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Several American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC) credential categories have an accredited program route of eligibility. The ASCP BOC does not accredit or approve educational programs. There are three agencies recognized by the ASCP BOC for accrediting educational programs in medical laboratory sciences.
Once a program has successfully completed a NAACLS application and self-study, your program may be granted Serious Applicant Status. NAACLS will notify the ASCP BOC once a program has reached Serious Applicant Status.
Once a program has successfully completed a CAAHEP Request for Accreditation Services form, a self-study document, and an on-site review, your program may be granted Initial Accreditation status. CAAHEP will notify the ASCP BOC once a program has reached Initial Accreditation Status.
Successful completion of the accreditation process is required. ABHES will notify the ASCP BOC once a Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT) program has been accredited.
Once the ASCP BOC receives official notification from the accreditation agency of your program’s status, we will reach out to you for details so we can add your program to our database and assign a school code. This school code is for your reference only.
Once you have received your school code and been added to the ASCP BOC database of accredited programs, your program will appear on the "Institution Lookup" feature of the online application.
Please note that only students who complete your program after it has met the accreditation requirements are eligible to sit for the ASCP BOC exam under the accredited program eligibility route. For example, if your program is granted Serious Applicant Status by NAACLS in March, students who complete your program in June may apply under the accredited program route, but students who completed your program in February cannot.
If your program is not appearing in the "Accredited Program Lookup" drop-down menu of the online application, please contact us at PDInfo@ascp.org. Students must choose your program while applying to ensure that they will appear correctly on your Examination Eligibility Verification (EEV) and Program Performance Report (PPR).