Medical Laboratory Technology

Program Description:

The Medical Laboratory Technology curriculum is a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree program of study that prepares individuals to work in a medical laboratory. As members of the health care delivery team, clinical laboratory personnel are responsible for assuring reliable and accurate laboratory test results that contribute to the diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention of physiological and pathological conditions. This program is designed to meet the standards and requirements for careers in clinical laboratory science. At career entry, the medical laboratory technician/clinical laboratory technician will be able to perform routine clinical laboratory tests (such as hematology, clinical chemistry, immunohematology, microbiology, serology/immunology, coagulation, molecular, and or emerging diagnostics) as the primary analyst making specimen-oriented decisions on predetermined criteria. Upon successful completion of the technical program, the student will be eligible to take a national certification examination. This program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 5600 N River Rd, Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018.  Phone: (773) 714.8880.  www.naacls.org.

1st Year

Summer Session

• CHE 1213 - General Chemistry I 3 SH
• CHE 1211 - General Chemistry Laboratory I 1 SH

• OR CHE 1313 - Principles of Chemistry I  3 SH & CHE 1311 - Principles of Chemistry Laboratory I  1 SH

• MAT 1313 - College Algebra 3 SH

2nd Year

Summer Session

• MLT 2711 - MLT Seminar 1 SH
• MLT 2935 - Clinical Practice III 5 SH

**Completion Award: Associate of Applied Science in Medical Laboratory Technology 80 SH

Progression Requirements: A grade of “C” or above is required in all science, math, and MLT courses.

**Additional Graduation Requirement:

• Orientation - Any student (first-time, transfer, and part-time) who begins at Hinds Fall 2007 and later will be required to take Orientation (LLS 1312 /RST 1312 ) to graduate from the College. Exception: Orientation credit (1-3 hrs) transferred to Hinds from another college will satisfy our orientation requirement.

*Microbiology has a prerequisite of 4 hours of any BIO course.