Des Moines Area Community College.

Medical Laboratory Technology Courses

First Semester (Fall Term)

Term 1
Course # Course Name Credits
BIO164 Essentials Anatomy/Physiology 5
CHM122 Intro to General Chemistry 4
MLT121 Lab Fundamentals & Urinalysis 2
MLT132 Beginning Hematology 2
MLT112 Principles of Phlebotomy 2
PSY111 Introduction to Psychology 3

Second Semester (Spring Term)

Term 2
Course # Course Name Credits
BIO732 Health Science Microbiology 4
CHM132 Intro to Organic/Biochemistry 4
ENG105 Composition I 3
MLT232 Advanced Hematology & Coagulation 5

Third Semester (Summer Term)

Term 3
Course # Course Name Credits
MLT261 Immunohematology 5
MLT270 Immunology & Serology 2
SPC101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication 3

Fourth Semester (Fall Term)

Term 4
Course # Course Name Credits
MLT242 Clinical Chemistry 8
MLT251 Clinical Microbiology 6

Fifth Semester (Spring Term)

Term 5
Course # Course Name Credits
MLT282 Clinical Laboratory Practicum 12
MLT290 Clinical Seminar and Review 2

Total credits required to complete this program- 72