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Medical Laboratory Technician - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

Application Code 279

For curriculum information, contact the Health Sciences Division—Room HS-236—443-518-1560.

The Medical Laboratory Technician curriculum is designed for students who aspire to a career in the clinical laboratory setting or related fields such as veterinary labs, research, medical sales, forensics, environmental labs, public health, armed forces, or industry. Graduates may choose to start their careers and/or continue their education to achieve a bachelor’s degree at multiple colleges and universities in Maryland. Transfer students are advised to check the requirements for transfer courses.

General Education Core

Composition

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENGL-121College Composition

3

Humanities, Arts and Literature

Course NumberTitleCredits
SPCH-105Fundamentals of Public Speaking

3

Social Sciences

Course NumberTitleCredits
PSYC-101General Psychology

3

Science

Course NumberTitleCredits
BIOL-101General Biology I

4

BIOL-200Microbiology

4

Mathematics

Course NumberTitleCredits
MATH-138Statistics

4

Required Courses Related to Major

Course NumberTitleCredits
BIOL-203Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BIOL-204Anatomy and Physiology II

4

CHEM-101General Inorganic Chemistry I

4

CHEM-201Organic Chemistry I

4

MLTS-201Introduction to the Medical Laboratory

3

MLTS-202Clinical Chemistry

3

MLTS-203Clinical Hematology

4

MLTS-204Clinical Immunology

4

MLTS-205Clinical Microbiology I

3

MLTS-206Clinical Microbiology II

3

MLTS-251Chemistry Clinical Practice

2

MLTS-252Hematology Clinical Practice

2

MLTS-253Immunology/Immunohematology Clinical Practice

2

MLTS-254Microbiology Clinical Practice

2

Total Credit Hours: 65

Students are also offered this degree through the Mid-Maryland Allied Healthcare Education Consortium by Frederick Community College at the Mt. Airy College Center for Health Care Education.