Medical Laboratory Technician to Medical Laboratory Science

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

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 prepares students to perform routine laboratory procedures on blood, tissue, and other bodily fluids. Medical laboratory technicians work under a medical laboratory scientist to report lab results to medical personnel, focus on blood banking, hematology, immunology, or microbiology. Graduates are prepared to work in a laboratory setting and can be employed as technicians in research centers, pharmaceutical laboratories or biomedical laboratories, or as quality control technicians in food processing or manufacturing companies. Upon successful completion graduates are eligible to sit for the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) registry exam for Medical Laboratory Technicians. University of Delaware's Bachelor of Science degree program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences. The program is enhanced by noted researchers in their respective fields of cancer, diabetes, immunology, infectious diseases and nanomedicine. Undergraduate student laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art clinical instrumentation are directed by accomplished, certified medical laboratory science professionals. Graduates seeking employment are eagerly sought by employers in hospital and private laboratories, as well as industrial medical and biomedical laboratories, research and fertility centers, pharmaceutical companies and physician office laboratories. Many graduates pursue graduate and professional education programs in medicine, health administration, and other areas.

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)

First Semester (Fall)

Course Title Credits
SSC 100 First Year Seminar 1
BIO 120 Anatomy and Physiology I 5
CHM 150 Chemical Principles I or 5
CHM 110 General Chemistry 4
MAT 153 College Math and Statistics 4
MLT 120 Hematology I 4
  18/19

Second Semester (Spring)

Course Title Credits
BIO 121 Anatomy and Physiology II 5
CHM 151 Chemical Principles II or 5
CHM 111 Intro to Organic and Biochemistry 4
ENG 101 Critical Thinking and Academic Writing 3
MLT 121 Hematology II 4
  16/17

Third Semester (Fall)

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

Fourth Semester (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

Fifth Semester (Fall)

Course Title Credits
MLT 291 Clinical Practicum 7
  7

Medical Laboratory Science (Bachelor's Degree - University of Delaware)

Sixth Semester (Winter)

Course Title Credits
BISC 207 Introduction to Biology I 4
  4

Seventh Semester (Spring)

Course Title Credits
BISC 208 Introduction to Biology II 4
CHEM 213 Elementary Organic Chemistry 3
CHEM 215 Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1
MEDT 200 The Language of Medicine 3
MEDT 250 Communication, Educ. & Ethics in Healthcare 1
  12

Eighth Semester (Fall)

Course Title Credits
CHEM 214 Elementary Biochemistry 3
CHEM 216 Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory 1
MEDT 375 Research and Statistics for the Medical Laboratory Scientist 2
MEDT 390 Intro to Genetics and Molecular Diagnostics 3
XXXX XXX Breadth Elective (See Note 1 below) 3
HIST 103 World History I (Satisfies History and Cultural Change Breadth and Multicultural Requirement) 3
  15

Ninth Semester (Spring)

Course Title Credits
BISC 300 Mocrobiology 4
MEDT 391 Intro. to Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory 1
XXXX XXX Breadth Elective (See Note 1 Below) 3
ENGL 280 Approaches to Literature for Non Majors (Satisfies Creative Arts and Humanities and Second Writing Requirement) 3
  11

Tenth Semester (Fall)

Course Title Credits
MEDT 403 Clinical Physiological Chemistry II 3
MEDT 405 Hematology II 2
MEDT 413 Clinical Physiological Chemistry II Laboratory 2
MEDT 415 Hematology II Laboratory 2
MEDT 420 Immunohematology II 2
MEDT 421 Immunohematology II Laboratory 1
MEDT 430 Diagnostic Bacteriology & Medical Micro. 2
MEDT 431 Diagnostic Bacteriology & Medical Micro. Laboratory 2
MEDT 461 Laboratory Practice and Leadership I 1
MEDT 418 Senior Seminar 0
  17

Eleventh Semester (Spring)

Course Title Credits
MEDT 471 Laboratory Practice and Leadership II 1
MEDT 480 Senior Capstone 1
MEDT XXX (See Note 2 below) 3
MEDT XXX (See Note 2 below) 3
  8

NOTE 1: The University of Delaware requires that every student complete 3 credits in each of the following categories of breadth electives (see: academiccatalog.udel.edu): Creative Arts and Humanities; History and Cultural Change; Social and Behavioral Sciences; and Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology. The Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences requires an additional 3 credits in each of the following categories of breadths: Creative Arts and Humanities; History and Cultural Change; and Social and Behavioral Sciences. NOTE 2: No more than 6 credits in MEDT practicum courses chosen among MEDT 473, MEDT 475, MEDT 477, and MEDT 479 will be required for baccalaureate completion. Credits remaining for completion will be determined based upon individualized assessment of student's clinical experience.

The Bachelor of Science program in Medical Laboratory Science requires a minimum of 124 credits. Course sequencing may vary by semester. See your advisor.


For More Information Contact:

Delaware Tech
Georgetown: (302) 259-6605

University of Delaware
Faye Duffy, Transfer Admissions
fduffy@udel.edu
(302) 831-8123

This articulation agreement is subject to change based on Delaware Tech and senior institution curriculum. 08/2016