The program is designed to prepare the student for licensure, for employment, and to participate as a member of a health care team. All students must have completed all program prerequisites with a grade of C or better and have a minimum grade point average in those prerequisite courses of 2.50.
The program has robust prerequisites and is intended to equip completers to execute any aspect of their profession both within and outside California. The MLT program includes aspects of didactic and clinical training to prepare students to step into functioning medical laboratories, either in a hospital or research lab setting.