Department of Health Professions - Clinical Laboratory Technician Courses

Clinical Laboratory Technician - CLTEC (Courses) - Health Professions

Lower-Division Courses

1501. Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Science. Overview of the clinical laboratory profession, ethics, responsibilities and clinical relevance of laboratory procedures. Prereq.: Algebra 2, high school chemistry and biology. Concurrent with CLTEC 1501L. 2 s.h.

*1501L. Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Science Laboratory. Phlebotomy, specimen collection and processing; basic clinical laboratory exercises. Three hours lab per week. Concurrent with CLTEC 1501. Prereq.: Algebra 2, high school chemistry and biology. 1 s.h.

1502. Urinalysis and Body Fluids. Theory and techniques in the analysis of urine and body fluids. Concurrent with CLTEC 1502L. Prereq.: CLTEC 1501/L, BIOL 2601. 2 s.h.

*1502L. Urinalysis and Body Fluids Laboratory. Chemical and microscopic analysis of urine. Concurrent with CLTEC 1502. Three hours lab per week. Prereq.: CLTEC 1501/L, BIOL 2601. 1 s.h.

1503. Immunohematology. Fundamental theories and techniques of immunohematology and blood banking; genetic theories, problem solving, and case studies. Concurrent with CLTEC 1503L and BIOL 2602. Prereq.: BIOL 2601 and CLTEC 1501. 3 s.h.

*1503L. Immunohematology Laboratory. ABO and RH typing, direct and indirect antiglobulin testing, compatibility testing. Three hours lab per week. Concurrent with CLTEC 1503. Prereq.: CLTEC 1501/L, BIOL 2601. 1 s.h. 2601. Clinical Chemistry 1. Medical laboratory applications of clinical chemistry. Concurrent with CLTEC 2601L. Prereq.: CLTEC 1502/L, CHEM 1515. 2 s.h.

*2601L. Clinical Chemistry 1 Laboratory. Spectrophotometric, semi-automated, and automated analysis of glucose, electrolytes, enzymes, and other chemical constituents of serum. Three hours lab per week. Concurrent with CLTEC 2601. Prereq.: CLTEC 1502/L, CHEM 1515. 1 s.h.

*2604. Instrumentation. Laboratory instrumentation, quality control, quality assurance, instrument maintenance and troubleshooting; performance verification, proficiency surveys, choice and implementation of new instruments. Two hours lecture, four hours lab per week. Prereq.: CLTEC 2601, 2601L; CHEM 1515. 2 s.h.

*2609. Topics in Histotechnology. Instrumentation, processing, fixation, microtomy, staining, and special staining as relative to the histotechnician. Prereq.: Admission to Histotechnology program, CLTEC 1501/L, or permission of instructor. 2 s.h.

2611. Histotechnician Seminar 1. Didactics in specimen processing, fixation, microtomy, sectioning, and general staining methods. Evaluation of clinical progress. Prereq.: CLTEC 2609. Concurrent with CLTEC 2612. 1 s.h.

*2612. Histotechnician Practicum 1. Assignment to a clinical affiliate. Histologic procedures of instrumentation, cell structure, fixatives, processing and sectioning of tissues, and general staining methods. Forty hours of clinical experience per week. Concurrent with CLTEC 2611. Prereq.: Successful completion of first three semesters of histotechnician curriculum with a minimum GPA of 2.5. 11 s.h.

2621. Histotechnician Seminar 2. Didactics in special staining methods, microorganisms, immunochemistry, DNA and RNA probes, electron microscopy and flow cytometry. Preparation for practical examination. Prereq.: CLTEC 2611 and 2612. Concurrent with CLTEC 2622. 1 s.h.

*2622. Histotechnician Practicum 2. Assignment to a clinical affiliate. Histologic procedures of nuclear, cytoplasmic, nervous tissue, connective tissue, microorganisms, and muscle fiber stains; immunocytochemistry, DNA and RNA probes, flow cytometry, special techniques, and preparation for the ASCP practical examination. Concurrent with CLTEC 2621. Prereq.: Successful completion of CLTEC 2612 with a grade of C or better. 11 s.h.

*2687L. Microbiology for Health Care Laboratory. Medical microbiology laboratory for health care professionals. Laboratory methods in the transmission, identification, prevention, and treatment of common bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic pathogens with a focus on nosocomial infections. Three hours lab per week. Concurrent with BIOL 1560. Prereq.: BIOL 1545, 1551, 2601, or permission of instructor. 1 s.h.

Upper-Division Courses

3700. Clinical Chemistry 2. Immunomicroscopic, receptor binding, and enzyme-linked techniques as applicable to detection of antigen, antibody, drug and other chemical analyses. Concurrent with CLTEC 3700L. Prereq.: CLTEC 2601/L or CHEM 1515. 2 s.h.

*3700L. Clinical Chemistry 2 Laboratory. Thyroid, digoxin, B12, folic acid, antinuclear antibodies and T and B cell receptor procedures utilized in a clinical laboratory. Three hours lab per week. Concurrent with CLTEC 3700. Prereq.: CLTEC 2601/L or CHEM 1515. 1 s.h.

3703. Clinical Immunology. Fundamentals of antigen-antibody reactions applied to serological procedures performed in the clinical laboratory. Three hours lecture per week. Concurrent with CLTEC 3703L. Identical with BIOL 3703. Prereq.: CLTEC 1501/L, BIOL 2602. 3 s.h.

*3703L. Clinical Immunology Laboratory. VDRL, ASO, febrile, latex, pregnancy, and viral tests; flocculation, precipitation, complement fixation, and titration procedures for various diseases. Three hours lab per week. Concurrent with CLTEC 3703. Identical with BIOL 3703L. Prereq.: CLTEC 1501/L, BIOL 2602. 1 s.h.

*3706. Clinical Laboratory Seminar. Internship evaluation, special topics in the clinical laboratory. Case studies in the clinical laboratory. Concurrent with CLTEC 3716. 2 s.h.
3710. Interpretation of Clinical Laboratory Results. The significance of laboratory results and how they relate to gender and age. Prereq.: CLTEC 2601/L or permission of instructor. 1 s.h.

3716. Clinical Internship. Thirty-six hours per week of practical application of skills in affiliate hospitals and private laboratories. Prereq.: Completion of previous five semesters of CLTEC curriculum with a grade of C or better and a minimum 2.5 GPA. Concurrent with CLTEC 3706. 8 s.h.

3729. Clinical Hematology. Origin and formation of blood cells; anemias, leukemias and other hematologic disorders. Coagulation system and disorders. Concurrent with CLTEC 3729L. Prereq.: BIOL 2602. 3 s.h.

*3729L. Clinical Hematology Laboratory. Manual, semi-automated and automated blood cell counts; hemoglobin and hematocrit procedures; staining techniques and differential morphology; coagulation procedures. Students complete 100 different counts and ten case studies. Concurrent with CLTEC 3729. Prereq.: BIOL 2602. 2 s.h.

3787. Diagnostic Microbiology. A clinical approach to the study of human pathogenic microorganisms, including types of infections, frequency, isolation, identification, and treatment. Focus on bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic pathogens. Two hours lecture per week. Concurrent with 3787L. Prereq.: BIOL 2602. Identical with BIOL 3787. 2 s.h.

*3787L. Diagnostic Microbiology Laboratory. A clinical approach to the study of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites. Methods to isolate and identify clinically significant pathogens from clinical specimens; case studies in clinical microbiology. Six hours lab per week. Prereq.: BIOL 2602. Identical with BIOL 3787L. 2 s.h.

4811. Clinical Experience 1. Acceptance into a clinical affiliate. Clinical microbiology and laboratory, clinical immunology and laboratory, clinical mycology, clinical parasitology, and virology. Forty hours of clinical experience per week. Prereq.: Permission of program director. 12 s.h.

4821. Clinical Experience 2. Acceptance into a clinical affiliate. Immunohematology and laboratory, clinical hematology and laboratory, coagulations and laboratory. Forty hours of clinical experience per week. Prereq.: Permission of program director. 12 s.h.

4831. Clinical Experience 3. Acceptance into a clinical affiliate. Clinical chemistry and laboratory, urinalysis and laboratory, laboratory management, laboratory education methods, special topics in clinical laboratory science. Capstone course: senior laboratory research project and resumes completed. Forty hours of clinical experience per week. Prereq.: Permission of program director. 12 s.h.