Verify Laboratory or Teaching Experience

To document your laboratory experience (if required) you must:

  • Download and print the appropriate training documentation form corresponding to your category and route of application from Explore Credentials
  • Have your immediate supervisor or laboratory management complete and sign the appropriate documentation form, along with a Letter of Authenticity.
  • Multiple documentation forms may be submitted to verify completion of all necessary experience.
  • Upload the completed documentation form(s) and Letter(s) of Authenticity per ASCP BOC documentation submission rules

     

    ASCP Credential Categories

    • Clinical experience must be completed at an acceptable clinical laboratory:
    • CMS CLIA certificate of registration, compliance, accreditation; OR
    • DoD CLIP certificate of registration, compliance, accreditation; OR
    • JCI accreditation; OR
    • Accreditation under ISO 15189.

    ASCPi Credential Categories

    • Clinical experience must be completed at a laboratory accredited/approved by JCI, CAP, ISO 15189, or authorized by a governing regulatory association or Ministry.
    • Countries without a prevalent system of accreditation must have laboratories approved by an International Advisory Board appointed by the ASCP Board of Certification.

    Full and Part Time Experience Defined 

    Full-time experience is defined as a minimum of 35 hours per week. Individuals who have part time experience may be permitted to utilize prorated part time experience to meet the experience requirements. 

    For example, if you are employed part time 20 hours per week for one year, your experience would be computed as 20 divided by 35 multiplied by 52 weeks, or the equivalent of 29.7 weeks of full-time employment. 

    The number of years of experience required must be completed within the time frame specified in the eligibility requirements, calculated from the date of application (e.g., application submitted March, 2025; experience acceptable from March, 2015 for a ten year time frame).