Medical Laboratory Technology (AAS)
Associate of Applied Science
Career-Technical Program
Interest Areas:
- Healthcare
The Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) program prepares graduates to work as medical lab technicians qualified to perform various laboratory procedures, including low-, medium-, and high-complexity testing. The MLT program includes instruction in the laboratory disciplines of microbiology, hematology, medical chemistry, transfusion medicine, urinalysis, and lab operations. Coursework includes online didactic classes, student laboratory, and clinical internships.
The state of Idaho offers the MLT program through a consortium of community colleges, namely North Idaho College (NIC), College of Southern Idaho (CSI), and College of Eastern Idaho (CEI). The Idaho Consortium of Medical Laboratory Technology (ICMLTE) admits up to thirty-six (36) students to the professional component of the program each fall for a spring semester cohort start date. A maximum number of sixteen (16) students will be admitted to NIC, ten (10) to CSI, and ten (10) to CEI each spring.
Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to sit for the national certification examination test through the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or American Medical Technologists (AMT). The MLT A.A.S. degree provides pathways to both MLT and Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) certifications. These certifications enhance opportunities for employment in clinical laboratories.
The MLT program is a competitive admissions program and has prerequisite course requirements. Students must have completed a minimum of 14 semester credits (21 quarter credits) of specific laboratory/math/science courses prior to the professional component start date. Students must also have completed ENGL-101 or higher and/or have tested out of this requirement prior to the professional component start date.
A minimum grade point average of C/2.0 is required in all MLT courses.
Contact Information:
Health Professions Division
Meyer Health and Sciences Building, Room 167
Phone: (208) 625-2320
Program Requirements
Note: A minimum grade of C / 2.0 is required in all MLT courses.
| Prerequisites | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| GEM 1 - A.A.S. Written Communication | 3-4 | |
| GEM 2 - A.A.S. Oral Communication | 3 | |
| GEM 3 - A.A.S. Mathematical Ways of Knowing 1 | 3-5 | |
| GEM 6 - A.A.S. Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing | 3 | |
| BACT-250 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Life Sciences | ||
| Human Biology | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Introduction to Chemistry | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-5 | |
| Essentials of Organic and Biochemistry | ||
| Principles of General College Chemistry II | ||
| Carbon Compounds | ||
| Credits | 27-33 | |
| Semester 1 | ||
| MLT-100 | Phlebotomy | 2 |
| MLT-124 | Medical Lab Fundamentals | 3 |
| MLT-214 | Hematology and Hemostasis | 4 |
| MLT-222 | Basic Concepts in Transfusion Medicine | 4 |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| MLT-218 | Medical Lab Chemistry | 4 |
| MLT-225 | Parasitology, Mycology and Virology | 2 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| MLT-112 | Urinalysis and Other Body Fluids | 2 |
| MLT-221 | Medical Laboratory Microbiology | 4 |
| MLT-224 | Advanced Medical Laboratory Technology Student Lab Practice | 3 |
| MLT-226 | Immunology and Laboratory Operations | 4 |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| MLT-250 | Capstone Seminar and Exam Review | 5 |
| MLT-291 | Internship I | 4 |
| MLT-292 | Internship II | 4 |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 72-78 | |
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MATH-143 or higher GEM 3 Mathematical Ways of Knowing.
Course Key
- GEM
- AAS Institutionally Designated
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- Gateway
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- Milestone
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Be clinically competent.
- Students will demonstrate the skills necessary to perform entry level competencies as a medical lab technician with routine medical laboratory tests in areas such as Chemistry, Hematology and Hemostasis, Immunology, Blood Banking, Microbiology, Urine and Body Fluid Analysis, and Laboratory Operations.
- Have appropriate critical decision skills.
- Students will correlate the data used in all types of simple to complex laboratory testing.
- Students will recognize routine and non-routine issues in pre-analytical, analytical, post-analytical lab processes.
- Exhibit professionalism.
- Students will demonstrate professional and ethical behavior by membership and active participation in laboratory or related professional organizations.
- Students will model professional conduct by: respecting the feelings and needs of others, protecting the confidence of patient information, and not allowing personal concerns and biases to interfere with the welfare of patients
- Utilize appropriate communication and interpersonal skills.
- Students will demonstrate effective communication skills to ensure accurate and appropriate information transfer.
- Students will professionally and accurately report laboratory results, adapt communication to their audience and work with all members of the healthcare team.
In addition to the program outcomes, students will meet the following North Idaho College General Education (GEM) Requirements: Written and Oral Communication; Mathematical Ways of Knowing; Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing; and an additional program-designated or selected course from any of the GEM requirements.