Medical Laboratory Technician to Medical Laboratory Science

An opportunity to gain an associate degree from Delaware Tech and a bachelor's degree from Salisbury University.

Your Path to a Bachelor's Degree

Delaware Tech has established agreements with four-year colleges and universities that connect Delaware Tech associate degree programs with bachelor's degree programs to create smooth transfer opportunities for you. These Connected Degree programs enable you to complete your associate degree and then transfer to a four-year degree program as a junior.

The Connected Degree 2+2 Curriculum

Delaware Tech's Medical Laboratory Technician associate degree program is a nationally accredited program that prepares the student who wishes to seek employment as a medical laboratory technician. Medical laboratory technicians perform routine laboratory procedures on blood, tissue, and other bodily fluids. As a medical laboratory technician, you will work under a medical laboratory scientist to report lab results to medical personnel, focus on blood banking, hematology, immunology, or microbiology. After graduation, you will be prepared to work in a laboratory setting and can be employed as a technician in research centers, pharmaceutical laboratories or biomedical laboratories, or as a quality control technician in food processing or manufacturing companies. Salisbury University's bachelor degree program in Medical Laboratory Science provides upper-level courses in chemical and biological testing related to health and human disease, as well as internships in various hospitals throughout the region. Following completion of the program, graduates are eligible to take national certification examinations that are recognized by medical laboratory employers.

Value For You

By completing your associate degree at Delaware Tech, you'll receive excellent instruction in small classes at a campus close to home. Delaware Tech's affordable tuition can reduce the overall cost of your college education, making the completion of your bachelor's degree more manageable.

Making The Connection

Refer to the Connected Degree curriculum for the sequence of courses needed to complete this program. Call Delaware Tech and let us help you follow the path to your bachelor's degree.


Connected Degree Curriculum - Suggested Course Sequence

Medical Laboratory Technician (Associate Degree - Delaware Technical Community College)

Semester 1 (Fall)

Course Title Credits
SSC 100 First Year Seminar 1
BIO 120 Anatomy and Physiology 5
CHM 150 Chemical Principles 5
MAT 153 College Math & Statistics 4
MLT 120 Hematology I 4
  19

Semester 2 (Spring)

Course Title Credits
BIO 121 Anatomy and Physiology II 5
CHM 151 Chemical Principles II 5
ENG 101 Critical Thinking & Academic Writing 3
MLT 121 Hematology II 4
  17

Semester 3 (Fall)

Course Title Credits
BIO 250 Clinical Microbiology I 4
MLT 220 Clinical Chemistry I 4
ENG 102 Composition and Research 3
PSY 121 General Psychology 3
MLT 260 Immunology 4
  18

Semester 4 (Spring)

Course Title Credits
MLT 221 Clinical Chemistry II 4
MLT 251 Clinical Microbiology II 4
MLT 261 Blood Banking 4
SOC 213 Ethical Issues in Health Care 3
  15

Semester 5 (Fall)

Course Title Credits
MLT 291 Clinical Practicum 7
SSC 115 Research Methods 1
  8

Medical Laboratory Science (Bachelor's Degree - Salisbury University)

Semester 6 (Spring)

Course Title Credits
MDTC 301 Hematology I 4
MDTC 311 Clinical Microbiology I 4
MDTC 341 Clinical Biochemistry I 5
HIST 101 World Civilization 4
  17

Semester 7 (Fall)

Course Title Credits
MDTC 401 Hematology II 4
MDTC 411 Clinical Microbiology II 4
MDTC 431 Intro to Transfusion Services 3
MDTC 441 Clinical Biochemistry II 4
  15

Winter Term

Course Title Credits
MDTC 443 Special Clinical Chemistry 3
  3

Semester 8 (Spring)

Course Title Credits
GENE IB Literature 4
HIST *** 102, 103, or other history above 103 4
GENE IIIA Humanities Course 4
FTWL 106 Fitness and Wellness 3
MDTC 461 Laboratory Organization and Management 2
MDTC 471 Clinical Seminar 1
  18

Course sequencing may vary by semester. See your advisor.


For More Information Contact:

Delaware Tech
Georgetown: (302) 259-6610

Salisbury University
Salisbury, Maryland: (410) 543-6000

The articulation agreement is subject to change based on Delaware Tech and senior institution curriculum changes 12/2020 - 12/2025