Curriculum for Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)

Program Pre-Requisite Courses

Must be taken prior to applying to the program

NRCTC Course Number

Title

Units

ENGL 101

Composition

3

BIOL 231 / 233L

Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab

4

CHEM 101 / 103L

General Chemistry with Lab

4

MATH 109

Algebra (or higher)

3

Program General Education Courses

NRCTC Course Number

Title

Units

ENGL 102 

Research

3

COSC 101     or

BUSN 130 

Microsoft Office Applications              or

Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

3

COMM 208    or

BUSN 232 

Fundamentals of Public Speaking        or

Business and Prof. Communication

 3

BIOL 232 / 234L 

Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab

4

CHEM 102 / 104L *

General Chemistry with Lab

4

 

* May be completed during the first semester of the program.

 

Program Technical Core Requirements

Students must be accepted into program before starting MLTN courses.

First Semester – Fall

NRCTC Course Number

Title

Units

MLTN 210/212L

Intro to Clinical Laboratory with Laboratory

3

MLTN 214/216L

Immunology & Molecular Diagnostics with Laboratory

3

MTLN 220 / 222L

Hematology & Hemostasis with Laboratory

4

MLTN 226 / 228L

Urinalysis & Body Fluids with Laboratory

2

 

Second Semester – Spring

NRCTC Course Number

Title

Units

MLTN 230 / 232

Immunohematology with Laboratory

4

MLTN 233 / 235L

Clinical Chemistry & Lab Math with Laboratory

4

MLTN 236 / 238L

Clinical Microbiology with Laboratory

4

 

Third Semester – Summer

NRCTC Course Number

Title

Units

MLTN 240

MLT Practicum

12

MLTN 245

MLT Capstone Seminar

2

 

Total minimum units for the associate degree

69