Histotechnician - HT(ASCP) and HT(ASCPⁱ)
Histotechnologist - HTL(ASCP) and HTL(ASCPⁱ)

Suggested Reading for Examination Preparation

This list is intended only as a partial reference source. Its distribution does not indicate endorsement by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC), nor does the ASCP BOC wish to imply that the content of the examination will be drawn solely from these publications.

Texts

General Histotechnology

Brown, R.W. (Ed.). (2009). Histologic Preparations: Common Problems and Their Solutions. Northfield, IL: College of American Pathologists.
Carson, F. & Cappellano, C. (Eds.). (2020). Histotechnology: A Self-Instructional Text (5^th ed.). Chicago: ASCP Press.
*Dabbs, D.J. (2021). Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry: Theranostic and Genomic Applications (6^th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
Eroschenko, V.P. (2017). Atlas of Histology with Functional Correlations (13^th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
*Kiernan, J. (2015). Histological and Histochemical Methods: Theory and Practice (5^th ed.). Oxfordshire, England: Scion Publishing Ltd.
O’Dowd, G., Bell, S., & Wright, S. (Eds.). (2023). Wheater’s Functional Histology: A Text and Colour Atlas (7^th ed.). Elsevier.
Suvarna, K.S., Layton, C., & Bancroft, J.D. (2019). Bancroft’s Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques (8^th ed.). Elsevier.

Study Materials

ASCP Editorial Board. (2022). BOC Study Guide: Histotechnology Certification Examinations (3^rd ed.). Chicago: ASCP Press. Note: This resource is also available as an interactive practice test.
Carson, F.L. (2020). Histotechnology: A Self-Assessment Workbook (5^th ed.). Chicago: ASCP Press.
Carson, F.L. (2010). HistoDeck Flash Cards (3^rd ed.). Chicago: ASCP Press. Although it is currently out of print, this is still a recommended resource for exam preparation.
Lott, R., et al. (2023). Practical Guide to Specimen Handling in Surgical Pathology. College of American Pathologists and National Society for Histotechnology.
Taylor, C.R. & Rudbeck, L. (Eds.). (2013). Dako IHC Guidebook: Immunohistochemical Staining Methods (6^th ed.). Dako Denmark A/S.

Laboratory Management

Davis, D.L. (2016). Laboratory Safety: A Self-Assessment Workbook (2^nd ed.). Chicago: ASCP Press.
*Garcia, L.S., et al. (Eds.). (2024). Clinical Laboratory Management (3^rd ed.). Washington D.C.: ASM Press.
*Harmening, D.M. (2020). Laboratory Management: Principles and Processes (4^th ed.). St. Petersburg: D.H. Pub. & Consulting, Inc.

Online

*References indicated by an asterisk are more appropriate for the Histotechnologist (HTL) level

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