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Career Pathway—Health Sciences
The medical laboratory technician works under the direct supervision of the medical technologist and/or a pathologist or other qualified scientist, performing routine laboratory procedures in microbiology, blood banking, chemistry, hematology, immunology, and urinalysis. Specific tasks might include collecting blood specimens; grouping and typing blood; preparing, staining, and identifying microorganisms; analyzing blood and body fluids for chemical components; and microscopic examination of urine, blood, and body fluids. Positions are available in all parts of the country in hospitals, clinics, physicians’ offices, public health agencies, the armed services, industrial and pharmaceutical laboratories, and public and private medical research programs.
This program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 8410 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 670, Chicago, IL 60631, 773-714-8880. Graduates are encouraged to seek professionally recognized credentials, such as those provided by the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel or the American Society for Clinical Pathology. Graduates receive the Associate in Applied Science.
Prerequisites
Recommended high school units of study are shown at the end of this catalog. Graduation from an accredited high school, ability and interest in laboratory sciences (especially chemistry or biology), and three years of mathematics are recommended for admission to the program. In order to register for Chemistry 100 (which must be completed by the end of the fall semester of the first year), the student must achieve one of the following:
- Compass algebra assessment with score of at least 40
OR
- Grade of “C” or better in Chemistry 10, Mathematics 101, or other college-level mathematics course.
Admission to the Medical Laboratory Technology Program is selective. See page 12 for the admission process. The following factors are considered in the selection process:
- High school and college grade point average
- ACT or SAT score
- Grades in specific science courses taken in college:
Biology 201 and 202, Chemistry 100 or 110, and Chemistry 101 or 111
- Completion of general education courses with at least a “C”:
English 151, Communication 101 or 111, Healthy Living elective, Global Awareness elective, and Creativity elective.
Students are expected to have some experience working with computers. Students who did not take computer science in high school or whose personal experiences do not include computer usage are encouraged to take a computer class. OIT 160, Applications Software, is recommended.
Students who need additional college preparatory classes or those who desire a lighter course load may qualify for Provisional Admittance to the program. This is a three-year curriculum. For more information contact the program coordinator.
General Education
The following courses provide general skills of speaking, writing, thinking, analyzing, cooperating, making choices and judgments, integrating, and creating that are required in many problem-solving and task-oriented situations. These courses may be taken prior to being admitted to the program.
| CREDITS | |
|---|---|
| Communication 101, Foundations of Interpersonal Communication
or 111, Business and Technical Communication
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3 |
| Creativity Elective° | 2-3 |
| English 151, Freshman Composition | 3 |
| Global Awareness Elective° | 3 |
| Healthy Living Elective° | 2-3 |
| 13-15 |
° For options to fulfill the Creativity, Global Awareness, and Healthy Living Electives, see page 33.
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 Community College, Jackson Community College, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, or Lake Michigan College). Equivalent course work taken at other accredited transfer institutions will also be considered.
Medical Laboratory Technology Major
Formal admission to the Medical Laboratory Technology program is required prior to enrolling in any medical laboratory course.
| CREDITS | |
|---|---|
| Biology 201, Human Anatomy | 4 |
| Biology 202, Human Physiology | 4 |
| Chemistry 100, Fundamentals of Chemistry I
or 110, General Chemistry I
|
4 |
| Chemistry 101, Fundamentals of Chemistry II
or 111, General Chemistry II
|
4 |
| Medical Laboratory 100, Fundamentals of Medical Laboratory Technology | 4 |
| Medical Laboratory 120, Hematology | 5 |
| Medical Laboratory 135, Introduction to Medical Microbiology | 2 |
| Medical Laboratory 140, Immunology/Body Fluid Analysis | 3 |
| Medical Laboratory 210, Clinical Chemistry | 5 |
| Medical Laboratory 220, Immunohematology | 4 |
| Medical Laboratory 235, Advanced Clinical Microbiology | 3 |
| Medical Laboratory 250, Seminar | 1 |
| Medical Laboratory 260, Coordinated Clinical Practicum | 14 |
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or Medical Laboratory 265, Advanced Clinical Practicum (1)
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10 |
| 53-57 |