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2017-2018 Arapahoe Community College Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Arapahoe Community College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Phlebotomy Certificate


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CIP 511009 (PHL2)

Phlebotomy is the acquired professional skill of performing vein punctures (drawing blood). The Phlebotomy Certificate is a twelve-week class that meets on Tuesday and Thursday evenings during the spring and fall semesters. This eight-credit certificate includes six credits of lecture/didactic information and two credits of clinical internship. 120 hours of clinical internship are required for the program.

Admission Requirements


  • Admission to Arapahoe Community College
  • Students must first contact Zac Schmidt at 303.797.5082 or zachary.schmidt@arapahoe.edu to be placed on the phlebotomy applicant list. The applicant list is generated in the semester prior to the start of the program. After the list closes, applications are mailed to each applicant on the list. Twenty students are then selected from the applications received.
  • Students must submit program application by May 31st for Fall start and by October 31st for Spring Start.

Program Requirements


Major Courses (8 credit hours)


Total: 8 credit hours


Graduation Requirements


  • To graduate, students must apply for graduation and complete the graduation survey (available via myACC). (form available at www.arapahoe.edu/graduation)
  • After applying for graduation, all correspondence to a student about the status of their program conferral will be sent to their student email address only.
  • As a graduate of a Career and Technical Education program you will be contacted by an ACC employee in approximately six months to verify your employment information. This information gathering is a federal requirement to ensure that ACC receives certain federal funding.
  • Please contact the MLT Department Chair if you have any questions about these academic requirements.

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