This baccalaureate program delivered through Distance Education has been established as a degree completion program for students who have ideally completed the first two years of coursework (freshman and sophomore) in-person at a two (2) year college such as Kapiʻolani Community College in the UH system, or from an accredited institution outside of the UH System.

The BS in Medical Technology is designed to be offered in an online format to meet the needs of working professionals, those in the neighboring islands, and others interested in careers in Medical Technology in Hawaiʻi and across the Pacific. The online program does not include any clinical labs because admitted students have to be working in the lab to obtain their clinical rotation experience.

Medical laboratory science is a health-care profession in which medical technologists (Medical Laboratory Scientists - MLS) perform laboratory procedures for the promotion of health and diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of diseases. The Department of Medical Technology offers a major to educate and train future MLS professionals. Scientific technical skills needed to carry out MLS tasks include microscopy, venipuncture, manipulation of various labware and operation of automated instruments. Results of these procedures are essential to the delivery of quality health care. The field is broad and involves several disciplines such as Chemistry, Hematology, Immunohematology (blood banking), Immunology, and Microbiology.