MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN: ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE [CAREER PROGRAM]
Total Credit Hours: 65 to 69
Courses
GENERAL COURSES | TITLES | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
ENGL 110 | COMPOSITION I | 3 |
COMM 110 | INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION: PRESENTATION AND THEORY | 3 |
PSY 110 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
BIOL 140 or BIOL 205 *** and BIOL 206 ** | HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY or PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I and PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II | 4 or 4 and 4 |
BIOL 210 | MICROBIOLOGY | 4 |
HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS * | 3 | |
PROGRAM COURSES | titles | Credit Hours |
CHEM 120 or CHEM 130 *** | PRINCIPLES OF OR CHEMISTRY I or GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 4 |
CHEM 122 or CHEM 132 *** | PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY or GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 4 |
MLT 110 | INTRODUCTION TO THE MEDICAL LABORATORY AND PHLEBOTOMY | 2 |
MLT 115 | FUNDAMENTALS OF URINALYSIS AND BODY FLUIDS | 3 |
MLT 116 | FUNDAMENTALS OF IMMUNOLOGY AND SEROLOGY | 2 |
MLT 210 | FUNDAMENTALS OF HEMATOLOGY AND HEMOSTASIS | 3 |
MLT 214 | FUNDAMENTALS OF CLINICAL CHEMISTRY | 2.5 |
MLT 216 | FUNDAMENTALS OF IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY | 4 |
MLT 218 | FUNDAMENTALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 3 |
MLT 220 | ADVANCED CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY | 2 |
MLT 222 | APPLIED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE I | 4 |
MLT 224 | ADVANCED CLINICAL CHEMISTRY | 2 |
MLT 228 | ADVANCED CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2.5 |
MLT 230 | PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR | 2 |
MLT 232 | APPLIED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE II | 5 |
* See specific requirements for the Associate in Applied Science Degree.
** Underlined courses may be taken prior to admission to the program.
*** Students seeking to transfer to a 4 year university after completing the MLT program may need to take specific general education courses, such as BIOL 205/206 and CHEM 130/132 in order to fulfill Illinois Articulation Initiative general education requirements. Students should consult their departmental advisor for more information on these courses.
**** If BIOL 205/206 option is chosen, then BIOL 205 needs to be completed prior to the first semester and BIOL 206 should be taken in place of BIOL 140 on the course sequence.
Recommended Course Sequence
SEMESTER | COURSES |
|---|---|
1st Semester | BIOL 140****; CHEM 120 or CHEM 130; ENGL 110; Humanities/Fine Arts |
2nd Semester | CHEM 122 or CHEM 132; BIOL 210; COMM 110; PSY 110; MLT 110 |
Summer Semester | MLT 115; MLT 116 |
3rd Semester | MLT 210; MLT 214; MLT 216; MLT 218; MLT 222 |
4th Semester | MLT 220; MLT 224; MLT 228; MLT 230; MLT 232 |
Department Contact Information
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Peoria Campus, Cedar, Room 105
(309) 690-7530