:
    - PG_STUDY_SEARCH_TERM_5
    - PG_STUDY_SEARCH_TERM_9
    - PG_STUDY_SEARCH_TERM_10
    - PG_STUDY_SEARCH_TERM_33
    - PG_STUDY_SEARCH_TERM_37
  degree_info_done:
    - 'Yes'
  program_stats_done:
    - 'Yes'
  gre_and_other_tests_done:
    - 'Yes'
  letters_of_recommendation_done:
    - 'Yes'
  other_admission_done:
    - 'Yes'
  type_of_financial_support_available:
    - PGRAD_DEPT
  financial_support_done:
    - 'Yes'
  cbc_and_drug_screening_done:
    - 'Yes'
  aacp_institution_number: ''
  active: 'Yes'
  additional_job_placements_info: ''
  admin_status: Published
  application_deadline_description: 'Graduate applications for the Fall 2026 term will be accepted through April 15, 2026 and reviewed on a rolling basis. '
  banner_image: PharmGrad_banner_0.jpg
  cbc_grad_radio: 'We are not a participating PharmGrad program'
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  credits_required_for_degree: '58'
  deadline_date: '2026-04-15'
  degree_requiremnts_add_info: 'In addition to the clinical practicums occurring in the final two semesters of the program, students are required to complete a capstone project blending all aspects of diagnostic laboratory practice and clinical research. Students will demonstrate the ability to read and analyze scientific literature, formulate case studies or project topics, prepare findings for oral presentation and complete a literature review with final paper or poster presentation.'
  degree_type: M.S.
  delivery_method: 'On Campus'
  drug_grad_radio: 'We are not a participating PharmGrad program'
  focus_additional_degree_information: 'A Hybrid version of the degree is also available, where students can complete their didactic courses online and be able to do the lab portion of the degree at a local institution or hospital. '
  gre_required: ''
  institution_name: 'Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences'
  international: ''
  link_to_application: 'https://ahcas.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/login'
  minimum_financial_support: N/A
  notify_title: ''
  old_id: '1953'
  pg_last_year_average_gpa: ''
  pg_last_year_number_accepted: '10'
  pgrad_aca_jb_plce: ''
  pgrad_accepting_apps: 'Yes'
  pgrad_analytic: ''
  pgrad_app_fee: $72
  pgrad_avg_yrs_grad: ''
  pgrad_fic_other_info: |-
    Students entering this program at ACPHS are automatically awarded the Dean’s Graduate Excellence Award when they are accepted to a graduate program. No separate application is required to be considered for this award. 

    Graduate Student Financial Aid:  https://www.acphs.edu/admissions-aid/graduate-admissions/financial-aid/
  pgrad_fic_support: '100'
  pgrad_gov_jb_plce: ''
  pgrad_gps_est: ''
  pgrad_gre_desc: "The GRE is waived for applicant's with a current or graduated GPA of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale)"
  pgrad_gre_oldest: ''
  pgrad_gre_req: 'No'
  pgrad_ind_jb_plce: ''
  pgrad_lof_acc: "Should be written by faculty and/or relevant professionals who can address the applicant's potential for success in the M.S. Cytotechnology and Molecular Cytology program."
  pgrad_lor_acc: '2'
  pgrad_lor_req: 'Yes'
  pgrad_oth_cred: |-
    The following prerequisite courses are required in support of a student's application:
    General Biology I & II (lecture + lab)
    General Chemistry I & II (lecture + lab)
    Anatomy & Physiology I & II (lecture + lab)
    Organic Chemistry (lecture + lab)
    Cell Biology (lecture + lab)
  pgrad_oth_jb_plce: ''
  pgrad_oth_tests: |-
    We recommend that students earn a 6.5 IELTS score, an 84 TOEFL score, or a 110 Duolingo score to demonstrate English language proficiency, but students are still able to apply if they have received a lower score.

    This requirement may be waived for applicants who are a US Citizen/US Permanent Resident, are a Canadian citizen, whose native or first-language was English, or who have a minimum of four years of coursework in which English was the primary language of instruction.
  pgrad_other_qualifying_exams_or_certifications: Required
  pgrad_ovrl_gpa_cons: '3.0'
  pgrad_participation: 'No'
  pgrad_prog_desc: |-
    Cytotechnologists are licensed laboratory professionals who possess strong attention to detail and a passion for improving the health of patients – many of whom they may never even see.

    Before turning on a microscope, cytotechnologists begin by reviewing a patient’s history to see if there are areas where they should focus their attention. Next, they’ll look at a slide of a cellular specimen under the microscope attempting to spot any cellular changes that inform diagnoses ranging from benign/normal, to infections, precancerous lesions and cancer.

    To help aid in a definitive diagnosis, cytotechnologists may perform and interpret additional diagnostic techniques, enabling them to go beyond the cellular level and explore what is occurring at the molecular level (this is molecular cytology).

    Following this process, cytotechnologists will arrive at a diagnosis that often serves as the basis for how the patient will be treated.
  pgrad_pubpriv: Private
  pgrad_qualify: 'Not Required'
  pgrad_quant: ''
  pgrad_recommended_overall_gpa_considered: '3.0'
  pgrad_semi: 'Not Required'
  pgrad_thesis: 'Not Required'
  pgrad_toefl_req: 'TOEFL or IELTS'
  pgrad_unk_jb_plce: ''
  pgrad_verbal: ''
  phgd_pi_video_embed:
    format: restricted_html
    value: '<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/daOydU8FwO4?si=NrzGBS2RTlsRHj5I" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>'
  program_location: NY
  program_name: 'Cytotechnology and Molecular Cytology'
  program_statistics_graduated: 'Yes'
  program_statistics_previous: 'Yes'
  school_city: Albany
  school_country: US
  school_state: NY
  school_street_1: '106 New Scotland Avenue'
  school_street_2: ''
  school_street_3: ''
  school_zip: '12208'
  short_name: 'Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences-78'
  sids: '78'