Histologic Technician A.A.S.
The Histologic Technician A.A.S. prepares students for the professional registry examination for histologic technicians. The program consists of 47 credits at MCC followed by a six-month, 40-hour-per-week clinical course (AHLT 258) at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak, MI. Histologic technicians assist pathologists by processing and preparing slides from surgical and autopsy tissues and performing special histochemical stains to aid in disease diagnosis. Up to four students are admitted annually, with September and February clinical start dates.
Prerequisites: Completion of 39 specified credits and 8 elective credits, Cumulative 3.0 GPA, 3.0 GPA in required mathematics and science courses, Required shadow experience, Must place at college level reading on MCC placement test or successfully complete RDNG 030 or ENGL 100, Background check and fingerprints required, Physical exam including drug and alcohol screening at Corewell Health Occupational Health
Courses
- AHLT-102 — Medical Terminology
- AHLT-113 — Multicultural Health Care
- AHLT-258 — Clinical Histologic Techniques
- BIOL-151 — Human Anatomy and Physiology I
- BIOL-151L — Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
- BIOL-152 — Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- BIOL-152L — Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
- BIOL-156 — Microbiology
- BIOL-156L — Microbiology Lab
- CHEM-111 — Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry
- CHEM-111L — Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry Lab
- CHEM-111R — Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry Recitation
- CHEM-112 — Fundamentals of Organic & Biochemistry
- CHEM-112L — Fundamentals of Organic/Biochemistry Lab
- CHEM-112R — Fundamentals of Organic/Biochem Recitation
- COMG-153 — Computers-A Practical Approach
- COMM-220 — Intercultural Communication
- ENGL-101 — English Composition I
- ENGL-102 — English Composition II
- ENGL-103 — Composition for Technical Fields I
- ENGL-104 — Composition for Technical Fields II
- MATH-120 — Intermediate Algebra
- MATH-130 — College Algebra