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PHLEBOTOMY
The Phlebotomy curriculum prepares individuals to obtain blood and other specimens for the purpose of laboratory analysis.
Course work includes proper specimen collection and handling, communication skills, and maintaining patient data.
Graduates may qualify for employment in hospitals, clinics, physicians’ of ces, and other health care settings and may be eligible for national certi cation as phlebotomy technicians. Graduates are eligible to take the Phlebotomy Certi cation Exam given by the American Society of Clinical Pathology Board of Certi cation.
CERTIFICATE - C45600
Pre x Number *PBT 100 *PBT 101
PSY 150
Title Class PhlebotomyTechnology 5 Phlebotomy Practicum 0 General Psychology 3 Totals 8
Lab Clinical Credit 2 0 6 0 9 3 0 0 3 2 9 12
Total Semester Hour Credits: 12
*Stated weekly hour requirements are based on a 16 week semester. PBT 101 runs the latter 8 weeks. This will increase the weekly hour requirements for PBT 100 lab and PBT 101 clinical.
Note: Students who successfully complete the Phlebotomy program may want to consider furthering their education with completion of a Medical Laboratory Technology degree. See MLT program coordinator for more information.
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
The program has a limited enrollment and only admits a class in the fall of each year. Appli- cations and all of Phase I must be completed by April 1. All three phases must be completed by the rst day of classes. Students must be 18 years of age or older by August 15, in order to be accepted into the Phlebotomy program for Fall Semester. Please check with the Admis- sions Of ce about the status of the program.
PHASE I - To be completed by April 1
The applicant must:
1. Complete an application (if not currently enrolled). Applications must be updated an-
nually by applicants who were not accepted the previous year. Designate Phlebotomy Certi cate (C45600) as the program of interest. If you are a current student, see Admissions to complete a change of major form if you wish to apply to the program.
2. Be a high school graduate or have earned a high school equivalency diploma (GED).
3. Submit of cial copies of all transcripts (high school and college). Transcripts must be
sent directly from the institution. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that
all necessary records are sent to the College Admissions Of ce.
4. Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale on the most
recent academic transcript with ten semester hours completed excluding developmen-
tal courses.
5. Meet the Southwestern Community College placement requirements. This may be met
by one of the following:
a. High school GPA of 2.8 or higher within the past 10 years
b. High school GPA of 2.2-2.79 within the past 10 years: student will be eligible for
admission after successful completion of ENG 111 and the corresponding corequi
site.
c. High school GPA of below 2.2 within the past 10 years: student will be eligible for
admission after completion of required transition English and math courses. d. High school graduation prior to the past 10 years: student will be eligible for
admission after successful completion of the RISE placement test or the required transition English and math courses.
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