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program in two years:
| Fall | Spring | Summer |
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| BIOL 201 | BIOL 202 | MELA 135 |
| CHEM 100 or 110 |
CHEM 101 or 111 |
MELA 140 |
| ENGL 151 | COMM 101 or 111 |
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| MELA 100 | MELA 120 | |
| Global Awareness Elective |
Healthy Living Elective |
| Fall | Spring |
|---|---|
| MELA 210 | MELA 250 |
| MELA 220 | MELA 260
or 265
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| MELA 235 | |
| Creativity Elective |
(1) Students with clinical laboratory work experience may qualify for a shortened clinical training period. See program coordinator for permission to take MELA 265, Advanced Clinical Practicum, instead of MELA 260, Coordinated Clinical Practicum.
Fast-Track Option
The Fast-Track option of the Medical Laboratory Technology Program allows students with significant prior course work to complete the program in 14-16 months. This option is designed as a post-baccalaureate occupational program. The Fast-Track still results in an Associate of Applied Science being granted by the College. It allows students to enter the program at three different times (August, January, and May) if positions are available. To qualify for the Fast-Track option, students would have to have completed the following minimum course equivalents:
| CREDITS | |
|---|---|
| Biology 201, Human Anatomy | 4 |
| Biology 202, Human Physiology | 4 |
| Chemistry 100, Fundamentals of Chemistry I
or 110, General Chemistry I
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4 |
| Chemistry 101, Fundamentals of Chemistry II
or 111, General Chemistry II
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4 |
| Communication 101, Foundations of Interpersona 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 |
| Mathematics 100, Pre-Algebra (or higher) | 3 |
° For options to fulfill the Creativity, Global Awareness, and Healthy Living Electives, see page 33.
Students beginning in August or January would follow the previously described sequence of professional courses. Fast-Track students beginning in May start their clinical training on a part-time basis in the following spring semester and complete their training during the first eight weeks of the second summer semester.
A typical sequence of courses for a Fast-Track student would be:
| Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer |
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| MELA 135 | MELA 210 | MELA 120 | Completion of MELA 260
or 265
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| MELA 140 | MELA 220 | MELA 250 | |
| MELA 235 |
MELA 260
or 265
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