Medical Laboratory Technology

Degrees and Certificates

Courses

MLSC 11404: Medical Lab Science Fundamentals

Common Course Number
MLSC 11404
Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 3/week Credits 4

Clinical lab policies, use of general lab equipment, medical terminology, asepsis, and laboratory mathematics. Basic introduction to urinalysis, hematology, coagulation, serology, blood bank, bacteriology, parasitology and clinical chemistry. Supervised practice in lab is designed to develop basic skills and technical abilities necessary in future MLS courses.

MLSC 12505: Hematology

Common Course Number
MLSC 12505
Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 6/week Credits 5

Theory to include principles, testing, and pathological states in hematology and coagulation. Supervised practice in student lab designed to develop skills and technical abilities in hematology and coagulation.

MLSC 13505: Immunology & Immunohematology

Common Course Number
MLSC 13505
Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 6/week Credits 5

Theory of the immune process, antigen-antibody reactions and their application to diagnostic procedures. Blood banking theory to include ABO & RH systems, crossmatching, antibody detection and identification, processing of blood donors. Supervised practice in student lab designed to develop skills and technical abilities.

MLSC 20203: Phlebotomy

Common Course Number
MLSC 20203
Lecture Hours 3 Credits 3

Principles and techniques of specimen collection particularly blood collection by venipuncture and microsampling.

MLSC 20505: Clinical Chemistry

Common Course Number
MLSC 20505
Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 6/week Credits 5

Theory and application to include principles, testing, and pathological states in the area of urinalysis and clinical chemistry. 

MLSC 21303: Selected Topics

Common Course Number
MLSC 21303
Lecture Hours 3 Credits 3

Case studies with the evaluation of laboratory data, patient’s history and physical findings. Resume preparation. Board of Certification study strategies including online examination simulation.

 

MLSC 21505: Pathogenic Microbiology

Common Course Number
MLSC 21505
Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 6/week Credits 5

Specimen source, morphology, cultural characteristics and secondary identification to include bio-chemical and serological identification of bacteria. Specimen source and morphological identification of parasites. Supervised practice in student lab designed to develop skills and technical abilities in bacteriology and parasitology.

MLSC 22303: Clinical Experience I

Common Course Number
MLSC 22303
Lab Hours 36/week for 4 weeks Credits 3

A minimum of “C” in all preclinical courses. Informal didactic review and supervised experience in clinical laboratory designed to develop additional skills and technical abilities in hematology and coagulation.

MLSC 24303: Clinical Experience II

Common Course Number
MLSC 24303
Lab Hours 36/week for 4 weeks Credits 3

A minimum of “C” in all preclinical courses. Informal didactic review and supervised experience in clinical laboratory designed to develop additional skills and technical abilities in chemistry and urinalysis.

MLSC 26303: Clinical Experience III

Common Course Number
MLSC 26303
Lab Hours 36/week for 4 weeks Credits 3

A minimum of “C” in all preclinical courses. Informal didactic review and supervised experience in clinical laboratory designed to develop additional skills and technical abilities in blood banking and serology.

MLSC 28303: Clinical Experience IV

Common Course Number
MLSC 28303
Lab Hours 36/week for 4 weeks Credits 3

A minimum of “C” in all preclinical courses. Informal didactic review and supervised experience in clinical laboratory designed to develop additional skills and technical abilities in microbiology.