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Application Process

  1. Credit students must apply for admission to AACC and identify Medical Laboratory Assistant (certificate) as the field of study certificate. The general college application process is further detailed on the credit application page.
  2. To apply to the program, you must submit a completed Medical Laboratory Assistant application (which can be found on the Health Sciences Applicants page). Program applications are accepted on a rolling admission throughout the year. The program begins each fall (August) term.
  3. You can apply to the program only after meeting all academic and admission criteria. Know your program's requirements and follow directions carefully (see Admission and Academic Requirements below).
  4. The applications will be reviewed and you will receive an email to your AACC student email account indicating the status of your application.
  5. Incomplete applications are not considered and will not be processed.
  6. Email your application to healthsciencesadmissions@aacc.edu. You may also mail your application to the college at:

Anne Arundel Community College
ATTN: School of Health Sciences Admissions HLSB 174
101 College Parkway
Arnold, MD 21012

Advising

Before you meet with a health sciences advisor, apply to AACC and submit official transcripts from prior academic institutions. Be sure to meet with a Health Sciences advisor.

If you plan to transfer general education requirements, have your official transcripts sent directly to the college's records and registration office. The official transcripts from all previously attended institutions of higher education must be submitted.

Foreign Education and International Students

If you are an international student, there may be additional requirements for you. Visit our international student admissions page to learn more about visa status and for other valuable information.

Foreign Education Transcripts

Foreign educated students must have their college and high school transcripts evaluated by one of the following credential evaluators:

F-1 Visa Students Nonnative English Speaker TOEFL Requirement

International students who plan to obtain an F-1 visa and whose native language is not English must submit a satisfactory Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score. Review AACC’s TOEFL Score Requirement webpage for information, including exemptions for the TOEFL requirement.

Social Security Number Requirement

If you do not have a Social Security number, you may not be permitted at some clinical rotation sites, and site availability could delay or inhibit your progression in the program. An international student admission specialist in AACC's Admissions and Enrollment Development office may be able to assist students with F-1 visa status to obtain a Social Security number through practical training. Call them at 410-777-2677.


Admission and Academic Requirements

Information Session

Attendance at an information session is highly recommended prior to submitting the Medical Laboratory Assistant program application. Call 410-777-7310 for dates, times and locations or view the schedule on AACC's online calendar.

  • There is no cost to attend.
  • We offer virtual and/or in-person information sessions
  • Detailed information regarding program, profession, admission and academic requirements, and selection criteria will be discussed.

English

You must demonstrate eligibility for ENG 101/ENG 101A. There are a number of ways this can be done:

  • Qualifying SAT/ACT scores
  • Appropriate score on the English placement test
  • Unweighted high school GPA (if you graduated in the last five years)
  • Successful completion of developmental courses, if applicable
  • Transfer of credits for ENG-101 equivalent (English Composition 1)
  • Appropriate score on an AP exam
  • Appropriate score on a CLEP® test
  • Appropriate score on GED® test

See an academic advisor for information or visit our Determine Placement page.

Mathematics/Arithmetic

In order to register for Human Biology (BIO-231), applicants must be general education mathematics-eligible OR must successfully pass the Arithmetic Placement Test with a score of 27 or higher OR successfully pass Arithmetic (MAT-005) with a grade of B or better. Students opting to take Anatomy and Physiology 1 (BIO 233) must be general education mathematics eligible. 

There are a number of ways to determine general education mathematics eligibility:

Qualifying SAT/ACT scores

  • Appropriate score on the mathematics placement test
  • Unweighted high school GPA plus coursework (if you graduated in the last five years)
  • Successful completion of developmental courses, if applicable
  • Transfer of credits for a general education mathematics
  • Appropriate score on an AP exam
  • Appropriate score on a CLEP® test
  • Appropriate score on GED® test

For information see an academic advisor or visit our Determine Placement page.

High School Graduate or Equivalency

Before you submit your application, you must have your official high school transcripts or GED® equivalency transcripts submitted electronically to AACC's records and registration office. A copy of your high school or  GED® diploma will not be accepted. 

 

Satisfactory Academic Standing

You must have a minimum adjusted grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 at this college to be considered for selection into the Medical Laboratory Assistant program.

College Credit Transfer

If you have taken general education courses at a nationally recognized institution other than AACC, you must submit official transcripts with your application for review.

Learn more about transfer credit.

Note: A transcript/equivalency certificate is considered official when enclosed in a sealed envelope from the institution or sent electronically by the sending institution. It must also include a graduation/completion date, if applicable, and a school official’s signature. Your application will not be considered complete if the required documentation is not received prior to or at the time your application is submitted.


Required Courses

The required courses for this program can be found in the Loading... 

All students must receive a minimum grade of C or better in each general education course and each medical laboratory assistant course, and a mark of satisfactory in the clinical laboratory to proceed in the program.

Due to the selection process, the program cannot accept pass-fail as a replacement for letter grades in the required courses.


Selection Process

The criteria used to select candidates will be applied in the following order:

  • Applications must be submitted by application deadline date.
  • Applicants must be 18 or older by the first day of class.
  • You are eligible for selection if you have completed all the admissions and academic requirements by the date your application is submitted.
  • Students will be admitted to the Medical Laboratory Assistant course sequence each fall term as the number of students permit. Applications received by the deadline will be assured consideration based on space availability. Applications received after the deadline may be considered on a space-available basis.
  • You will receive a status letter by email once your application has been reviewed.
  • The admissions department will choose the most competitive applicants and review:
    • Satisfactory completion of all academic and admission requirements
    • Priority will be given to applicants who are currently enrolled in Anne Arundel Community College’s Phlebotomy Technician Letter of Recognition program.
    • Priority will be given to applicants who have completed the Anne Arundel Community College Phlebotomy Technician Letter of Recognition in the last three years prior to the date of their application.
    • Priority will be given to applicants who have worked at least one year as a phlebotomist.
    • Students who have the longest continuous enrollment at this college. Students who have completed all required courses and are not currently taking classes will be considered as having continuous enrollment.
    • GPA in math and science courses required in the program or high school math and science courses
  • Selected applicants will have their selection packet for acceptance emailed to their AACC email address.

Acceptance

Applicants who have met the academic and admission requirements and have been selected will receive a message at their AACC email address offering acceptance into the program.

If you are granted acceptance, you must accept your seat in the program in order to secure a seat.

To meet additional program and clinical requirements, students must submit a completed health examination record, American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR and criminal background check by designated deadlines. Students who do not meet these deadlines will not be permitted in the program. Instructions on how to complete these items and the specific deadlines will be provided via email to selected students.

Qualified applicants not initially selected for acceptance will be placed on a waitlist in the order received and notified of selection when a seat becomes available. Waitlist applicants not given a seat for the term which they applied for must reapply for future consideration.

Applicants who are offered a seat, but decline will have to reapply for a future seat. Seats will not be held.

Note: A urine drug screen may be required by specific clinical sites for clinical rotations.

Criminal Background Check

All health sciences students who are offered acceptance and/or clinical placement into the Medical Laboratory Assistant program are required to satisfactorily complete a criminal background check and possible urine drug screening. For complete details, Visit the Criminal Background Checks and Drug Screening page.

 

Health Examination Record

Students accepted to this program must submit a health examination record completed by a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant validating that the student meets the technical standard of good physical and mental health as established by the School of Health Sciences and verifying that the student is free of communicable diseases as evidenced by required immunizations/titers.

Learn more about the health examination record to include vaccinations and technical standards.

CPR

Accepted students must successfully complete the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR course. CPR certification must be valid through graduation.

Anne Arundel Community College and/or the School of Health Sciences reserves the right to revise requirements for admission into the Health Sciences programs, the selection criteria and procedures, and the required courses for programs of study as deemed necessary without prior notification.