ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½

Mt. SAC Important Message

New Numbers, Same Classes! Some of our most important general education classes have new course numbers and names effective this Fall. Don't miss your GE requirements and read your Mountie email for more information!

Menu
  • Menu
  • Campus Map
  • Directory
  • Search

Search Program/Discipline

  • Results for SLO Disciplines>

Search Courses

  • Results for SLO Disciplines>

Student Learning Outcomes

Course Name: Introduction to Histotechnology
Course Number: HT 1
Outcomes:
  • Students will be informed of the courses required for the Histotechnician training program.
  • Students will set up an employment portfolio for use throughout the program
  • Students will be able to describe regulatory and accrediting agencies that set standards for histotechnology laboratories.
  • Students will be able to use the internet to locate histotechnology journals, newsletters, conferences, and support resources to be used in subsequent courses and future careers.
  • Students will be able to identify the role of the histotechnician in tissue sample preparation in clinical, research, veterinary, and other histology laboratories.
  • Students will be able to list the equipment and reagents needed to process routine tissue specimens.
  • Students will be able to identify the steps in tissue processing that all tissue specimens undergo from arrival in the laboratory to the completed report.
  • Students will be able to develop an educational plan (with assistance from counseling faculty) to complete the program and prepare a portfolio to record program progress and skills acquired.
  • Students will be able to describe the essential functions necessary for admission and participation in the Histologic Technician Training Program.
  • Students will be able to identify program admission requirements, essential functions, course requirements, clinical work experience, program policies and procedures, and certification.