Program Overview
College of The Albemarle’s (COA) Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) program provides the theory, clinical experience and skills needed to perform routine clinical laboratory procedures used in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, including chemistry, hematology, microbiology and immunohematology.
Careers
Career opportunities include laboratory technician positions with:
- Hospitals
- Reference and forensic laboratories
- Medical and veterinary offices
- State health departments
- Fertility clinics
- Pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms
After graduating from the MLT program, the individual is eligible to take the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) Board of Certification examination to become certified as a Medical Laboratory Technician.
American Medical Technologists
Accreditation
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science
8410 West Bryn Mawr Ave, Suite 670
Chicago, IL 60631-3415
773-714-8880
Transferring to a Four-Year College or University
COA/Old Dominion University (ODU) Articulation Agreement
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) and other University of North Carolina system universities offer MLT to Clinical Lab Science (CLS) transfer programs.
East Carolina University College of Allied Health Sciences Department of Clinical Laboratory Science
WSSU School of Health Sciences Online Courses
Resources
See the links below for program-specific admission requirements and other information regarding our program.
HSWP Admission Comparison Grid
Curriculum Guide
| First Year Spring Semester Course Number and Title |
Prerequisites and Corequisites |
Class Hours | Lab Hours | Clinical Hours | Total Contact Hours | Total Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy or MAT 152 Statistical Methods I |
Prerequisites: MAT 003 Tier 1 and ENG 002 Tier 1 Corequisite for MAT 143: MAT 043 Corequisite for MAT 152: MAT 052 |
2 – 3 | 2 | n/a | 4 – 5 | 3 – 4 |
| BIO 163 Basic Anatomy and Physiology | Prerequisites: ENG 002 Tier 1, and either BIO 090 or high school Biology (BIO 168 and BIO 169 will be accepted — must take both) | 4 | 2 | n/a | 6 | 5 |
| ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry | Prerequisite: ENG 002 Tier 1 Corequisite: ENG 011 |
3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| MLT 110 Intro to MLT | Prerequisite: admission into the MLT program | 2 | 3 | n/a | 5 | 3 |
| MLT 111 Urinalysis | Prerequisite: MLT 110 Corequisite: MLT 130 |
1 | 3 | n/a | 4 | 2 |
| MLT 130 Clinical Chemistry | Prerequisite: MLT 110 Corequisite: MLT 111 |
3 | 3 | n/a | 6 | 4 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 – 16 | 13 | n/a | 28 – 29 | 20 – 21 | |
| First Year Summer Semester Course Number and Title |
Prerequisites and Corequisites |
Class Hours | Lab Hours | Clinical Hours | Total Contact Hours | Total Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHM 130 Gen., Organic, and Biochemistry | Prerequisites: CHM 090 or one unit of high school Chemistry Corequisites: CHM 130A |
3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| CHM 130A G., Organic, and Biochemistry Lab (CHM 151 and 152 will be accepted — must take both) | Prerequisites: CHM 090 or one unit of high school Chemistry Corequisite: CHM 130 |
n/a | 2 | n/a | 2 | 1 |
| MLT 120 Hematology/Hemostasis I | Prerequisites: MLT 110; BIO 163 or BIO 168 and 169 Corequisite: MLT 220 |
3 | 3 | n/a | 6 | 4 |
| MLT 220 Hematology/Hemostasis II | Prerequisites: MLT 110; BIO 163, or BIO 168 and 169 Corequisites: MLT 120 |
2 | 3 | n/a | 5 | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 8 | 8 | n/a | 16 | 11 | |
| First Year Fall Semester Course Number and Title |
Prerequisites and Corequisites |
Class Hours | Lab Hours | Clinical Hours | Total Contact Hours | Total Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disciplines | Prerequisite: ENG 111 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| PSY 150 General Psychology | Prerequisite: ENG 002 Tier 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| CIS 111 Basic PC Literacy or CIS 110 Intro to Computers |
Prerequisites for CIS 111: none Prerequisites for CIS 110: ENG 002 Tier 1 and MAT 003 Tier 1 |
1 – 2 | 2 | n/a | 3 – 4 | 2 – 3 |
| MLT 125 Immunohematology I | Prerequisites: MLT 111, MLT 120, MLT 130, MLT 220; BIO 163, or BIO 168 and 169 | 4 | 3 | n/a | 7 | 5 |
| MLT 140 Intro to Microbiology | Prerequisites: MLT 111, MLT 120, MLT 130, MLT 220; BIO 163, or BIO 168 and 169 Corequisite: MLT 240 |
2 | 3 | n/a | 5 | 3 |
| MLT 240 Special Clinical Microbiology | Prerequisites: MLT 111, MLT 120, MLT 130, MLT 140, MLT 220; BIO 163, or BIO 168 and 169 Corequisite: MLT 140 |
2 | 3 | n/a | 5 | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 – 16 | 11 | n/a | 26 – 27 | 19 – 20 | |
| Second Year Spring Semester Course Number and Title |
Prerequisites and Corequisites |
Class Hours | Lab Hours | Clinical Hours | Total Contact Hours | Total Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanities/Fine Arts Elective (cannot be a COM course or a foreign language course) | Prerequisite: varies | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 3 |
| MLT 285 MLT Practicum II | Prerequisite: completion of all MLT modules Corequisite: MLT 215 |
n/a | n/a | 39 | 39 | 13 |
| MLT 215 Professional Issues | Prerequisite: completion of all MLT modules Corequisite: MLT 285 |
1 | n/a | n/a | 1 | 1 |
| Total Semester Hours | 4 | n/a | 39 | 43 | 17 | |
| Total Semester Hours Required for Associate Degree | 67 – 69 | |||||