Recommended high school courses for the Medical Laboratory Technology Program include 4 years of English, basic sciences including biology, chemistry and/or physics, and 3 years of mathematics. Students admitted to this program must have completed one year of high school algebra with a grade of “C” or better and receive a score of 42 or better on the ASSET placement exam administered by the Testing and Assessment Center, or successfully complete Mathematics 100. Students are expected to have some experience working with computers. Students who did not take computer science in high school and whose personal experiences do not include computer usage are encouraged to take a computer class. CIS 160, Applications Software: Microcomputers or CIS 107 and 107L, Windows: Introduction are recommended.

Students may transfer many of the general education and related science courses required in this program from other accredited two or four year colleges before beginning professional classes on the Kellogg Community College campus. The safest way to assure that a course will transfer is to check with the Kellogg Community College Admissions Director (Director of Admissions, ext. 2622) before enrolling in the course at another college. All general education and pre-professional courses can be taken either before admission to the program or concurrently. These courses can be taken at KCC or at one of the community colleges working jointly with the KCC MLT program (Glen Oaks, Jackson Community College, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, or Lake Michigan College). Equivalent coursework taken at other accredited transfer institutions will also be considered. Kellogg Community College will not transfer for credit into the Medical Laboratory Technology Program any course in which the student has earned a grade of "C-" or less. Successfully completed college level courses that are equivalent to the Medical Laboratory Technology Program general education and related science courses will receive extra credit towards admission to the MLT Program.