Step 3 Next Steps – Phlebotomy

Notification and next steps

  • Accepted

    If you are accepted into the Phlebotomy program you will be notified by e-mail. Please monitor your LSC email, if you already have LSC email. This is the official means of communication. As soon as you are notified, please respond to confirm that you still want to begin the Phlebotomy program. You will be added to the D2L page for Phlebotomy Orientation. Phlebotomy Orientation is online and MUST be completed before you are assigned an internship. You cannot attend a clinical site until all immunizations, background checks and signature forms are complete.

  • Register for classes

    Register for classes.  You must register for courses in the correct order. The first 8-weeks you will register for ALTH1410 Medical Terminology, ALTH1440 Medical Ethics, MEDA1410 Professionalism and Safety, MLTN1574 Collection Skills (Total of 5 credits).  Regardless of the semester to which you are admitted, you must take these courses first.

    The second 8 weeks you will register for MLTN1518 Medical Laboratory Procedures and MLTN2577 Phlebotomy Internship (total 4 credits).

    Contact with questions and assistance with registration

    Student Services
    (218) 733-7601

    Phlebotomy Program 
    [email protected] 

    MLT Program Director
    Virginia Haynes
    (218) 733-5952
    [email protected]

    Submit completed forms to:

    Mail:

    Lake Superior College
    2101 Trinity Road
    Duluth, MN 55811

    Email: [email protected]

    Fax: (218) 733-5945
    Attn: Virginia Haynes | MLT applications

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LSC Professional Advisors

We highly recommend you meet with a Health Sciences Academic Advisor as you begin your program and throughout to address any questions you may have and to ensure correct registration order for Phlebotomy courses. 

Background check

If you have been arrested, charged, or convicted of any criminal offense, you should investigate the impact that the arrest, charge, or conviction may have on your chances of employment in the field you intend to study.

Accreditation

Phlebotomy is not an accredited program. After earning your Phlebotomy certificate, you must work for one year to be eligible to sit for the Board of Certification (BOC) in phlebotomy. See the website for the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) https://www.ascp.org/content/home for more information regarding the ASCP Board of Certification requirements for phlebotomists. Phlebotomists who become certified may earn more money and some clinical sites require you to seek certification.

Student selection

The Phlebotomy program enrolls 12 students per section. There may be multiple sections offered at the same time. Students who become LSC students and have completed the Math and English pre-program requirements will be admitted to the Phlebotomy program on a first come/first serve basis, as long as there are available seats in the program. In the event there are more students than seats available, priority will be given to students who completed their pre-program requirements first. If your first choice session is full, work with an advisor on registration. Do not register for classes out of order (see the program guide sheet and student planner on the Phlebotomy website). When one session is full, students will be asked to start their program in the next available session.