Phlebotomy Certificate

This certificate is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions as phlebotomists in acute care, clinic, or community-based agencies and settings. Addressing such skills as collection of specimens, infection control and safety, the operation of the clinical laboratory, health care delivery and terminology, and communication and professional behavior, this program meets the standards of the national accrediting organizations for phlebotomists. This is a Programs of Study articulated program. For more information click here 

Required Gainful Employment Disclosures per 34 CFR 668.6 (details found below)

Certificate Requirements: 29 credit hours

AHS 100 Introduction to U.S. Health Care Systems (3)

AHS 105 Professionalism in Health Care Settings (3) 

AHS 110 Health Care Ethics & Law (3)

AHS 131 Medical Terminology (3)  

AHS 160 Phlebotomy Procedures (3) 

AHS 161 Phlebotomy Practicum (4)

BIO 160 Intro to Human Anatomy and Physiology (4)                                                           

CIS 102 Computer Literacy (2) OR CIS 120 Intro to Computer Information Systems (3)                   

MAT 091 Beginning Algebra (4)

The outcomes identified below define the knowledge and
skill sets that graduates will possess at the end of their program of study.

• Use critical thinking skills in decision making concerning patient care and well being.

• Possess the ability to apply proper oral and written communication skills in the workplace

• Possess the ability to understand cultural diversity and apply this understanding to health care situations.

• Effectively operate computer hardware and software as applicable to the health care industry.

• Master phlebotomy skills including: the collection of specimens, infection control and safety, the operation of the clinical laboratory, health care delivery and terminology.

• Possess the ability to analyze, synthesize and evaluate data.

This catalog was prepared on the basis of the best information available at the time of publication. All information is subject to change without notice, obligation, or liability.