Course description
This course will provide students with a complete overview of the pre-analytical aspects of medical laboratory science specimen procurement, including phlebotomy practice. In addition, students will explore ethical, legal, and therapeutic elements associated with phlebotomy. Students will also learn to collect, store, and prepare blood and other samples for analysis and evaluate collection and handling methods for body fluids and tissue samples. This course is co-taught with SCIE1420A, which comprises the didactic elements of specimen procurement.
Course details
Credit transfer
Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.
Ends: Apr. 25, 2026
Registration dates
Not all courses are offered each term.
Spring 2026 registration opens March 2, 2026.Fall 2026 registration opens June 29, 2026.
Delivery options
In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration
Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery