Program Details

• Program Requirements

  Program Requirements Guides
  View the Program Requirement Guide to learn about Minimum Program Entry Requirements, Recommended Course Sequence and Program Outcomes:

  • Medical Laboratory Technician AAS
  • Medical Lab Tech Program Application

  General Education/MnTC Requirements
  The Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) is the general education curriculum for the Minnesota State system. Choose MnTC courses according to the requirements listed on your Program Requirements Guide. Refer to the MnTC course list for each Goal Area:

  Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) list.pdf

  View all course descriptions

  ​Students begin the program as a preMedical Laboratory Technician. A preMedical Laboratory Technician may take all of the required general education courses and medical terminology. Students should consult with the program advisor to develop an appropriate educational plan. 
  

  Program Application Process​
  The next available Medical Laboratory Technician program start date is Fall Semester 2021. Interested students should submit completed Application to Medical Laboratory Technician Program (PDF)​ forms to One Stop following the directions on the application form. Submitted applications will be dated upon receipt and held in One Stop until the priority review deadline, February 1, 2021. After the priority review deadline, applications are reviewed on a first-qualified first-served basis (based on the date of submission). All applicants will receive written notification of their admission status via U.S. mail approximately 6 weeks after the priority review deadline. Inclusion of a complete, legible, accurate address on the application will help ensure delivery of the admission status letter.​
  

  Textbook and Supply Costs
  Students should expect to spend approximately $2,500.00, beyond the cost of tuition and fees, for books, supplies, certification exam, and liability insurance.
  

  ​Technical Standards​
  The Technical Standards are the essential non-academic requirements for successful progression in and completion of the Medical Laboratory Technician AAS degree program. The Technical Standards include knowledge, skill, attitudinal/behavioral abilities needed to acquire and demonstrate competence in the complex discipline of medical laboratory science. The National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) requires that Technical Standards (also called Essential Functions) be made available to prospective s​tudents and to the public. Admitted students must document their awareness of and ability to comply with the Technical Standards.
  

  Click to learn more about the Medical Laboratory Technician Technical Standards

  ​Non-Academic Standards​
  ​The links below describe non-academic admission requirements for students pursuing the Medical Laboratory Technician-AAS degree.

  Immunizations
  

  Criminal Background Study​
  

  Professional Conduct​
  

  Program Progression
  For specific policies that address program progression view Medical Laboratory Technician Program Progression​
  

  Transfer Credits and Advanced Placement
  The Medical Laboratory Technician program identifies specific requirements for consideration of prior coursework to fulfill course requirements. For more information view Transfer Credits and Advanced Placement​.
  

• Career Settings

  • ​​​​Hospital laboratories
  • Medical clinics
  • Physicians' offices
    
  • Public health agencies
  • Reference laboratories
  • Pharmaceutical, industrial or medical research laboratories ​
    

  Potential Employers
  

  • HealthPartners
  • Allina Hospitals & Clinics
    
  • Fairview Health Services
  • Children's Hospitals & Clinics
  • North Memorial Medical Center
  • Park Nicollet Health Services
    

• Transfer Pathways

  Saint Paul College has transfer articulation agreements between the following program and post-secondary institutions for the baccalaureate degree programs listed below. 

  For more information please go to ​www.saintpaul.edu/Transfer.​​

  Medical Laboratory Technician AAS
  

  • ​BS Clinical Laboratory Science, Winona State University 
  • BS Healthcare and Human Service Management, Saint Mary’s University-Twin Cities​ Campus 
    
  • BS Medical Laboratory Science, University of North Dakota
    
  • BA Health Care Administration, Concordia University-St. Paul
    
  • BA Individualized Studies, Metropolitan State University
    

   

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• Additional Benefits

  ​National Certification Exam
  

  Upon completion of the program, the student is eligible to take an examination administered by the Board of Certification under the direction of the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
  

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• Program Advisor

  The MLT Program faculty and College Pathway advisors assist students in development of an appropriate educational plan. Through an integrated “guided pathway advising model” Saint Paul College provides a comprehensive framework to support and engage students during their transition into Saint Paul College through graduation and/or transfer to a university. Pathway advisors play a central role in helping students develop a map for success that includes academic, career and financial planning. Students are assigned to their Pathway Advisor according to their academic goals and/or point of entry into the College. Faculty Advisors provide guidance for students as they progress through the Medical Laboratory Technician program. MLT Program Faculty participate in ongoing advising with students enrolled in the MLT Program courses to monitor student engagement, persistence and success.

  In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) which protects the privacy of student records, all advising efforts at Saint Paul College maintain student confidentiality and impartiality.​
  

  ​Students should consult with the program advisor to develop an appropriate educational plan.

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  Michelle Briski
  michelle.briski@saintpaul.edu 

  
   

  Nicole Schroeder
  nicole.schroeder@saintpaul.edu​
  
  

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