| Medical Laboratory Technician |
| 2.0 credits
MLTS-110: Medical Laboratory - Providing
Overview of medical terminology and survey of specialty areas within the profession. Selected laboratory sessions will be related to health maintenance.
Offered: FASP |
| 3.0 credits
MLTS-120: Intro to Medical Laboratory Sc
Introduces the student to the scope of practice of the laboratory professional. Students will use or apply basic concepts used in the medical laboratory including terminology, instrumentation, safety, basic statistics, physician office settings and quality assurance. Selected areas of laboratory practice will be presented.
Prerequisites: Take ENGL-099 RDNG-113 and MATH-095 or obtain the following scores on the Accuplacer: Engl 85+, RDNG 82+, MATH 61+.
Offered: FALL |
| 2.0 credits
MLTS-160: Theory of Phlebotomy
Introduction to blood specimen collection and processing. Content areas include related body system anatomy and function, site selection, equipment and supplies, anticoagulants, specimen processing, safety, universal precautions, professionalism, ethics and review of the health care delivery system. Minmum grade required:"C"
Offered: ALL |
| 2.0 credits
MLTS-161: Phlebotomy Practice
100 clock hours of applied phlebotomy experience with a minimum of 100 documented blood procurements. Successful completion of MLTS 160 and MLTS 161 enable the student to sit for a national certification examination. Practice times to be arranged at selected clinical affiliates by the Program Director.
Minimum grade required: "C"
Prerequisites: Take MLTS-160 with a grade of "C" or higher.
Offered: ALL |
| 4.0 credits
MLTS-210: Clinical Hematology
Introduction to theory and practice of hematology. Topics include principles of cell production, fuction, cell counting, classification, and morphology. Manual and automated instrumentation methods and correlation of results with pathophysiology are covered.
Minimum grade required: "C".
Prerequisites: Take MLTS-120 and MLTS-160. Admission into MLT program required.
Offered: SP |
| 1.0 credits
MLTS-211: Clinical Hemostasis
Introduction to theroy and practice of hemostasis. Explores mechanisms of coagulation disorders. Manual and automated instrumentation methods and correlation of results with pathophysiology are covered.
Minimum grade required: "C".
Offered: SP |
| 1.0 credits
MLTS-212: Urinalysis and Body Fluids
Physical, chemical and microscopic study of urine with emphasis on the changes exhibited in disease with related renal anatomy and physiology. Current instrumentation will be covered. Analysis of other body fluids as spinal and pleural fluid will be included.
Prerequisites:MLTS 120, MLTS 160, admission into MLT program
Offered: SP |
| 4.0 credits
MLTS-213: Clinical Chemistry Diagnostics
Lecture and laboratory experience in clinical chemistry techniques and instrumentation utilized to determine state of health, diagnose disease and determine treatment effectiveness. Correlation of test results with pathophysiology will be covered. Minimum grade requried: "C".
Prerequisites: Take MLTS-110 and MLTS-160. Admission into MTL program required.
Offered: SP |
| 2.0 credits
MLTS-214: Immunohematology
Study of basic theory of blood group systems, antibody detection and identification, compatibility testing and investigation of hemolytic disease of the newborn. Topics of blood collection, processing, component preperation and storage also included.
Minimum grade required: "C".
Prerequisites: Take MLTS-120 and MLTS-160. Admission into MLT program required.
Offered: SP |
| 1.0 credits
MLTS-215: Immunology Concepts
Fundamentals of clinical immunology, including cells mediated and antibody mediated immunity. Molecular aspects and theories of testing concepts will be discussed. Correlation of laboratory test results with clinical disease states is covered.
Minimum grade required: "C".
Prerequisites: Take MLTS-120 and MLTS-160. Admission into the MLT program is required.
Offered: SP |
| 4.0 credits
MLTS-216: Clinical Microbiology
Emphasis on the theoretical foundations and methodologies used in a medical microbiology laboratory. Topics include cultivation, isolation, microscopy, and antibiotic susceptibility testing. Morphological, biochemical, and immunological characteristics employed for identification. Epidemiology and pathogenicity of microorganisms of medical importance are covered.
Minimum grade required: "C".
Prerequisites: Take MLTS-120 and MLTS-160. Admission into MLT program required.
Offered: SP |
| 2.0 credits
MLTS-217: Molecular Diagnostics & Specia
Introduction to principles and application of DNA technology and other special testing in the clinical laboratory. Clinical laboratory experiences in molecular diagnostic techniques and instrumentation will be included.
Minimum grade required: "C".
Prerequisites: Take MLTS-120 and MLTS-160. Admission into the MLT program is required.
Offered: FASU |
| 4.0 credits
MLTS-220: Clinical Hematology & Hemostas
Clinical laboratory experience in basic hematology techniques and instrumentation to evaluate hematopoietic elements as well as practice in blood coagulation methodologies and at a clinical affiliate site as assigned by the program director.
Minimum grade required: "C".
Prerequisites: Take MLTS-120, 160, 210, 211, 213, 214, 215, 216, and 217.
Offered: FALL |
| 3.0 credits
MLTS-221: Clinical Chemistry Practicum
Clinical laboratory experience using basic and advanced chemical techniques and instrumentation to evaluate state of health, diagnose disease and determine treatment effectiveness at a clinical affiliate site as assigned by the program director.
Minimum grade required: "C".
Prerequisites: Take MLTS-110, MLTS-160 and MLTS 210-217 Admission into MLT program required.
Offered: FALL |
| 3.0 credits
MLTS-222: Clinical Microbiology Practicum
Clinical laboratory experience in basic and advanced study of normal flora and pathogenic microorganisms having medical importance. Includes methods for obtaining and handling specimens for culture as well as principles of current instrumentation at a clinical affiliate site as assigned by the program director.
Minimum grade required: "C".
Prerequisites: Take MLTS-110 MLTS-160 and MLTS 210 - 217 Admission into MLT program is required.
Offered: FALL |
| 2.0 credits
MLTS-223: Immunology & Immunohematology
Clinical laboratory experience in basic practice of techniques used in the immunology and experience developing problem solving abilities as applied to blood group antigens, antibodies, and compatibility testing at a clinical affiliate site as assigned by the program director. Minimum grade requried: "C".
Prerequisites: Take MLTS-110 MLTS-160 and MLTS 210 - 217 Admission to MLT program required.
Corequisites: MLTS-220
Offered: FALL |
| 2.0 credits
MLTS-230: Career Success Seminar
This course covers various strategies for career success including analysis of the learning style needs for self and others for training in the clinical laboratory setting, teamwork building, organizational models, resume preperation, and review for the national certification examination.
Minimum grade required: "C".
Prerequisites: Take MLTS 110, MLTS 160, and MLTS 210 - 217. Admission into MLT program required.
Corequisites: MLTS-220,MLTS-223
Offered: FALL |
| 1.0 - 6.0 credits
MLTS-290: SPTO: (Special Topics)
Topics as needed. To be arranged for up to six credits with program director and faculty.
Minimum grade required: "B".
Offered: DMND |
