Medical Laboratory Assistant Certificate
Admission Requirements
- Grade 12 graduation, or equivalent
- English Language Proficiency as demonstrated by one of the following:*
- English 12 with a minimum ‘B’ grade, or equivalent
or - English Language Proficiency at an English 12 ‘B’ level
- English 12 with a minimum ‘B’ grade, or equivalent
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Knowledge of biology demonstrated by one of the following:
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Biology 12 with a minimum ‘C-’ grade, or equivalent
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BIOL 0983 and BIOL 0993 both with a minimum ‘C-‘ grade, or equivalent
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Certified five-minute keyboarding test with a minimum typing speed of 40 gross words per minute with a maximum of five errors
Upon Acceptance
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Criminal Record Check (CRC)
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Students in this program are required to complete a CRC. The CRC must be completed according to VCC's Criminal Record Check instructions. Students whose CRC results indicate they pose a risk to vulnerable populations will not be able to complete the requirements of the program (e.g. practicums) or graduate.
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TB Screening
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Within six months of the start of the program, students must submit a negative TB skin test. If the TB skin test is positive, a negative TB chest x-ray is required.
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Immunizations
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An Immunization Record must be completed
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Immunizations in the following are strongly recommended and in some case may be required for practicum placements:
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Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis
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Polio
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Measles, Mumps & Rubella
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Varicella (Chicken pox)
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Hepatitis B
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Influenza (annually)
- COVID-19 Vaccination
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Program Requirements
Term One | Credits | |
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MLAB 1111 | Professional Practice | 3 |
MLAB 1112 | Laboratory Fundamentals | 2 |
MLAB 1113 | Specimen Collection & Process | 6 |
MLAB 1114 | Medical Laboratory Procedures | 3 |
MLAB 1115 | Electrocardiography | 4 |
MLAB 1116 | Human Relations Skills | 1 |
MLAB 1117 | Med Lab Computer Applications | 1 |
Credits | 20 | |
Term Two | ||
MLAB 1218 | Laboratory Practicum | 4 |
Credits | 4 | |
Total Credits | 24 |
This guide is intended as a general guideline only. The college reserves the right to make changes as appropriate.
Evaluation of Student Learning
In Level 1, a combination of exams, assignments and laboratory evaluations are used. Students must achieve a minimum of 68% in each course in order to proceed to Level 2.
In Level 2, a successful completion of the Laboratory Practicum course requires a Satisfactory (S) evaluation of the student’s performance in the medical laboratory setting.
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)
Prior learning assessment and recognition is not available for this program.
Transcript of Achievement
The evaluation of learning outcomes for each student is prepared by the instructor and reported to the Student Records Department at the completion of semesters.
The transcript typically shows a letter grade for each course. The grade point equivalent for a course is obtained from letter grades as follows:
Grading Standard
Grade | Percentage | Description | Grade Point Equivalency |
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A+ | 90-100 | 4.33 | |
A | 85-89 | 4.00 | |
A- | 80-84 | 3.67 | |
B+ | 76-79 | 3.33 | |
B | 72-75 | 3.00 | |
B- | 68-71 | 2.67 | |
C+ | 64-67 | 2.33 | |
C | 60-63 | 2.00 | |
C- | 55-59 | 1.67 | |
D | 50-54 | 1.00 | |
F | 0-49 | Failing Grade | 0.00 |
S | 70 or greater | Satisfactory – student has met and mastered a clearly defined body of skills and performances to required standards | N/A |
U | Unsatisfactory – student has not met and mastered a clearly defined body of skills and performances to required standards | N/A | |
I | Incomplete | N/A | |
IP | Course in Progress | N/A | |
W | Withdrawal | N/A | |
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R | Audit. No Credit | N/A | |
EX | Exempt. Credit Granted | N/A | |
TC | Transfer Credit | N/A |
Grade Point Average (GPA)
- The course grade points shall be calculated as the product of the course credit value and the grade value.
- The GPA shall be calculated by dividing the total number of achieved course grade points by the total number of assigned course credit values. This cumulative GPA shall be determined and stated on the Transcript at the end of each Program level or semester.
- Grades shall be assigned to repeated courses in the same manner as courses taken only once. For the purpose of GPA calculation of grades for repeated courses, they will be included in the calculation of the cumulative GPA.