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2024-2025 University Catalog

Associate of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology

Curriculum Overview

The A.S. degree in Medical Laboratory Technology includes 35 credits of General Education and science pre-requisite courses, and 40 credits of program-specific Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) courses. Program-specific MLT courses cover all major laboratory areas including urinalysis, phlebotomy, hematology, chemistry, microbiology, and transfusion medicine. The curriculum concludes with a formal comprehensive review course as well as a 12-week clinical training experience to prepare graduates for future employment as well as success on the American Society for Clinical Pathology board of certification examination.

Graduation Requirements

Candidates for the Associate of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology degree from Northwestern Health Sciences University must meet the following graduation requirements:

  • satisfactory completion of all requirements in the program of study
  • completion of the required 75 total credits
  • completion of all courses with a grade of C or better
  • satisfactory completion of all courses according to the program requirements
  • successful completion of all clinical competencies

Conferral of the Associate of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology is not dependent upon completion of any external exams or certification. Students who successfully complete the program are eligible (but not required) to sit for national certification exams such as the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification exam.

Core Course Requirements

MLT-1001INTRODUCTION TO THE MEDICAL LABORATORY

2
MLT-1030URINALYSIS/INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY

2
MLT-1070PHLEBOTOMY/WAIVED TESTING

2
MLT-1080IMMUNOLOGY

2
MLT-1130CLINICAL CHEMISTRY 1

3
MLT-1150CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY 1

3
MLT-1170CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY 1

3
MLT-2080CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

3
MLT-2130CLINICAL CHEMISTRY 2

3
MLT-2150CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2

3
MLT-2170CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY 2

3
MLT-2180IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY

3
MLT-2200COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW

2
MLT-2290CLINICAL TRAINING

6
Total Credit Hours:40
 

Additional Program Requirements

MED-1000MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

1
INCR-1001FOUNDATIONS OF INTEGRATIVE CARE

1
Total Credit Hours:2

Required General Education Courses

ANP-1000ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

3
BIOL-1000INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY

4
CHE-1100GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1

4
CHE-1200GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2

4
MTH-1001COLLEGE ALGEBRA

3
Total Credit Hours:18

Additional General Education Requirements

Communication General Education Electives (6 credits)

Social Sciences General Education Elective (3 credits)

Humanities General Education Elective (3 credits)

Social Science or Humanities General Education Elective (3 credits)

Total Credit Hours:15

Total Credit Hours: 75