Medical Laboratory Technician

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The Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Associate of Science program prepares students for employment as a MLT working in a clinical medical laboratory. Medical laboratory technicians (MLTs) perform a wide variety of routine laboratory procedures and work in both public and private laboratories serving the health care sector. Completion of prerequisite courses will be required prior to entering the program. The program course of study is a combination of instruction in principles of laboratory theory and techniques as well as clinical experience at affiliated medical laboratories. Students must meet current clinical placement requirements found on the program’s webpage to complete experiential courses and the program. Students learn to perform routine laboratory procedures in phlebotomy, microbiology, clinical chemistry, hematology, coagulation, immunohematology, and urinalysis. They also will learn to operate and maintain clinical laboratory equipment.

Graduates of the program qualify for state of California/Department of Public Health, Laboratory Field Services-approved MLT certification examinations sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) Board of Certification or by the American Association of Bioanalysts (ABB) Board of Registry to become California licensed medical laboratory technicians.

Completion of the following courses with a grade of "C" or better is required prior to submission of an application to the MLT Program: BIO 20 (INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY) or one year of high school biology with a grade of "C" or better, BIO 15 (MICROBIOLOGY), BIO 113 (HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY), and CHEM 108 (INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL, ORGANIC, AND BIOCHEMISTRY).

Successful completion of courses will require that a grade of "C" or better be achieved. When a student fails to achieve a "C" or better in any course, the student will be given the opportunity to repeat the failed course once on a space available basis. If a student receives a second grade of less than a "C" in any Medical Laboratory Technology course, that student will be dropped from the Medical Laboratory Technology Program and will not be eligible for re-entry into the Saddleback College Medical Laboratory Technology program. A student may not enter Clinical Experience until all courses are completed with a grade of "C" or better.

The Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Certificate of Achievement is a program for students who possess an associate or higher degree granted by a U.S. accredited educational institution or a foreign institution with courses evaluated for equivalency. This program prepares students for employment as an MLT working in a clinical medical laboratory. Medical laboratory technicians (MLTs) perform a wide variety of routine laboratory procedures and work in both public and private laboratories serving the health care sector. Completion of prerequisite courses will be required prior to entering the program. The program course of study is a combination of instruction in principles of laboratory theory and techniques as well as clinical experience at affiliated medical laboratories. Students must meet current clinical placement requirements found on the program’s webpage to complete experiential courses and the program. Students learn to perform routine laboratory procedures in phlebotomy, microbiology, clinical chemistry, hematology, coagulation, immunohematology, and urinalysis. They also will learn to operate and maintain clinical laboratory equipment.

Graduates of the program qualify for state of California/Department of Public Health, Laboratory Field Services-approved MLT certification examinations sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) Board of Certification or by the American Association of Bioanalysts (ABB) Board of Registry to become California licensed medical laboratory technicians.

Completion of the following courses with a grade of "C" or better is required prior to submission of an application to the MLT Program: BIO 20 (INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY) or one year of high school biology with a grade of "C" or better, BIO 15 (MICROBIOLOGY), BIO 113 (HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY), and CHEM 108 (INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL, ORGANIC, AND BIOCHEMISTRY).

Successful completion of courses will require that a grade of "C" or better be achieved. When a student fails to achieve a "C" or better in any course, the student will be given the opportunity to repeat the failed course once on a space available basis. If a student receives a second grade of less than a "C" in any Medical Laboratory Technology course, that student will be dropped from the Medical Laboratory Technology Program and will not be eligible for re-entry into the Saddleback College Medical Laboratory Technology program. A student may not enter Clinical Experience until all courses are completed with a grade of "C" or better.