Medical Laboratory Technology (A45420)

Admission to Program

Students are encouraged to begin preparation for the sequences of major courses early so that there will be time for them to complete pre-requisite courses, including MLT 110, and other requirements before they begin the program. As many as three semesters may be required to complete these pre-prerequisite courses depending upon the student’s placement. Program acceptance is dependent upon completion of pre-requisite courses.

SCC Requirements

• Complete and return the SCC Admissions Application.
• Submit a copy of your high school diploma or GED/HSE certificate.
• Complete all Southeastern requirements to be admitted as a degree seeking student.
• Meet with the program advisor to discuss requirements, connected careers, and possible transfer opportunities.
• Reassessment may be done only once, but no earlier than three months after the first assessment.
• Meet with an SCC counselor.

Program Requirements

Current program requirements are listed on the Student Readiness Checklist on the SCC Nursing and Healthcare Training webpage.

Continuation in Program

Coursework

Students in the medical laboratory technology program should take courses in the sequence specified in the curriculum master plan. They must achieve a grade of C or better in all medical laboratory technology, chemistry, and biology curriculum courses to continue in the program. Students must have completed anatomy and physiology not more than ten years before starting MLT courses. Registration priority will be given to students in their first attempt of MLT courses, but students may re-register for a course in a subsequent semester if space is available.

Submission of Required Documentation

Enrollment and continuation in the medical laboratory technology program is contingent upon the submission of the required documentation on or before the deadline communicated by the program director/MLT faculty. These requirements include, but are not limited to:

• Completed SCC Health Form
• Two-step TB skin test
• Recorded compliance with immunization requirements (included on the SCC Health Form)
• Certification of ability to perform essential functions
• Malpractice insurance
• OSHA training
• Certification from student’s healthcare provider showing evidence the student meets the conditions of physical and mental health capabilities at a level acceptable to and in keeping with safe care to the public (included on the SCC Health Form)
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Completed Background Check
• Completed 12-Panel Drug Screen

All students must meet clinical requirements. Failure to meet clinical requirements on or before the deadline communicated by the Program Director/MLT faculty or failure to meet subsequent updates will result in removal of current MLT student status.

Students in the medical laboratory technology program with pre-existing physical, mental, or behavioral problems which conflict with safe practice must provide professional certification that appropriate treatment and/or counseling has taken place and that the problem has been adequately accommodated to continue in the program.

MLT faculty and/or program director reserves the right to deny admission to a student who has demonstrated past behaviors which conflict with safety essential to care for the public or medical laboratory technology practice.

Relationship with Clinical Agency

The contract between SCC and a clinical agency requires that the college abides by the existing rules and regulations of the agency. Clinical agencies may require acceptable criminal background checks and drug screens prior to allowing students in the clinical area. From a safety perspective, the users of alcohol and drugs may impair the well-being of themselves and the persons they serve in the clinical settings. The college follows agency protocol regarding drug screening and criminal background checks. The college agrees to not assign or to withdraw any students from the clinical agency when the students are unacceptable to the agency because of health, performance, a positive criminal background check, or other reasonable causes. Without access to the clinical facilities, students will be unable to satisfactorily complete MLT courses.

Students may be required, at their own expense, to be tested for consumption of alcohol/drugs for cause at any time while in this program. Clinical sites control admittance of all persons to their facilities.

Dismissal of Students

Faculty in the medical laboratory technology program follow published college and healthcare training division policies and practices that provide for identification and dismissal of students as follows:

• demonstrate physical or mental problems which conflict with the safety essential to medical laboratory technology practice and do not respond to appropriate treatment and/or counseling within a reasonable period of time.
• demonstrate unsafe or unethical clinical practices or behavior which conflicts with safety essential to medical laboratory technology practice.

Students who demonstrate behavior that conflicts with safety essential to medical laboratory technology practice can be dismissed from the program regardless of whether treatment or counseling has occurred.

Transfer

Students desiring to transfer into the Medical Laboratory Technology program at SCC must meet the following criteria:

• meet with the program director to verify that appropriate program pre- requisites have been met.
• have been enrolled in a NAACLS accredited medical laboratory technology program within the past twelve months.
• have written verification of good academic standing and good laboratory technique from the former institution's medical technology program director.

All transfer medical laboratory technology courses will be evaluated by the MLT program director. To be eligible to transfer, courses must be equivalent to courses offered at SCC in both theory and laboratory and clinical experiences. The Director of Admissions/Registrar will determine the transferability of general education courses (Credits for Courses Not Completed at SCC).

Readmission

Readmission students must meet current admission requirements. There can be no more than two admissions into the medical laboratory technology program. Readmission of students who were dismissed from the program for drug use and/or for any other physical, mental, or behavioral problem which conflict with the safety essential to medical laboratory technology practice is contingent on professional documentation that appropriate treatment and/or counseling has taken place and that the problem has been adequately accommodated.