Progression Requirements

In order for a student to progress in the Phlebotomy program, the following requirements must be met:

• Achieve a grade of 75% or better in each course listed on the certificate plan.
• Attendance is required in all PLAB classes and Clinical rotations. Three absences in a class or lab will result in the drop of one letter grade, and 4 absences will result in an F for the course.
• Current CPR certification on file.
• Tuberculosis: Documentation of negative screening results for tuberculosis (TB) is required. Students must complete one of the following TB tests within thirty (30) days preceding first day of first clinical rotation period at any Facility and repeated annually thereafter: 2-Step Tuberculin Skin Test; QuantiFERON^®-TB Gold in- Tube test (QFT-GIT or Q-Gold) or T-SPOT^®TB test (T-Spot). Thereafter a 2-Step Tuberculin Skin Test; QuantiFERON^®-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT-GIT or Q-Gold) or T-SPOT^®TB test (T-Spot) is required annually. Those who have had a previous positive TB skin test result will be required to submit a negative chest x-ray completed within thirty (30) days preceding first day of first clinical rotation period at any Facility. There after an annual negative chest x-ray will be required through program completion.
• Negative results of Criminal Background Check and Urine Drug Screen