Austin Community College

FY 2006 Degree Plan

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. Students accepted into the program are required to have a physical examination, provide documentation of immunizations, and must verify tuberculosis status.

A Criminal Background Check will be required of students as mandated by law or as a condition of program approval/accreditation.

Program changes may not be reflected in the current ACC Catalog publication. Please access the most up to date information on the Program's Web Page through a link at http://www.austincc.edu/hltsci/ or by contacting the Health Sciences Admissions Office, Eastview Campus, Room 8356.

Fall Semester (First Year)

	MLAB	1201		Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Science	2
+	MLAB	1315		Hematology	3
+	MLAB	1227		Coagulation	2
	MLAB	1235		Immunology/Serology	2
	BIOL	2404		Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology	4
+				Mathematics1	3
					------- 16

Spring Semester (First Year)

	MLAB	1211		Urinalysis/Body Fluids	2
+	MLAB	2431		Immunohematology	4
	MLAB	1331		Parasitology/Mycology	3
+	CHEM	1405		Introduction to Chemistry	4
					------- 13

Summer Semester (First Year)

	MLAB	2434		Clinical Microbiology	4
+	MLAB	2360		Clinical I	3
					------- 7

Fall Semester (Second Year)

+				Humanities/Fine Arts1	3
+	MLAB	2401		Clinical Chemistry	4
+	MLAB	2361		Clinical II	3
	COSC	1301		Personal Computing	3
					------- 13

Spring Semester (Second Year)

+#	MLAB	2362		Clinical III	3
	PSYC	2301		Introduction to Psychology	3
				Oral Communication1	3
	ENGL	1301		English Composition I	3
					------- 12
				TOTALS	------- 61

¹ Select from the appropriate section of the General Education Course List.

Optional Courses

+	PLAB	1223		Phlebotomy	2
	PLAB	1166		Phlebotomy Practicum	1
+	MLAB	1167		Medical Laboratory Assistant Practicum	1
					------- 4
				TOTALS	------- 4