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NAACLS, CAAHEP, or ABHES Accredited Program
All applicants for an American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC) credential must be able to verify that they meet all eligibility requirements.
Completion of a NAACLS, CAAHEP, or ABHES-accredited program within five years of program completion allows you to apply under a program route, resulting in a streamlined application process.
Graduates of NAACLS, CAAHEP, and ABHES-accredited programs must verify two educational requirements have been met:
The education received from a NAACLS, CAAHEP, or ABHES accredited program is acceptable for five years from the date of completion of that program.
The program director will electronically verify your successful completion of all program requirements before you are provided information about how to schedule an examination.
It is your responsibility to submit an official transcript to the ASCP BOC verifying that you have met all degree and/or coursework requirements
All education requirements must be completed before sitting for the examination. You may schedule and sit for the examination one time before an official transcript has been received and processed by the ASCP BOC.
If you do not appear for your scheduled exam date, or fail the examination, your official transcript, verifying completion of high school graduation, college coursework, and/or degree conferral, must be received and processed by the ASCP BOC in order for you to schedule another examination date.
If you pass the examination, an official transcript must be submitted to the ASCP BOC verifying you have met the degree and/or coursework requirements before you earn your credential.
Important: You will not have access to your examination score, and are not credentialed, until an official transcript is received and processed. If your official transcript is not fully processed within one year of your examination date, your score will be invalidated. To become credentialed, you will need to reapply, submit a new application and fee, and pass the certification examination.
Individuals who have a conferred baccalaureate degree with appropriate science coursework and complete a structured categorical program under the auspices of a NAACLS-accredited MLS program may apply for the ASCP BOC technologist credential under Route 3. An official transcript verifying that all academic requirements have been met must be submitted and processed before an application will be made "eligible."
Applications should not be submitted until after successful completion of the structured program. Program completion will be verified by submitting a completed documentation form and a letter of authenticity.
If you have successfully completed an accredited program within the past five years, you may submit documentation to utilize this program in place of one year of full-time acceptable clinical experience for the Medical Laboratory Technician - MLT(ASCP) or Medical Laboratory Scientist - MLS(ASCP) credentials. Completion of this program will count as one semester of organic or biochemistry.