Requirements for Graduation

The student must have completed all required courses in the official Medical Laboratory Technology program curriculum. In some cases, course substitutions are possible with permission of the Program Director, the Dean of Health Sciences, and the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Requests for course substitutions must be made in writing to the Program Director. A request for course substitution is not a guarantee that the substitution will be approved.

In general, the requirements for graduation are as follows:

• The student must have successfully completed all required courses in the program curriculum.
• The student must have an over-all Amarillo College "C" average (2.0 GPA) for all courses taken.
• The student must have discharged all financial obligations to Amarillo College, including on-campus traffic citations and library fines

The majority of Medical Laboratory Technology students complete all of their academic requirements and graduate at the end of the Summer semester following their Sophomore year in the program. If a student fails to complete the program requirements by the end of the last semester of the program, he or she will not be able to graduate until all requirements are met.

Upon satisfactory completion of the total curriculum, and after meeting all other graduation requirements, the graduate will receive the Associate in Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.). After the degree has been earned, the student is eligible to write a national certification examination. Various agencies offer certification exams. These include, but are not limited to the following:

• Medical Laboratory Technician (American Society of Clinical Pathologists - MLT (ASCP)
• Medical Laboratory Technician (American Medical Technologists - MLT (AMT)

Note:
Issuing of the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Medical Laboratory Technology IS NOT contingent upon passing any type of external certification or licensure examination