MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3028 Catalog Year: 2025-2026 Effective Term: 2019 Fall Last Admit Term: 2022 Summer Award: AAS Total Credits: 70-79 CIP Code: 51.1004	Primary College: Phoenix College Initiating College: Phoenix College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: College Specific Field of Interest: Health Sciences Instructional Council: Allied Health (51) GPA: 2.0
SOC Code: Upon completion of this degree, students may pursue a career as: 29-2011.00 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Medical Laboratory Science degree provides education and training for employment in various medical, clinical and bioscience laboratories. Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLT`s) perform technically precise laboratory procedures using quality assurance and process improvement knowledge in compliance with appropriate regulatory guidelines to ensure quality patient care, work safety, and medico-legal standards by conducting a variety of tests on various specimens submitted to medical and clinical laboratories. Students in the Medical Laboratory Science program may be exposed to potentially infectious blood tissues, and body fluids. A Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Medical Laboratory Science is also available.

Program Prerequisites
The credit hour range is subject to change depending on the student`s educational experience. OPTION 1: Credits: 34-39 Option 1 is available for the student who has two or more years of documented work experience in a hospital or reference laboratory. General Education: Credits: 22-27 CORE: Credits: 12-17 First-Year Composition: + Any approved general education courses in the First-Year Composition area. 6 Oral Communication: + Any approved general education course in the Oral Communication area. 3 Critical Reading: + CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment. 0-3 Mathematics: + MAT140 College Mathematics (5) OR + MAT141 College Mathematics (4) OR + MAT142 College Mathematics (3) OR Satisfactory completion of a higher level mathematics course. 3-5 MAT courses must be completed within eight (8) years prior to admission or readmission to the Medical Laboratory Science Program. DISTRIBUTION: Credits: 10 Humanities and Fine Arts: Any approved general education course in the Humanities and Fine Arts area. 3 Natural Sciences: + BIO160 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology (4) OR + BIO201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4) OR Equivalent (4) 4 BIO courses must be completed within eight (8) years prior to admission or readmission to the Medical Laboratory Science Program. Social-Behavioral Sciences: Any approved General Education course in the Social-Behavioral Sciences area. 3 Students must have completed the following BIO and CHM courses within eight (8) years prior to admission or readmission to the Medical Laboratory Science Program: + BIO181 General Biology (Majors) I (4) OR Equivalent (4) 4 + BIO205 Microbiology 4 + CHM130 Fundamental Chemistry (3) AND + CHM130LL Fundamental Chemistry Laboratory (1) OR Satisfactory completion of higher level chemistry course (4) 4 OPTION 2: Credits: 38-43 HCC130 Fundamentals in Health Care Delivery (3) OR HCC130AA Health Care Today (0.5) AND HCC130AB Workplace Behaviors in Health Care (0.5) AND HCC130AC Personal Wellness and Safety (0.5) AND HCC130AD Communication and Teamwork in Health Care Organizations (0.5) AND HCC130AE Legal Issues in Health Care (0.5) AND HCC130AF Decision Making in the Health Care Setting (0.5) 3 HCC145AA Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals I 1 General Education: Credits: 22-27 CORE: Credits: 12-17 First-Year Composition: + Any approved general education courses in the First-Year Composition area. 6 Oral Communication: + Any approved general education course in the Oral Communication area. 3 Critical Reading: + CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment. 0-3 Mathematics: + MAT140 College Mathematics (5) OR + MAT141 College Mathematics (4) OR + MAT142 College Mathematics (3) OR Satisfactory completion of a higher level mathematics course. 3-5 MAT courses must be completed within eight (8) years prior to admission or readmission to the Medical Laboratory Science Program. DISTRIBUTION: Credits: 10 Humanities and Fine Arts: Any approved general education course in the Humanities and Fine Arts area. 3 Natural Sciences: + BIO160 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology (4) OR + BIO201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4) OR Equivalent (4) 4 BIO courses must be completed within eight (8) years prior to admission or readmission to the Medical Laboratory Science Program. Social-Behavioral Sciences: Any approved General Education course in the Social-Behavioral Sciences area. 3 Students must have completed the following BIO and CHM courses within eight (8) years prior to admission or readmission to the Medical Laboratory Science Program: + BIO181 General Biology (Majors) I (4) OR Equivalent (4) 4 + BIO205 Microbiology 4 + CHM130 Fundamental Chemistry (3) AND + CHM130LL Fundamental Chemistry Laboratory (1) OR Satisfactory completion of higher level Chemistry course (4) 4			Credits: 34-43

Required Courses

+ MDL190 Clinical Laboratory Operations 2
+ MDL240 Clinical Urinalysis and Body Fluid Analysis 3
+ MDL241 Practicum: Clinical Urinalysis and Body Fluid Analysis 1
+ MDL242 Clinical Hematology and Hemostasis 6
+ MDL243 Practicum: Clinical Hematology and Hemostasis 1
+ MDL244 Clinical Immunohematology and Immunology 6
+ MDL245 Practicum: Clinical Immunohematology and Immunology 1
+ MDL246 Clinical Microbiology 6
+ MDL247 Practicum: Clinical Microbiology 1
+ MDL248 Clinical Chemistry 6
+ MDL249 Practicum: Clinical Chemistry 1
+ MDL252 Clinical Preparation I 0.5
+ MDL263 Clinical Preparation II 0.5
+ MDL291 Medical Laboratory Science Program Capstone 1

Credits: 36

Restricted Electives
	Credits: None

General Electives
None	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 0

General Education Core	Credits: 0

First-Year Composition	Credits: 0
Met by any approved general education courses from the First-Year Composition courses in the Program Prerequisites area.

Oral Communication	Credits: 0
Met by any approved general education course from the Oral Communication courses in the Program Prerequisites area.

Critical Reading	Credits: 0
Met by any approved general education course from the Critical Reading area OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment in the Program Prerequisites area.

Mathematics	Credits: 0
Met by MAT140 or MAT141 or MAT142 or Satisfactory completion of a higher level mathematics course in the Program Prerequisites area.

General Education Distribution	Credits: 0

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 0
Met by any approved general education course from the Humanities, Arts and Design in the Program Prerequisites area.

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 0
Met by any approved general education course from the Social-Behavioral Sciences in the Program Prerequisites area.

Natural Sciences	Credits: 0
Met by BIO160 or BIO201 or equivalent in the Program Prerequisites area.

Learning Outcomes
1. Application of safety and government standards and compliance to the clinical/medical laboratory setting. (HCC130, HCC130AA-AF, MDL190, MDL240, MDL241, MDL242, MDL243, MDL244, MDL245, MDL246, MDL247, MDL248, MDL249, MDL252, MDL263, MDL291) 2. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct in all medical laboratory practices. (MDL190, MDL240, MDL241, MDL242, MDL243, MDL244, MDL245, MDL246, MDL247, MDL248, MDL249, MDL252, MDL263, MDL291, [C], [G], [H], [HU], [SB]) 3. Implement quality assurance and quality control principles to the clinical/medical laboratory. (BIO181, BIO205, CHM130, CHM130LL, MAT140, MAT141, MAT142, MDL190, MDL240, MDL241, MDL242, MDL243, MDL244, MDL245, MDL246, MDL247, MDL248, MDL249, MDL252, MDL263) 4. Application of methodologies and techniques including problem solving and troubleshooting for the clinical/medical laboratory. (MDL190, MDL240, MDL241, MDL242, MDL243, MDL244, MDL245, MDL246, MDL247, MDL248, MDL249, MDL252, MDL263, MDL291) 5. Application of proper collection, processing, and analysis of biological specimens and other substances including reporting of results. (BIO181, BIO205, CHM130, CHM130LL, MDL190, MDL240, MDL241, MDL242, MDL243, MDL244, MDL245, MDL246, MDL247, MDL248, MDL249, MDL252, MDL263, MDL291) 6. Utilize computer applications of laboratory information systems and laboratory instrumentation in performing medical laboratory techniques. (MDL190, MDL240, MDL241, MDL242, MDL243, MDL244, MDL245, MDL246, MDL247, MDL248, MDL249, MDL252, MDL263) 7. Communicate utilizing sufficient medical terminology to serve the public, patients and members of the healthcare team. (BIO181, BIO205, CHM130, CHM130LL, COM100, COM110, COM225, COM230, HCC145AA, MDL190, MDL240, MDL241, MDL242, MDL243, MDL244, MDL245, MDL246, MDL247, MDL248, MDL249, MDL252, MDL263, MDL291)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: January 22, 2019

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.