Piedmont
Community College Piedmont
Community College
Laboratory Technology Course Sequence
LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
About the Program
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Piedmont Community College's Laboratory Technology program prepares individuals for entry-level positions in a wide range of industries that perform laboratory testing of chemical, biological, and physical agents. Instruction is focused on the practical, hands-on skills required by industrial research laboratories and production facilities. |
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Skills Gained |
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Students will receive instruction in basic laboratory procedures such as preparation of reagents and culture media, preparation and execution of protocols, quality assurance, safety, recording and reporting of experimental data, sterility, microbiology, and analytical instrumentation such as spectrophotometry, chromatography, and electrophoresis. |
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Job Outlook |
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Graduates should qualify for employment opportunities in research, quality assurance and quality control, environmental monitoring, chemical production, and biotechnology, textile, agriculural, food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries. |
| Semester 1 – Fall Semester | ||
| Course Title | Credit | |
| ACA 111 | College Student Success | 1 |
| BIO 111 | General Biology | 4 |
| CHM 131 | Introduction to Chemistry | 3 |
| CHM 131A | Introduction to Chemistry Lab | 1 |
| CIS 110 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| ENG 111 | Expository Writing | 3 |
| ISC 112 | Industrial Safety | 2 |
| Total Semester Credits | 17 | |
| Semester 2 – Spring Semester | ||
| Course Title | Credit | |
| BIO 175 | General Microbiology1 | 3 |
| CHM 132 | Organic and Biochemistry | 4 |
| ENG 114 | Prof. Research & Reporting | 3 |
| LBT 110 | Laboratory Methods I | 5 |
| MAT 155 | Statistical Analysis | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits | 18 | |
| Semester 3 – Fall Semester | ||
| Course Title | Credit | |
| CIS 120 | Spreadsheet I | 3 |
| ISC 131 | Quality Management2 | 3 |
| LBT 125 | Laboratory Instrumentation | 2 |
| LBT 210 | Laboratory Methods II | 5 |
| PHY 101 | Fundamentals of Physics3 | 4 |
| Total Semester Credits | 17 | |
| Semester 4 – Spring Semester | ||
| Course Title | Credit | |
| COE 111 | Co-op Work Experience I | 1 |
| COE 115 | Work Experience Seminar I | 1 |
| Humanities / Fine Arts Elective | 3 | |
| ISC 129 | Quality Testing Lab Techniques | 3 |
| LBT 250 | Laboratory Methods III | 5 |
| Social / Behavior Science Elective | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credits | 16 | |
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SEMESTER CREDITS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE |
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| 1 BIO 275 Microbiology may be substituted. 2 ISC 130 Intro. to Quality Control may be substituted. 3 PHY 110 / PHY 110A Conceptual Physics with Lab may be substituted. |