[Histonet] ASCP Exam

[lpwenk <@t> sbcglobal.net]

The 1/1/05 deadline is for the TAKING of the exam. The APPLICATION deadline
to sign up for the Oct-Dec. 2004 cycle was July 1, 2004.

So if you have not applied before July 1, 2004, it is now too late to sign
up for the high school graduate/2 years on-the-job-training  route for the
HT exam.

If you had applied before the 7/1/04 application deadline, but was rejected
by ASCP Board of Registry (BOR) due to having less than 2 years experience,
but you will have two years of experience in before the 1/1/05 deadline, you
have nothing to lose by contacting ASCP BOR and asking them to review your
case. Contact the ASCP at 312-738-1336, press "0" for operator, and ask for
the Board of Registry.

If you had not applied before the 7/1/05 application deadline, then I don't
know of anything you can do to take the HT exam, except to earn an associate
degree with 20 credits of biology and chemistry, or successfully complete a
NAACLS histology program. One option might be Indiana University. Indiana U
does it's training by teleconference and emails, and there are homework
assignments and slides that must be turned in, and exams that must be taken
under the watchful eye of a person in the lab who is a registered HT or HTL.
For more information, go to
http://www.indiana.edu/~bltindy/ahlt/histotech/cert.html

Peggy A. Wenk, HTL(ASCP)SLS
William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, MI 48073

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ant S." <neuroant <@t> hotmail.com>
To: <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 3:31 PM
Subject: [Histonet] ASCP Exam


>
>    I'm  hoping  to  take the Board of Registry Exam this fall, and when I
>    submitted  my  application, I had to note how much on the job training
>    (OJT)  I  had by the date of application (*not the date of the exam!*)
>    Unfortunatly,  as  of  the  application  date, I do not have enough to
>    qualify  for  the  upcoming  exam. (I also do not have the appropriate
>    schooling,  so  currently,  OJT,  also  known as "Route 3", is my only
>    option.)   Does  this  mean  that  I  can not try for any future exams
>    unless  I  have schooling?  I am confused if the cut-off date (1/1/05)
>    for  Route  3 is for the application date or for the testing date?  Is
>    this  upcoming fall/winter exam my last chance, before I have to heist
>    myself back to school?
>
>
>    Thanks in advance,
>
>    Ant
>
>    Antoinette Swensson
>    Univeristy of Washington/Harborview Medical Center
>    Neuropathology
>    (206) 731-3910
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