AHS 100  ALLIED HEALTH INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR
This course will introduce the students enrolled in each of the Allied Health Programs to their specific curriculum and the career goals available to them.  Students will focus on personal development and effective strategies for successful completion of their specific program.  In addition, students will examine the health delivery system and the many challenges inherent in this system.

MLT 101  CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
A study of the principles of pathogenic microbes, their isolation and identification, and antibiotic sensitivity testing. Emphasis will be placed on procedures and techniques currently in use in medical laboratories.  A study of serological procedures and interpretations will be included.  Emphasis will be on performance of procedures and interpretation of results as they relate to disease conditions.
Prerequisite:  MLT 105 with a grade of C or better.

MLT 105  CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY
A study of standard tests and techniques presently performed in the clinical laboratory.  Course will include emphasis on blood counts, coagulation procedures, hemoglobin, hematocrit, differential smear evaluations, sedimentation rates, indices, platelet and reticulocyte counts.  Methods of blood collection, including phlebotomy and capillary puncture techniques, will be taught. Also included is the study of the origin and relationship of the blood, study of human blood in normal and diseased states, blood coagulation factors, hemostasis, and coagulation deficiencies. Grade of C or better required to continue to MLT 101 and MLT 106.

MLT 106  IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY / SEROLOGY
A study of the immunological makeup of the human body.  Emphasis will be on the immune process, blood banking, blood components, preparation and administration of blood components, the genetics of blood group inheritance, and serological testing.
Prerequisite:  MLT 105 with a grade of C or better and concurrent enrollment in MLT 202.
          
MLT 202  PARASITOLOGY / BODY FLUIDS
A study of life cycle, morphology, transmission, vectors, simple pathology and associated disease organisms, immunology, distribution and prevention of protozoans and helminths that infect or infest man.  Practical classes on recognition of parasites in stools, blood, tissues, and free-living states are required.  Special emphasis is placed upon those aspects of the life cycle that are useful for clinical diagnosis.  Amniotic, synovial and spinal fluids, and semen will also be studied.  
Prerequisite:  MLT 101 with a grade of C or better and concurrent enrollment in MLT 106.

MLT 203  CLINICAL CHEMISTRY I
A study of the basic concepts fundamental to the study of the chemical constituents of the human body.  Emphasis will be placed on analytical procedures, interpretation of results, normal values, instrumentation, laboratory mathematics, and theory and application of clinical chemistry procedures.  Analysis of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and liver function tests will be covered.  
Prerequisite:  CHE 121 with a grade of C or better.

MLT 204  CLINICAL CHEMISTRY II
A continuation of Clinical Chemistry I with emphasis on the more involved and intricate biochemical testing procedures.  The study of acid-base balance, electrolytes, enzymes, hormones, therapeutic drugs, toxicology, cerebrospinal fluid and special chemistry will be covered.  
Prerequisite:  MLT 203 with a grade of C or better.

MLT 207  EXTERNSHIP I
Resident internship in an approved laboratory where didactics and actual job performance are integrated in a clinical work-study setting.  Students will rotate through each department.  
Prerequisite:  MLT 106 and MLT 202 with a grade of C or better and concurrent enrollment in MLT 204.

MLT 208  EXTERNSHIP II
A continuation of MLT 207 with continuing rotation through various departments in the clinical laboratory.
Prerequisite:  MLT 106 and MLT 202 with a grade of C or better and concurrent enrollment in MLT 204.