Austin Community College

FY 2008 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 www.austincc.edu/health/ or by contacting the Health Sciences Admissions Office, Eastview Campus, Room 8356.

Prerequisites

+	CHEM	1405		Introduction to Chemistry	4
					------- 4

Fall Semester (First Year)

	MLAB	1101		Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Science	1
+	BIOL	1406		Cellular and Molecular Biology	4
				Mathematics1	3
	ENGL	1301		English Composition I	3
	HPRS	1106		Essentials of Medical Terminology PCM	1
					------- 12

Spring Semester (First Year)

	MLAB	1331		Parasitology/Mycology	3
	BIOL	2404		Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology	4
	PSYC	2301		Introduction to Psychology	3
				Oral Communication1	3
					------- 13

Summer Semester (First Year)

+	PLAB	1323		Phlebotomy	3
	PLAB	1166		Practicum (or Field Experience) - Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist	1
					------- 4

Fall Semester (Second Year)

+	MLAB	1315		Hematology	3
+	MLAB	1227		Coagulation	2
	MLAB	1311		Urinalysis and Body Fluids	3
	MLAB	1335		Immunology/Serology	3
	MLAB	2360		Clinical - Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician I	3
					------- 14

Spring Semester (Second Year)

+	MLAB	2431		Immunohematology	4
+	MLAB	2401		Clinical Chemistry	4
				Humanities/Fine Arts1	3
+	MLAB	2361		Clinical - Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician II	3
					------- 14

Summer Semester (Second Year)

	MLAB	2434		Clinical Microbiology	4
+#	MLAB	2362		Clinical - Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician III	3
					------- 7
				TOTALS	------- 68

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

A student must hold an Associate of Applied Science in MLT/CLT or a baccalaureate degree in MT/CLS and department chair approval to be admitted to the program. Students who hold other science degrees may be considered for acceptance pending department chair approval.

Semester I

+	MLAB	2378		Fundamentals of Molecular Diagnostics for Clinical Laboratory Sciences	3
					------- 3

Semester II

+	MLAB	2479		Molecular Diagnostics Techniques	4
					------- 4

Semester III

+	MLAB	2363		Clinical-Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician: Molecular Diagnostics Clinical	3
					------- 3
				TOTALS	------- 10

Semester I

+	PLAB	1323		Phlebotomy	3
	PLAB	1166		Practicum (or Field Experience) - Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist	1
					------- 4
				TOTALS	------- 4