Transfer Information: NVCC has formal articulation agreements for transfer to the B.S. in Health Sciences-Health Care Management at Old Dominion University TELETECHNET and Old Dominion University at Norfolk, VA, as well as the B.S. in Health Occupations Education at Virginia Tech.

Students must comply with all General Admission Requirements for Annandale Campus Health Technology Programs. (See page 86.)

Additional Admission Requirements:

1. Attendance at Medical Laboratory Technology Information Session. (This satisfies the "Interview with Program Head" requirement.)

2. Satisfactory scores on the NVCC placement/assessment tests: ENG 111, Math 126 placement eligibility.

3. Evidence of high school graduation, a General Equivalency Diploma (GED), or college degree.

4. Two high school math courses or equivalent with C or better.

5. One high school biology course with lab or its equivalent (BIO 101) with C or better.

6. One high school chemistry course or its equivalent (CHM 001) with C or better.

Special Accreditation Status: The program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).

First Year				1st Semester	2nd Semester	3rd Semester
	BIO	101	General Biology I or
		BIO	Elective	4
	CHM	101	General Chemistry I or
		CHM	111 College Chemistry I	4
	ENG	111	College Composition I	3
	MDL	101	Intro. to Med. Lab Tech.	3
	MDL	110	Urinalysis and Body Fluids	3
	MDL	190	Coordinated Practice	1
	STD		Elective	1
	BIO	150	Intro. Microbiology or
		BIO	205 General Microbiology		4
	MDL	120	Principles of Hematology		4
	MDL	215	Immunology		2
	1 PED	116	Lifetime Fitness & Wellness		1
	SPD	110	Intro. to Speech Communication or
		SPD	126 Interpersonal Communication		3
	MDL	276	Clin. Hematology Techniques			4
	1 PED	/RPK				1
	2 ___		Social Science Elective			3
		Total Credits/Semester		19	14	8

Second Year				1st Semester	2nd Semester
	MDL	216	Blood Banking	4
	MDL	251	Clinical Microbiology I	3
	MDL	252	Clinical Microbiology II	2
	MDL	261	Clin. Chem./Instrumentation I	4
	2 ___		Social Science Elective	3
	MDL	265	Advanced Clin. Chemistry		2
	MDL	266	Clin. Chemistry Techniques		4
	MDL	277	Clin. Immunohem./Immuno. Tech.		4
	MDL	278	Clin. Microbiology Tech. II		4
	MDL	281	Clinical Correlations		1
		Total Credits/Semester		16	15

Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Medical Laboratory Technology = 72.

To graduate from a degree program, students entering NVCC Fall 1999 or later must demonstrate computer competency skills as described in the Degree Requirements section of the Instructional Programs of this catalog.

¹ The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 220, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 207, 208, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.

² The social science elective may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology).