Medical Laboratory Technician AAS Degree

Purpose

The MLT degree is designed to prepare students for employment in a variety of medical facilities such as clinical, research, and public health laboratories. Students collect or receive patient specimens and perform diagnostic tests to aid the physician in determining the presence, extent, and causes of disease.

Note: This degree is available at Grand Island

Suggested Sequence of Courses  

Required Courses

• MEDT 1000 - Introduction to Medical Laboratory Technology 3 credit(s)
• MEDT 1310 - Introduction to Hematology 2 credit(s)
• MEDT 1320 - Hematology II 4 credit(s)
• MEDT 1410 - Immunohematology 4 credit(s)
• MEDT 1420 - Urinalysis 2 credit(s)
• MEDT 1800 - Clinical I/Blood Bank 1 credit(s)
• MEDT 1820 - Clinical II/Hematology 5 credit(s)
• MEDT 2320 - Clinical Microbiology 4 credit(s)
• MEDT 2340 - Parasitology/Mycology 2 credit(s)
• MEDT 2410 - Introduction to Clinical Chemistry 2 credit(s)
• MEDT 2420 - Clinical Chemistry II 4 credit(s)
• MEDT 2800 - Clinical III/Chemistry 5 credit(s)
• MEDT 2820 - Clinical IV/Microbiology 2 credit(s)
• BIOS 2260 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4 credit(s)
• CHEM 1050 - Elements of Chemistry 4 credit(s)

General Education Core Requirements

All graduates with an AA, AS, AAS or ADN will complete:

• GEN ED Group A: Communications 3 credit(s)
  (Required: SPCH 1110  OR SPCH 1400 )
• GEN ED Group B: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 4 credit(s)
  (Required: BIOS 2250 )
• GEN ED Group C: Career and Life Skills, D: Information & Technology Literacy, or E: Global Awareness 3 credit(s)
  (Required: INFO 1120 )
• GEN ED Group A, B, C, D or E 6 credit(s)

Total Credits for AAS Degree: 64