Medical Laboratory Technology Program

Volunteer State Community College | Division of Allied Health

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This program is designed to provide general education core, sciences, and clinical laboratory education courses necessary for career-entry preparation. Medical Laboratory Technicians are an important part of the healthcare team as they perform laboratory tests used to diagnose and treat disease, as well as to maintain health. Program graduates are eligible to take national certification examinations and make application for Tennessee licensure as Medical Laboratory Technicians. Admission to the program is limited and on a competitive basis. Application deadline is March 15th of each year. Class selection is completed in April from applicants who complete all prerequisites & General Education courses by the end of the Spring Semester with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better. In order to be eligible for admission into the MLT program, students must successfully complete-with a grade of "C" or better-all of the required 16 hours of general education courses (ENGL 1010, BIOL 2010, PSY 101, MATH 1010), MLT 100, BIOL 2020, BIOL 2230 (or CHEM 1030), and at least one non-Humanities elective. Once students are admitted to the program in April, three consecutive semesters of intensive full-time study beginning in May are required for graduation.  All MLT courses-except clinical practicums-are taught at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN.  Clinical practicums take place in area hospitals.
Associate of Applied Science Medical Laboratory Technician Option
General Education and Major Core Courses | First Year
Courses that Fulfill Minimum Degree Requirements
Course Number	Curriculum Area or Course Title	Credit
ENGL 1010	English Composition I	3
Elective	Humanities and/or Fine Arts	3
BIOL 2010	Human Anatomy & Physiology I	4
PSY 101	General Psychology	3
MATH	Math 1010 (or higher)	3
BIOL 2020	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	4
BIOL 2230	Microbiology or CHEM 1030 Fundamentals of Chemistry	4
MLT 100*	Introduction to Medical Laboratory	3
Electives	Any three chosen from the following: AHC 115; CIS 100; COM 100; one 3-hour Social Science course other than PSY 101	9
Program Courses Second Year
MLT 105*	Hematology/Coagulation	3
MLT 110*	Clinical Chemistry	3
MLT 111*	Urinalysis	2
MLT 112*	Blood Bank/Serology	3
MLT 113*	Clinical Microbiology	3
MLT 200*	Clinical Seminar I	1
MLT 205C*	Clinical Practicum I	7
MLT 210*	Clinical Seminar II	1
MLT 215C*	Clinical Practicum II	8
	Total Degree	67
* Courses that are designated primarily for vocational/career programs. A number of these courses are accepted as transfer credit by some colleges and universities, but that decision is made by the receiving institution. These courses are collegiate level work, but they have been developed with a purpose other than being university parallel courses.