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 This course of studies is designed to prepare the
graduate to work as a member of a clinical laboratory
staff. As part of a clinical lab team, graduates will
perform scientific laboratory testing to aid in the
detection, diagnosis and treatment of disease. The
program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency
for Clinical Laboratory Sciences.
Often graduates will seek career opportunities in
clinical, research reference laboratory or veterinary
labs.
Students obtain a background in the basic sciences
and an understanding of medical laboratory procedures.
The first year of the program is spent in classrooms and
in college campus laboratories. The second year is spent
on campus in lectures and student laboratories and in
participating clinical laboratories under the combined
direction of hospital and college personnel. This year
covers 4-5 quarters depending upon clinical assignment
training schedule (Spring or Fall).
Upon completion of the second year of the program
with a GPA of 2.0 or better, the student is awarded an
Associate in Applied Arts and Sciences Degree in Medical
Laboratory Technology (AAAS) and is eligible to write
national examinations for Medical Laboratory Technicians
and Clinical Laboratory technicians. The Medical
Laboratory Technician (MLT) student may go through
graduation exercises in June and will receive a degree
upon completion of the year of clinical training at the
end of Summer Quarter. Certificate of Proficiency (CP)
is awarded to students already having an associate
degree or higher.
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Academic requirements
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Essential functions
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First year academic
requirements
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Program advising
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Program application process
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Acceptance
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Second year of the
professional program
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Certification
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Program accreditation.
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Professional organization/
continuing education
Students
planning to pursue a MLT career should meet
the following academic requirements:
- All entering freshmen must comply with
established college entrance testing and
requirements.
- College level credit earned
in areas of the physical and biological
sciences will have been completed with a 2.0
grade or higher in the past ten years.
Exceptions may be made on an individual
basis.
- Certificate of Proficiency (CP)
pathway is open to students with an
associate degree or higher. Science
prerequisites must be met with a grade of
2.0 or higher.
- General Education
requirements can be waived if an equivalent
course meets course description and
requirements. Core science requirements must
be met with a 2.0 grade or higher.
- First
year academic courses are completed with a
2.5 GPA or higher.
Candidates for
admission into the clinical laboratory
technician program must possess abilities
and skills in these areas including:
- observation
- communication
- motor
function
- intellectual, conceptual,
integrative and quantitative abilities and
- behavioral and social skills.
Reasonable
accommodation can be made for some
disabilities in these areas, but a candidate
must be able to perform in a reasonably
independent manner. Each applicant to the
program must attest that they can meet the
abilities and skills listed below before
entry into the program.
- Observation - An applicant must have the ability
to participate actively in classroom demonstrations,
lectures, student laboratory, and clinical practicum
sessions. He/she must have the ability to see projected
images and discriminate color variations in slide and
computer format, as well as under a microscope.
- Communication - The applicant must be able to
communicate in English with instructors, fellow
students, patients, and other members of the health care
team. He/she must be able to write and transmit
information clearly, accurately, and efficiently.
- Motor Function
- The applicant must have sufficient
motor function to perform a variety of basic and
advanced laboratory testing. These may include
manipulation of a variety of pipettes, microscopes,
phlebotomy equipment, laboratory equipment, and
supplies.
- Intellectual, Conceptual, Integrative and
Quantitative Abilities - The applicant must be able to
master basic science and clinical laboratory information
presented in lecture and laboratory curriculum. He/she
must also be able to measure, calculate, reason,
analyze, evaluate and synthesize laboratory information
/ data. Problem solving and interpretation of patient
laboratory data is critical to all laboratory
practitioners. The applicant must be able to decide when
to seek supervisory help in a clinical setting.
- Behavioral and Social Skills - The applicant must be
able to exercise good judgment in the lecture,
laboratory, and clinical settings. He/she must be able
to complete tasks on time in a mature, sensitive, and
effective manner with instructors, co-workers, patients,
and other members of the health care team. He/she must
be able to work under both relaxed and stressful
emergency situations, prioritize tasks, and be able to
make correct judgments with regards to patient results.
Applicants must be able to be flexible with scheduling
and be able to adapt to changing environments in the
laboratory. Other professional attributes may include
dependability, self-motivation and initiative, maturity,
confidentiality and concern for others.
Selection to the second
year of the program is based on successful completion of
the academic requirements of the first year and an
evaluation of certain personal attributes. Positions may
be limited by the number of clinical spaces.
Students must have completed the first year academic
requirements with a grade point average of at least 2.5.
These academic requirements include:
General Education Requirements:
- ENG& 101
(previously Eng 101)
- Quantitative Reasoning (CIS 105
or approved alternate)
- PE 284 (previously PE 292) or
three credits of Physical Education & current Red Cross
First Aid & Adult CPR cards
- IASTU 105 (previously
IASTU 102) Multicultural Issues or approved alternate 5.
BUS 104 or 105 (previously BusAd 110 or BusAd 112)
Core Science Prerequisites (minimum 2.0 grade point
for each course): 6. BIOL& 170, 211, 260 (previously
BioSc 201, 108, 215) 7. CHEM& 121, 131 (previously Chem
101 and 220) 8. MLT 180 (previously MLT 197)
Plan to attend an MLT Program
Information meeting. They are scheduled monthly and
review education requirements, courses in the MLT
Program, the application process, clinical practicum
training, certification and job opportunities.
Individual advising appointments can be scheduled
with MLT faculty. We strongly recommend that you have
attended an MLT Program information meeting prior to
scheduling an advising appointment. Please bring copies
of your transcripts for evaluation.
Molly Morse, MLT Program Director
mmorse@shoreline.edu , 206-546-6947
Sue Seegers, MLT Faculty
sseegers@shoreline.edu , 206-546-4710
Students entering the MLT
program will be expected to enroll in and satisfactorily
complete MLT 180 (previously MLT 197) in the Spring
Quarter before beginning the second year of study. The
MLT Program application is updated and posted on this
webpage February 15th; MLT applications are due May
10th. Review the MLT application form and carefully
fill out requested information.
Acceptance is based on points given for prerequisite
science courses that have been completed at the time of
application, a student essay and work
experience/additional courses listed in Part C of the
MLT Program application form. Students accepted
with the highest points are assigned to clinical
practicum training in the Spring quarter. When
clinical training sites are filled for Spring quarter,
students are then assigned to clinical practicum
training in the Fall quarter.
Student acceptance into the MLT Program also depends
upon the number of clinical training sites and complete
training rotations available to the program. A
student will train in the following areas:
Hematology/Coagulation, Chemistry/Urinalysis,
Microbiology/Parasitology & Mycology, and Phlebotomy.
One or two alternate students are appointed during
the acceptance process. If an opening becomes
available, the alternate student is notified by
September 10 and given the opportunity to accept a place
in the program.
Students not accepted to the MLT Program are
encouraged to complete course requirements and reapply
the following year.
- The original points given at MLT Program acceptance
are used to determine and, if necessary, to reassign
clinical placements.
- Students will be placed in the
order of the highest point values originally received.
- Reassignment of clinical placements will be based on the
location of the original clinical placements (i.e.,
local Seattle-area facilities or Regional-area
facilities).
- Seattle-area students will be ranked
together; Regional-area students will be ranked
together.
The MLT Program attempts to place students in the
same quarter and within the same training area (i.e.,
local or regional) as originally scheduled. If
this is not possible, the MLT Program will place
students in the earliest available replacement rotation.
- The 2010-2011 MLT Program
Application will be posted Feb. 10, 2010
*Following acceptance into
the MLT Program, each individual will be required to
submit a health assessment report completed at the
student's expense. Should this report reveal health
problems which would interfere with successful
completion of the program, admission may be reviewed.
All students accepted into the 2nd year Medical
Laboratory Technology program will be required to have
medical insurance coverage and to purchase malpractice
insurance from the College any quarter they are in a
clinical practicum rotation. Liability insurance is
included in the tuition for practicum training courses.
Vaccinations and TB skin test will be required.
Medical
Laboratory lecture, laboratory and practicum training
courses are taken during the second year. Students
complete the program either in August or December of the
following year. Students are assigned to practicum
training in Spring or Fall quarter.
Potential Training Sites are found at the link below
Upon completion of the
MLT Program, graduates are eligible to take national
certification examinations. For more information
concerning certification agencies or qualifications go
to American Society for Clinical Pathology at
www.ascp.org for MLT
(ASCP) and National Credentialing Agency CLT (NCA) at
www.nca-info.org.
This Program is Accredited by:
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory
Sciences
(NAACLS)
5600 N. River Rd., Suite 720
Rosemont,
IL 60018-5119
773.714.8880, 773.714.8886 (FAX)
info@naacls.org
http://www.naacls.org
Continuing education
is a requirement for recertification ofr laboratory
medicine professionals. Professional organizations that
support continuing education for medical laboratory
technicians or clinical laboratory technicians are the
following: 1. American Society for Clinical Laboratory
Science www.ascls.org
and ASCLS- Washington at
www.asclswa.org
2. American Society for Clinical Pathology at
www.ascp.org
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