Medical Laboratory Technology Degree Curriculum - Southwestern Illinois College

Medical Laboratory Technology – Associate in Applied Science Degree (0022)

First Year

Summer Session
Course Number Course Description Credits
MATH 112 College Algebra 4
Total Semester Credits: 4
Fall Semester
Course Number Course Description Credits
BIOL 157 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4
CHEM 105 or 
CHEM 101
General Chemistry I* OR
Introductory Chemistry
5
ENG 101 Rhetoric & Composition I 3
HRO 100 Medical Terminology 1
MLT 130 Specimen Collection and Handling 2
Total Semester Credits: 15
Spring Semester
Course Number Course Description Credits
BIOL 158 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4
CHEM 106 or 
CHEM 103
General Chemistry II* OR
Introductory Organic and Biological Chemistry
5
MLT 260 Clinical Microscopy 2
COMM 151 Fundamentals of Public Speaking  3
MLT 150 Introduction to Clinical Laboratory 2
Total Semester Credits: 16
Summer Session
Course Number Course Description Credits
MLT 200 Hematology 4
Total Semester Credits: 4

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Second Year

Fall Semester
Course Number Course Description Credits
MLT 220 Serology 2
MLT 245 Clinical Practice I 5
MLT 250 Coagulation 2
MLT 270 Clinical Chemistry 4
Human Relations Course 3
Total Semester Credits: 16
Spring Semester
Course Number Course Description Credits
MLT 210 Applied Clinical Microbiology 5
MLT 240 Immunohematology 4
MLT 275 Clinical Practice II 4
PSYC 151 General Psychology 3
Total Semester Credits: 16
Total Program Credits   71

*Recommend enrolling in CHEM 105 and CHEM 106 if pursuing a bachelor’s degree after completion of this AAS degree. CHEM 101 and CHEM 103 transfer as elective credit only.

Refer to the Online Course Catalog or Class Search link in eSTORM for a full course description.