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 Tech Prep articulated program. For more information regarding Tech Prep, click here.
Minimum credit hours required: 32 
Certificate Requirements: 32 credit hours
AHS 100 Introduction to Health Services (3)
AHS 105 Communication & Behavior in the Health Care Setting (3)
AHS 110 Health Care Ethics & Law (3)
AHS 131 Medical Terminology (3)
AHS 160² Phlebotomy Procedures (3)
AHS 161² Phlebotomy Practicum (4)
BIO 160 Introduction to Human Physiology & Anatomy (4)
BUS 111 Business English (3)
CIS 102 Computer Literacy (2)
or
CIS 120 Introduction to Computer Information Systems (3)
MAT 121 Intermediate Algebra with Review (4)
or
MAT 151 College Algebra (strongly recommended if considering
any type of academic transfer) (4)
¹ Placement test and/or prerequisite required.
² AHS 161 must be taken in conjunction with AHS 160.
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