[Histonet] RE: requirements for certification

[Lecorchick, William]

Histotechnician, HT(ASCP)

Application Fee: $185

To be eligible for this examination category, an applicant must satisfy the requirements of at least one of the following routes:

Route 1: Successful completion of a NAACLS accredited Histotechnician program within the last 5 years prior to the date of application for examination; or

Route 2: At least 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) of academic credit from a regionally accredited college/university, with a combination of 12 semester hours (18 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry, or Associate degree from a regionally accredited college/university, with a combination of 12 semester hours (18 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry, AND one year full time acceptable experience in histopathology in the U.S., Canada or a CAP/The Joint Commission (JCAHO) accredited laboratory within the last ten years under the supervision of a pathologist (certified by the American board of Pathology in Anatomic Pathology), or an appropriately board certified medical scientist.

Clinical Laboratory Experience
To fulfill the experience requirement for the Histotechnologist examination, you must have experience, within the last ten years, in the following areas: Fixation, Microtomy, Processing, Staining



Histotechnologist, HTL(ASCP)

Application Fee: $210

To be eligible for this examination category, an applicant must satisfy the requirements of at least one of the following routes:

Route 1: Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry AND successful completion of a NAACLS accredited Histotechnician or Histotechnology program within the last 5 years; or

Route 2: Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of biology and chemistry AND one year full time acceptable experience in a histopathology laboratory in the U.S., Canada or a CAP/The Joint Commission (JCAHO) accredited laboratory within the last ten years. This year of experience must be under the supervision of a pathologist (certified by the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic Pathology) or an appropriately board certified medical scientist.

Clinical Laboratory Experience
To fulfill the experience requirement for the Histotechnologist examination, you must have experience, within the last ten years, in the following areas: Fixation, Microtomy, Processing, Staining