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Course Requirements
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| ID
| Title
| Class
| Lab
| Credits
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Fall Semester (year 1)
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| MTHCxxx |
Mathematics Elective (Accuplacer) |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| SCIC140 |
Chemistry I |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| SCIC111 |
Basic Anatomy and Physiology |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| SCIC201* |
Anatomy and Physiology I |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| SCIC205 |
Microbiology
(SCIC101 or 201 or matriculation in CLT program) |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| ALHC126 |
Introduction to Laboratory Technician |
2 |
3 |
3 |
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Spring Semester (year 1)
|
| ENGC102 |
College Composition I (Accuplacer) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| SCIC202* |
Anatomy and Physiology II
(SCIC201**) |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| SOCCxxx |
Social Science Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| CLTC110 |
Pathogenic Microbiology
(SCIC205, ALHC126) |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| CLTC111 |
Urinalysis
(ALHC126) |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| CLTC112 |
Serology
(SCIC111/SCIC201 & SCIC202, ALHC126) |
1 |
3 |
2 |
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Summer Semester (year 1)
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| CLTC120 |
Affiliation Microbiology
(ALHC126, CLTC110) |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| CLTC121 |
Affiliation Urinalysis and Special Diagnostics
(ALHC126, CLTC111) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Fall Semester (year 2)
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| ENGCxxx |
English Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| HUMCxxx |
Humanities/Fine Arts/World Language Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| CLTC201 |
Hematology
(ALHC126, CLTC112) |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| CLTC202 |
Immunohematology
(ALHC126, CLTC112) |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| CLTC203 |
Clinical Chemistry
(ALHC126, SCIC140) |
3 |
3 |
4 |
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Spring Semester (year 2)
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| CLTC211 |
Affiliation Hematology
(ALHC126, CLTC201) |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| CLTC212 |
Affiliation Blood Bank
(ALHC126, CLTC202) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| CLTC213 |
Affiliation Chemistry
(ALHC126, CLTC203) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| CLTC220 |
CLT Senior Seminar
(All previous CLTC courses) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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Prerequisite & Co-requisites are listed in parentheses. *These courses are optional choices for students intending to continue their education towards a bachelor's degree. See program director for advising. All CLTC courses require matriculation in the program, or permission of instructor for registration.
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(Day Program) Clinical laboratory technicians are the detectives of the health care field. Under the supervision of a medical technologist or physician, the CLT uses their skills to aid in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. CLTs perform highly complex laboratory procedures ranging from detailed manual techniques to sophisticated computerized technology. Opportunities for employment for the CLT include: traditional hospital or private laboratories, commercial or pharmaceutical industries, research laboratories, infection control programs and agricultural and veterinarian practices, among others.
Coursework for the Clinical Laboratory Technician program integrates professional with general education courses, gaining skills for the job as well as general life skills. In addition to classroom studies, students spend twenty weeks, full-time in an accredited hospital or private laboratory refining skills in the specific areas of a clinical laboratory. Clinical affiliations are arranged based on predetermined criteria and are subject to availability of facilities located throughout New Hampshire and Vermont. Students are required to have liability and health insurance prior to being placed for their clinical rotations. CPR certification is recommended and may be required by some clinical sites. Students must also be able to provide their own personal transportation to all clinical assignments.
Applicants for the Clinical Laboratory Technician Program must satisfy general requirements for admission to the College and are required to have credits (or the equivalent) in high school or college algebra, English, biology and chemistry. The student must have an interview with the program director and demonstrate knowledge of the field of laboratory medicine or schedule a tour in a clinical laboratory.
Students health status must be compatible with the tasks and duties of a CLT including the ability to perform certain motor skills involved in collecting blood, using pipettes and a microscope, and accurately reading color charts for interpretation. Students are required to provide results of a medical examination and proof of immunity to infectious disease before being scheduled for clinical affiliations.
Upon completion of the CLT program, students are qualified for immediate employment and are eligible to sit for national certification examinations offered by several professional organizations. Program outcomes can be found on the College website, in the program information package "About our CLT Program" and in the CLT Program Student Handbook. This two-year Associate Degree program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 8410 West Bryn Mawr, Suite 670, Chicago, IL 60631-3415, (773)714-8880
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