Medical Laboratory Technology Program

The Medical Laboratory Technology curriculum leads to the Associate in Applied Science degree. Program objectives are:

to educate medical laboratory technicians to perform routine clinical laboratory tests as the primary analyst making specimen oriented decisions and predetermined criteria, including a working knowledge of critical values, and
to educate medical laboratory technicians in accordance with the standards of the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 8410 West Bryn Mawr Ave., Ste. 670, Chicago, IL 60631, (773) 714-8880.

The Medical Laboratory Technology program is offered in cooperation with local pathologists, hospitals, the Community Blood Bank, and other health service agencies. A committee made up of members representing the above agencies and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi functions as advisors for the program.

Any or all of the general education courses listed in the curriculum may be taken prior to admission to the program. However, MATH 1314 and either ENGL 1301, BIOL 1406, or BIOL 2401 must be completed prior to the fall semester in which the student enters the program. If an applicant elects to complete BIOL 2401 or BIOL 1406 first, the applicant must be eligible for ENGL 1301 prior to enrolling in the program. Students who have failed any Medical Laboratory Technology course will be permitted to re-enter the program, if space is available, one additional time.

In addition to the general admission requirements of the College and the health sciences programs, in order to be considered for admission into the Medical Laboratory Technology Program, the applicant must complete the following:

submit a Medical Laboratory Technology Application and all required admission documentation by July 15.
submit all college transcripts showing evidence of completion of or current enrollment in prerequisite courses
have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 overall
must be on college level in Reading, English, and Math
must schedule an interview with the program director

Students who are able to complete prerequisite courses during the second summer semester may be eligible for conditional acceptance. Students will be notified of their admission status by August 1.

After program acceptance and prior to the first class day, the student must submit a completed physical examination which includes the complete Hepatitis B series, a current college transcript and a current card of completion in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for Health Care Providers which must be maintained throughout the program.

Prior to beginning clinicals, the student must pass a background check and drug screen test, at student's expense, for security clearance and continued enrollment in the program.

Opportunities for Certified Laboratory Assistants and Medical Laboratory Technicians who wish to register for continuing education purposes may be accepted on a space-available basis for MLT non-clinical courses. Interested students should contact the MLT faculty for additional information.

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE: MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY (Suggested Occupational Plan)

PREREQUISITES		Lec.	Lab	Sem. Hrs.	Clock Hours
HPRS 1106	Medical Terminology	1	0	1	16
HPRS 1204	Basic Health Profession Skills	1	4	2	80
MATH 1314	College Algebra	3	0	3	48
ENGL 1301	Composition I	3	1	3	64

FIRST SEMESTER
MLAB 1201	Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Science	1	4	2	80
MLAB 1415	Hematology	3	4	4	112
CHEM 1411	General Inorganic Chemistry I	3	4	4	112
BIOL 2401	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	3	3	4	96

SECOND SEMESTER
MLAB 2434	Clinical Microbiology	3	4	4	112
PLAB 1123	Phlebotomy	1	4	2	80
MLAB 1227	Coagulation	1	4	2	80
Speech Elective		3	0	3	48
MLAB 1335	Immunology/Serology	2	4	3	96

THIRD SEMESTER
MLAB 2260	Clinical - MLT/Assistant	0	9	2	144
MLAB 2261	Clinical - MLT/Assistant	0	9	2	144
MLAB 2331	Immunohematology	2	4	3	96

FOURTH SEMESTER
MLAB 1211	Urinalysis and Body Fluids	1	4	2	80
MLAB 1231	Parasitology/Mycology	1	4	2	80
MLAB 2401	Clinical Chemistry	3	4	4	112
MLAB 2362	Clinical - MLT/Assistant	1	18	3	288
Humanities/Visual or Performing Arts Elective		3	0	3	48

FIFTH SEMESTER
Social/Behavioral Science Elective		3	0	3	48
MLAB 2271	Instrumental Analysis (Local Need)	1	4	2	80
MLAB 2363	Clinical - MLT/Assistant	0	18	3	288
MLAB 2338	Advanced Topics in Medical Laboratory Technician/Assistant (Capstone)	3	0	3	48
POFI 1301	Computer Applications I	3	0	3	48

	Total Semester Hours for Associate Degree			72

Tech-Prep Bridge Courses

Courses in bold type meet General Education requirements for Del Mar College Associate in Applied Science degrees.

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