Course Descriptions
3 units | CSU 54 hours lecture
Prerequisite: Official admission to the MLT Program.
Co-requisite: MLT-110L
Presents hematology from the unclassified stem cell in the bone marrow to both normal and abnormal peripheral blood cells, including the procedures used to identify these cells.
MLT 110L CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY LAB
1 unit | CSU 54 hours lab
Prerequisite: Official admission to the MLT Program.
Co-requisite: MLT-110
Introduces the instruments and techniques used for hematology testing, including calibration and interpretation of results. Emphasizes the morphology and identification of common human blood cells.
MLT 112 CLINICAL URINALYSIS LECTURE
1 unit | CSU 18 hours lecture
Prerequisite: Official admission to the MLT Program.
Co-requisite: MLT-112L
Presents the properties and constituents of urine, emphasizing the interpretation of qualitative and quantitative clinical analysis of urine, and a comparison of lab results to kidney function.
MLT 112L CLINICAL URINALYSIS LAB
0.5 unit | CSU 27 hours lab
Prerequisite: Official admission to the MLT Program.
Co-requisite: MLT-112
Presents urine testing, interpretation, and correlation. Emphasizes qualitative and quantitative clinical examination of urine specimens, including the principle of each reaction, quality control, interpretation, and correlation to other laboratory findings.
MLT 114 CLINICAL COAGULATION LECTURE
1 unit | CSU 18 hours lecture
Prerequisite: Official admission to the MLT Program.
Co-requisite: MLT-114L
Presents hemostasis, properties, and factors involved in the clotting system, including various coagulation disorders and their related laboratory findings.
MLT 114L CLINICAL COAGULATION LAB
0.75 unit | CSU 40.5 hours lab
Prerequisite: Official admission to the MLT Program.
Co-requisite: MLT-114
Introduces the techniques and safety procedures used in the clinical coagulation laboratory, emphasizing platelet function tests and intrinsic and extrinsic clotting pathway testing.
MLT 116 CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY LECTURE
3 units | CSU 54 hours lecture
Prerequisite: Official admission to the MLT Program.
Co-requisite: MLT-116L
Introduces identification methods, theories, and techniques used in basic bacteriology, parasitology, and mycology emphasizing routine organism identification.
MLT 116L CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY LAB
1 unit | CSU 54 hours lab
Prerequisite: Official admission to the MLT Program.
Co-requisite: MLT-116
Introduces the various techniques and safety procedures in clinical microbiology. Emphasizes the morphology and identification of common pathogenic organisms. Must have completed BIOSCI 221 to enter the course and must be admitted to the MLT program.
MLT 118 CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY/ IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY LECTURE
3 units | CSU 54 hours lecture
Prerequisite: Official admission to the MLT Program.
Co-requisite: MLT-118L
Introduces the principles of antigen and antibody reactions included in blood grouping and typing, and compatibility testing, and serological and immunohematological procedures.
MLT 118L CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY/ IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY LAB
1 unit | CSU 54 hours lab
Prerequisite: Official admission to the MLT Program.
Co-requisite: MLT-118
Introduces serological and immunohematology procedures and techniques to measure analytes qualitatively and quantitatively.
MLT 120 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY I LECTURE
3 units | CSU 54 hours lecture
Prerequisite: Official admission to the MLT Program.
Co-requisite: MLT-120L
Presents the theoretical and practical concepts associated with testing procedures used in the clinical chemistry laboratory, including the fundamentals of general laboratory principles and specific basic instrumentation and methodologies.
MLT 120L CLINICAL CHEMISTRY I LAB
1 unit | CSU 54 hours lab
Prerequisite: Official admission to the MLT Program.
Co-requisite: MLT-120
Introduces the various types of instrumentation used in the clinical chemistry laboratory, including testing parameters, calibration, quality control, preventative maintenance, and some manual procedures.
MLT 124 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY II LECTURE
3 units | CSU 54 hours lecture
Prerequisite: MLT-120 and MLT-120L
Co-requisite: MLT-124L
Second in two-part clinical chemistry series, emphasizing the endocrine, liver, kidney, and pancreatic functions. Also includes tumor markers, drug screening, and body fluids.
MLT 124L CLINICAL CHEMISTRY II LAB
1 unit | CSU 54 hours lab
Prerequisite: MLT-120 and MLT 120L
Co-requisite: MLT-124
Presents more advanced instrumentation used in the clinical chemistry laboratory to test different body systems as well as drug screening, tumor markers, and body fluids. Includes their principles, testing parameters, calibration, quality control, and preventive maintenance.
MLT 128 CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY/ URINALYSIS/ COAGULATION PRACTICUM
4 units | CSU 216 hours lab
Prerequisite: MLT-110 and MLT-110L, MLT-112 and MLT-
112L, MLT-114 and MLT-114L
Provides entry-level clinical laboratory experience in the clinical laboratory hematology, urinalysis, and coagulation departments, emphasizing technique, accuracy, and precision.
MLT 129 CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY PRACTICUM
4 units | CSU 216 hours lab
Prerequisite: MLT-116 and MLT-116L
Provides entry-level clinical laboratory experience in the clinical laboratory microbiology department, emphasizing technique, accuracy, and precision.
MLT 130 CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY/ IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY PRACTICUM
3 units | CSU 162 hours lab
Prerequisite: MLT-118 and MLT-118L
Provides entry-level clinical laboratory experience in the serology and blood banking departments, emphasizing technique, accuracy, and precision.
MLT 131 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY PRACTICUM
4 units | CSU 216 hours lab
Prerequisite: MLT-124 and MLT-124L
Provides entry-level clinical laboratory experience in the general and special chemistry departments, emphasizing technique, accuracy, and precision.