Academic Courses

Clinical Laboratory Technician

CLT 102
Phlebotomy
2-3-8-4
Prepares students to gain employment as beginning practitioners in phlebotomy. Emphasis is on the workings of the clinical laboratory, venipuncture procedures, professionalism, specimen preparation and transportation. Clinical practice included. Prerequisite: Department Head approval. Additional course fee: $132.

CLT 155
Clinical Hematology ¹
3-3-0-4
Principles of urinalysis and blood formation, constituents and function, including blood coagulation. Emphasis on theory and performance of diagnostic hematological procedures and the correlation of laboratory results with kidney and blood disorders. Clinical orientation included. Prerequisites: BIOL 107 or 110 which may be taken concurrently. Additional course fee: $79.
¹Enrollment restricted to CLT majors.

CLT 205
Immunology and Immunohematology
3-3-0-4
Basic theory and concepts of antigen-antibody reactions; relationships of infection and immunity; specific serological methods for the diagnosis of disease. Fundamental theories of blood group antigens and the genetics of their inheritance. Routine methods used to select donors and perform basic blood bank techniques. Clinical orientation included. Prerequisites: BIOL 107 or 110. Additional course fee: $79.

CLT 225
Clinical Chemistry
3-3-0-4
Basic principles, theory and performance of chemical procedures to analyze body constituents. Emphasis on basic instrumentation and an introduction to automation. Application of quality control procedures. Clinical orientation included. Prerequisites: CHEM 121, 122 or CHEM 110, 118, BIOL 110 or BIOL 107. All with “C” grade or better. Additional course fee: $79.

CLT 245
Clinical Microbiology
3-3-0-4
Continuation of BIOL 241. Isolation and identification of clinically significant pathogenic bacteria from all types of clinical specimens. Serologic procedures and an introduction to mycology and parasitology. Clinical orientation included. Prerequisites: BIOL 241, CHEM 110 and 118 or CHEM 121 and 122. Additional course fee: $79.

CLT 265
Current Topics in Clinical Laboratory Sciences
3-0-0-3
Discussions, seminars and lectures to correlate laboratory findings with pathological conditions in humans. Resumé and job interview skills will be included. Students will present clinical case studies and a term paper. Pre-requisites: CLT 225, 245 and CLT 155 which may be taken concurrently.

CLT 295
Clinical Practice
2-0-32-6
A coordinated period of supervised experience in all areas of an affiliated clinical laboratory providing the opportunity to perform a variety of clinical procedures and develop technical competence, plus a weekly seminar to address various aspects of laboratory science. Prerequisites: CLT 102, 225, 245. CLT 155 and CLT 265 may be taken concurrently. Additional course fee: $132.