Austin Community College

FY 2000 Degree Plan

Curriculum subject to change based on Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board mandates.

The Medical Laboratory Technology Program prepares students to function as Clinical Laboratory Technicians or Medical Laboratory Technicians in a wide variety of settings from physician office laboratories to modern tertiary care hospitals through classroom study and supervised clinical experience. The curriculum includes study of the formed elements of blood, coagulation mechanisms, analysis of body fluids, blood typing and cross­matching, techniques of sterilization and disinfection, bacterial descriptions and classifications, characteristics of pathogenic fungi and parasites, clinical chemistry analysis, and other aspects of medical laboratory technology. Upon successful completion of the prescribed curriculum, the student is eligible to take an examination for national certification. THE PROGRAM IS NATIONALLY ACCREDITED THROUGH THE NATIONAL ACCREDITING AGENCY FOR CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES (NAACLS),8410 West Bryn Mawr, Suite 670, Chicago, IL, 60631: (773) 714-8880 ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE DOES NOT GUARANTEE ADMISSION TO THE MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. ADMISSION CRITERIA HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AND ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED.

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Prerequisites

	BIOL	1406	1,2,3,4,5,6	Cellular and Molecular Biology	4
+	CHEM	1405	2,4,6	Introduction to Chemistry	4
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Semester I (Fall)

+	MLT	1202		Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Science	2
	MLT	1302		Immunology/Serology	2
	MLT	1405		Hematology	5
				Oral Communication1	3
	MATH			Mathematics2	3
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Semester II (Spring)

+	MLT	1602		Urinalysis/Body Fluids	2
+	MLT	1504		Immunohematology	4
	MLT	1502		Laboratory Mathematics	2
+	BIOL	2420	1,4	Microbiology	4
+	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
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Semester III (Summer)

	MLT	1604		Clinical Microbiology	4
+	MLT	1703		Introduction to Clinical	3
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Semester IV (Fall)

+	MLT	2404		Clinical Chemistry	4
+	MLT	2503		Clinical Practicum I	3
+	BIOL	2401	1,4	Human Anatomy	4
				Elective	3
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Semester V (Spring)

+	MLT	2603		Parasitology/Mycology	3
+	MLT	2703		Clinical Practicum II	3
+	PSYC	2301	2	Introduction to Psychology	3
	COSC	1301		Personal Computing	3
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+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ Must be selected from the following: SPCH 1311, SPCH 1315, or SPCH 1318
² Must be selected from the following: MATH 1314, MATH 1332, MATH 1342, or MATH 1335
³ Optional Course: MLT 1102 Phlebotomy, MLT 1111 Phlebotomy Clinical