Medical Laboratory Technology

Associate in Health Science
Credit Requirements: 79 Semester Credit Hours

The Medical Laboratory Technology program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for the Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).

The Medical Laboratory Technology program prepares students for employment as medical laboratory technicians. Medical laboratory technicians perform a wide variety of routine diagnostic and prognostic laboratory procedures in a health care setting. Students gain both theoretical and practical lab experience analyzing the chemistry, cellular composition, microbial flora and immunological components of body fluids and tissues.

Upon graduation, students are eligible to take national certifying examinations, earning the designation Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists or Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) by the National Certifying Agency (NCA).

Program Admission and Progression Requirements
Applicants will be admitted to this program by completing the general College admission requirements and returning a completed Allied Health application to the Admissions office. Students can enroll in Medical Laboratory Technology courses (MLT prefix) by meeting specific program progression requirements described below. Space in MLT classes will be filled every Fall Semester on a first-qualified, first-admitted basis.

I. General College Admission Requirements

1. Achieve admission to the College by meeting TTC's requirements for associate degree programs. 
2. Provide proof of high school graduation or completion of a GED.
3. *Complete the TTC placement testing procedure.
4. Attend the TTC College Orientation and obtain the name of your assigned academic advisor. 
5. Meet with your assigned academic advisor.
        
   *Please note that applicants not achieving appropriate test scores will be required to complete all courses indicated by placement test scores.
        
   Note: Admission to the College does not guarantee progression into the Medical Laboratory Technology courses.

II. Application for the Medical Laboratory Technology Program
Apply for the Medical Laboratory Technology program by returning a completed Allied Health application to the Admissions office. Information may be submitted in person or by mail to:

 Trident Technical College
 Admissions Office, AM-M
 (Student Center, Bldg. 410, Room 110)
 P.O. Box 118067
 Charleston, SC  29423-8067

Note: When the number of applicants qualifying for progression at the same time exceeds the number of spaces available in this program, admission will be prioritized according to the date and time that the Allied Health application was received in the Admissions office.

III. Procedures Required for Program Progression

1. Attend an information session with a program faculty advisor and verify attendance by obtaining a signed statement of advising. Open information/advising sessions are held each semester in the Health Sciences Building (Bldg. 630). Schedules with dates and times are posted on bulletin boards on each campus.
2. Maintain a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA and not be on academic probation or disciplinary suspension on the date of entry into MLT-prefix courses.
3. Satisfy academic probation/suspension requirements, if applicable, by providing proof of a minimum 2.0 GPA on all college course work by submitting copies of official transcripts, excluding TTC transcripts, to the Admissions office; or complete 10 semester hours with a minimum grade of C in each course and a cumulative 2.0 GPA. At least one of these courses must be a laboratory science. Laboratory sciences must have been taken within five years of the admission date with a minimum grade of C.
4. Successfully complete all courses indicated by placement test scores (see your advisor for scores) and courses required for progression with a grade of C or better. Students must earn a C or better in all prerequisite and corequisite courses, and in each lecture, laboratory and clinical component of all MLT courses. While enrolled in MLT courses, students must successfully complete a professional development evaluation component before progressing to the next MLT course.
5. To enroll in MLT-prefix classes, complete these courses with a grade of C or better:
   

    1.  AHS 142 - Phlebotomy
    2.  BIO 112 - Basic Anatomy and Physiology (or complete BIO 210 and BIO 211)
    3.  CHM 110 - College Chemistry I
    4.  CPT 101 - Introduction to Computers
    5.  MAT 110 - College Algebra

6. Complete all laboratory sciences within five years of the date of initial enrollment in MLT-prefix courses. To enroll in CHM 110-College Chemistry I, students must have successfully completed MAT 110 or 112 with a grade of C or better within the past five years. High school chemistry or CHM 100 is strongly recommended prior to enrolling in CHM 110.
   G. At the time of entry to the program, show evidence of completion of the criminal background check required by the College.

IV. General Progression and Readmission Procedures

1. Applicants who meet College and program requirements will be considered qualified and will be allowed to progress in the program on a first-qualified, first-admitted basis. Qualified applicants will receive a letter indicating the year and semester they may begin taking MLT-prefix courses.
2. Students who receive a W, D or F in a prerequisite or corequisite course, or who fail to successfully complete a professional development plan, may request consideration for readmission to the Medical Laboratory Technology program. Readmission to the program is not automatic. See the Allied Health Sciences overview.

Note: Falsification of any information submitted will make a student ineligible for admission to or continuation in the Medical Laboratory Technology program.