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Program Codes:
MED.AAS
Associate in Applied Science
The Program in Medical Laboratory Technology is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS)*.
Qualified personnel are needed to work for laboratories, research laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, veterinary laboratories, as well as sales and quality control. Students can find positions in hospitals and reference laboratories. Technicians perform scientific analyses that facilitate physicians’ diagnoses and treatment of diseases.
Below are required courses and recommended course groupings and sequences for program completion.
Courses may have prerequisite and corequisite requirements. Check course descriptions for details.
A general study of the physical and chemical properties of living material, cell organelles, cell transport, cell division, energy transformations in photosynthesis and cellular respiration, plant and animal tissues, the classification of organisms and genetics.
MAT-013 or appropriate score on the College placement test and one year of high school laboratory science or departmental approval
Through a variety of writing projects requiring competence in clear, correct, and effective English, students will use inferential and critical skills in the process of composing documented essays. Extensive reading materials serve as structural models and as the bases for discussion and for the writing of essays involving response, analysis, and synthesis.
A passing score on the College placement test or a grade of “C” or better in ENG-010
Appropriate score on the College placement test, MAT-013 or equivalent
Understanding of basic medical laboratory terminology, safety, specimen collection, and manual procedures in hematology, hemostasis, body fluids, immunohematology and serology. Lectures are combined with laboratory experiences. Stresses medical ethics and HIPAA requirements.
Admission to the Medical Laboratory Technology program required
Admission to the Medical Laboratory Technology program required or departmental approval. MED-101 is only offered in the fall.
A continuation of Biology 117. Emphasis is on supporting life processes, animal systems, evolution, ecosystems and communities.
Through a variety of writing projects requiring competence in clear, correct, and effective English, students will use inferential and critical skills in the process of composing argument synthesis essays. Students will engage in formal written argumentation based on extensive reading and analysis of complex texts. Through the research process, students will locate, analyze, and synthesize scholarly sources to advance their own informed positions on relevant issues in the composition of a formal research paper.
A grade of “C” or better in ENG-121
A continuation of MAT 107. This course stresses technical mathematical skills and applications. Topics include solving right triangles, logarithmic and exponential functions and radicals. Also includes the statistics topics of frequency distribution, presentation of statistical data (graphs, charts and tables), measures of central tendency and dispersion, the Normal distribution and introduction to probability theory.
Continuation of MED 101. Emphasis on basic medical terminology, clinical chemistry, clinical microbiology and safety in the laboratory. Provides hands-on experience with those concepts and techniques essential to medical laboratory technology students. Laboratory experiences include manual methods with principles on techniques and accuracy being stressed.
Provides a psychological basis for the understanding of human behavior. A survey of fundamentals that are necessary for subsequent psychology courses. Topics include but are not limited to: learning, motivation, cognition, personality, abnormal behavior, development and social psychology.
Basic medical terminology, organization of hospital laboratories and rules of ethical behavior. Stresses the practical side of basic laboratory work in the areas of specimen collection, hematology, urinalysis, blood banking, serology, clinical chemistry, microbiology, quality control, etc. Includes on-the-job education in laboratory work. Students supervised by medical technologists and specialists. May not be audited. An eight week, 40 hours per week, summer clinical experience.
MED-210 is only offered in the summer.
This is an eight week, 40 hour/week summer clinical practicum.A study of the theoretical and practical aspects of hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, serology and blood banking. Clinical instruction and technique are obtained in affiliated hospitals under the supervision of medical technologists and specialists. May not be audited. Requires 16 hours a week in a hospital laboratory, and four hours of lectures per week on campus.
MED-211 is only offered in the fall.
This includes a 16 hour/week clinical practicum.
An introductory study of the microbial world with emphasis on the nature and behavior of microorganisms, the interrelationships that operate between microbes and the human host in health and disease and the principles of prevention and control of infectious disease. Laboratory experience develops techniques in the proper handling, observation and identification of microbial cultures. Recommended for students in the health sciences.
Continuation of MED 211. Includes microbiology and parasitology and clinical chemistry. Clinical instruction and technique are obtained in affiliated hospitals. May not be audited. Requires 16 hours a week in a hospital laboratory, and four hours of lectures per week on campus.
Contact Name: Associate Professor Stephen Larkin, department chair
Contact Phone: 732.906.2581
Contact Email: SLarkin@middlesexcc.edu
Department Web: http://www2.middlesexcc.edu/academics/academic-departments/medical-laboratory-homepage.html
Students receive an integrated experience, with lectures and laboratory practices, both on-campus and in clinical facilities offcampus. They learn how to test specimens accurately and swiftly, with the highest ethical standards.
Algebra I is a prerequisite for all majors. Algebra I competency may be verified with a passing score on the College’s placement test or completion of the appropriate course. Students must have a “C” or better in high school laboratory biology and laboratory chemistry. As a result of the student’s performance on the College’s placement test, he or she may need developmental coursework. All developmental coursework must be completed before they will be considered for admission to the program.
Once students complete developmental coursework (if needed), the degree can be completed in two years of full-time study. Students who register for an average of 17 credits each semester can complete the degree in two years. Students must register for the summer session following their first year.
Successful completion of the program leads to an Associates in Applied Science degree. After graduation, graduates are eligible to take the national certification exam offered through the American Society of Clinical Pathology Board of Certification in the Medical Laboratory Technology category. Students are eligible for this certification exam, as well as other exams that may be offered.
He or she must meet the academic standards of progress outlined on the next page to stay in the program. Are there any other things I should consider before I apply? Yes, there are practical considerations, health considerations and legal considerations that you should review before making the decision to choose medical laboratory technology as a career:
The following Practical Considerations are listed so the student may be better able to assess their career choice in terms of ability to succeed in the program and gain employment in the field:
Due to the nature of clinical experiences in the Medical Laboratory Technology Program, students will be participating in a work environment that has the potential of exposure to blood borne pathogens and infectious diseases. All students accepted into the Medical Laboratory Technology Program are provided with instruction on infection control protocols specific to the Program in order to reduce the risk of disease transmission.
A student is required to have a criminal background check performed with satisfactory results acceptable by Middlesex County College and the Medical Laboratory Technology Department and/or participating clinical facilities as a consideration of admission, initial enrollment and/or continued enrollment. An offer of admission will not be final and enrollment not permitted until the completion of a satisfactory criminal background check. Admission may be denied or rescinded or enrollment terminated based on the results of the criminal background check .
5600 N. River Road, Suite 720
Rosemont, IL 60018
Phone: 773.714.8800
Website: www.naacls.org
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