program director's - guide to certification

Revised February 2021

PROGRAM DIRECTOR’S

GUIDE TO

CERTIFICATION

www.ascp.org/boc

PROGRAM DIRECTOR’S

GUIDE TO

CERTIFICATION

About the ASCP Board of Certication 4

ASCP BOC Credentials 5

Glossary 6

Get Started with the ASCP BOC 10

About the Examination 13

Examination Integrity 16

Before the Examination 17

Application Timeline 18

Ofcial Transcripts 21

Resources for Students 23

After the Examination 24

Resources for Program Directors 26

The Examination Eligibility Verication Report (EEV) 27

Program Performance Reports (PPR) 30

Maintaining Certication 35

Military Laboratory Training Programs 36

International Programs 37

Notes 38

Table of Contents

About the ASCP Board of Certication

The profession has come a long way since the American Society for Clinical

Pathology (ASCP) Board of Registry (BOR) was founded in 1928, when the primary

role of laboratory professionals was to act as laboratory assistants for pathologists.

In 2009, the ASCP Board of Registry (BOR) and the National Credentialing Agency

for Laboratory Personnel (NCA) formed the ASCP Board of Certication (BOC), a

single certication agency for medical laboratory professionals.

Today, laboratory professionals are everywhere, working in many dierent

environments and playing many roles, from generalist to specialist to diplomates

in laboratory management. The ASCP BOC is the recognized leader in certication

of medical laboratory professionals with a formal certication process that requires

education, clinical training, and/or experience, and successful completion of the

certication examination.

ASCP BOC MISSION

The mission of the ASCP Board of Certication (BOC) is to provide excellence in certication

of laboratory professionals on behalf of patients worldwide.

ASCP BOC VISION STATEMENT

To be the gold standard in global certication for all laboratory professionals.

ANSI ACCREDITATION

The ASCP BOC is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). ANSI

awards accreditation to personnel certication agencies that meet the International

ISO Standard 17024. The ASCP Board of Certication is the only medical laboratory

certication agency awarded accreditation by ANSI.

ABOUT THE ASCP BOC

While maintaining a corporate relationship with ASCP for scal and operational purposes, the

ASCP BOC has autonomy in all governance and credentialing-related activities. The ASCP

BOC manages conict of interest and ensures objectivity by representative membership on

its Board of Governors from other associations and societies.

See www.ascp.org/boc/governance for further information.

The ASCP BOC is not a membership organization and successful certication, qualication,

and/or credential maintenance by the ASCP BOC does not grant or require membership

in any professional organization. The ASCP Board of Certication does not discriminate

among applicants as to age, gender, race, religion, national origin, disability, marital status,

or sexual orientation.

For additional information about the ASCP BOC, including an in-depth

history and the ASCP BOC Values and Commitments, visit www.ascp.

org/boc/about-the-boc.

www.ascp.org/boc

CERTIFICATION U.S. CREDENTIAL INTERNATIONAL CREDENTIAL

Medical Laboratory Scientist MLS(ASCP) MLS(ASCP

)

Medical Laboratory Technician MLT(ASCP) MLT(ASCP

)

Medical Laboratory Assistant MLA(ASCP) —

Phlebotomy Technician PBT(ASCP) PBT(ASCP

)

Donor Phlebotomy Technician DPT(ASCP) —

Histotechnician HT(ASCP) HT(ASCP

)

Histotechnologist HTL(ASCP) HTL(ASCP

)

Technologist in Blood Banking BB(ASCP) BB(ASCP

)

Specialist in Blood Banking SBB(ASCP) SBB(ASCP

)

Technologist in Chemistry C(ASCP) C(ASCP

)

Specialist in Chemistry SC(ASCP) SC(ASCP

)

Technologist in Cytogenetics CG(ASCP) CG(ASCP

)

Cytotechnologist CT(ASCP) CT(ASCP

)

Technologist in Gynecologic Cytology — CTgyn(ASCP

)

Specialist in Cytotechnology SCT(ASCP) SCT(ASCP

)

Technologist in Hematology H(ASCP) H(ASCP

)

Specialist in Hematology SH(ASCP) SH(ASCP

)

Technologist in Microbiology M(ASCP) M(ASCP

)

Specialist in Microbiology SM(ASCP) SM(ASCP

)

Technologist in Molecular Biology MB(ASCP) MB(ASCP

)

Specialist in Molecular Biology SMB(ASCP) SMB(ASCP

)

Specialist in Cytometry SCYM(ASCP) SCYM(ASCP

)

Diplomate in Laboratory Management DLM(ASCP) —

Pathologists’ Assistant PA(ASCP) —

Cientico de Laboratorio Medico en espanol — CLM(ASCP

)

QUALIFICATION CREDENTIAL

Qualication in Biorepository Science QBRS

Qualication in Apheresis QIA

Qualication in Immunohistochemistry QIHC

Qualication in Laboratory Safety QLS

ASCP BOC Credentials

To date, more than 590,000 individuals from 100 countries have earned certication from the

ASCP BOC. The ASCP BOC offers certication for those living and working around the world.

ASCP BOC certication is recognized as the gold standard of excellence for laboratory

professionals world-wide. Following are the certications and qualications that are

currently available from the ASCP BOC:

In addition, the ASCP

BOC offers qualications

in several technical areas.

For complete information, including eligibility requirements for each category, please visit:

www.ascp.org/certication.

www.ascp.org/boc

Here are some key terms, with denitions and explanations, that may be of use to

Program Directors.

ACCREDITATION

A process of external review to assess the quality of institutions, programs, and services

and to assure that established standards are met. ASCP BOC eligibility requirements specify

completion of an accredited program for a number of certication categories. Please note

that the ASCP BOC does not accredit or approve educational programs.

There are three agencies recognized by the ASCP BOC for accreditation of educational

programs in the medical laboratory sciences:

THE NATIONAL ACCREDITING AGENCY FOR CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES (NAACLS)

is the recognized accreditation agency for the following programs:

• Medical Laboratory Scientist

• Medical Laboratory Technician

• Histotechnician/Histotechnologist

• Cytogenetics

• Diagnostic Molecular Science – can be eligible for the Technologist and/or Specialist

in Molecular Biology certication exams

• Pathologists’ Assistant

NAACLS also approves education programs in the following categories:

• Phlebotomy

• Clinical Assistant – can be eligible for the Medical Laboratory Assistant certication exam

THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS (CAAHEP)

is the recognized agency for accreditation of the following programs:

• Cytotechnologist

• Specialist in Blood Banking

THE ACCREDITING BUREAU OF HEALTH EDUCATION SCHOOLS (ABHES)

is a recognized agency for accreditation of the following program:

• Medical Laboratory Technician

Glossary

CERTIFICATION

The process by which a nongovernmental agency or association recognizes the

competence of an individual who has met predetermined qualications.

Certication by the ASCP BOC conrms that an individual has demonstrated that they

possess the essential knowledge and skills necessary for competent practice within

a particular eld of the medical laboratory. Visit www.ascp.org/boc/certication for

complete information.

LICENSURE

A process enacted by law and regulated by state, federal, or other governmental bodies that

may cover institutions, programs, services, or individuals. ASCP BOC credentials are accepted

for state licensure, provided the individual meets all other licensure requirements. You can nd

more information about states with licensure requirements at www.ascp.org/boc/licensure.

Students wishing to work in CA and NY should make sure to review the state licensure

requirements carefully, as well as the ASCP BOC eligibility requirements.

• If students meet the CA/NY state licensure requirements and ASCP BOC eligibility

requirements, they should apply for certication; once certied they can order a

verication of certication to be sent to their state licensing board.

• If students do not meet ASCP BOC eligibility requirements but do meet those of CA/NY,

they should apply for the licensure only examination.

Successful certication by the ASCP BOC does not automatically grant an individual a

state license.

Glossary

OTHER IMPORTANT ASCP BOC TERMINOLOGY

VERIFICATION OF CERTIFICATION

Primary source verication of ASCP credentials may be purchased online through the

ASCP BOC website. See complete information at www.ascp.org/boc/verify-credential.

CREDENTIAL MAINTENANCE PROGRAM (CMP)

Laboratory professionals who are ASCP certied beginning January 2004 or later are required

to complete the Credential Maintenance Program (CMP) every three years to maintain valid

certication. See page 35 for further information, or visit www.ascp.org/cmp.

EXAM ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION (EEV)

The Exam Eligibility Verication Report (EEV) is a tool for Program Directors of NAACLS, CAAHEP,

and ABHES accredited/approved programs. The EEV provides a listing of students who are

awaiting verication of completion of your program. See pages 27-29 for complete information,

or visit www.ascp.org/boc/pd/eev.

PROGRAM PERFORMANCE REPORT (PPR)

The Program Performance Report (PPR) is an optional paid service that allows you to view

your students’ certication examination scores. Scores will appear on the report 10 business

days after your student’s examination date. See pages 30-34 for complete information, or

visit www.ascp.org/boc/pd/ppr.

www.ascp.org/boc

STRUCTURED PROGRAMS:

• Categorical Programs in Blood Banking, Chemistry, Hematology, and Microbiology

Some NAACLS accredited Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) programs offer structured

categorical programs in blood banking, chemistry, hematology, and/or microbiology, in

addition to the traditional, complete MLS program. Individuals who complete structured

training programs in a single area under the auspices of a NAACLS accredited MLS program,

with the requisite education, qualify for the technologist examination (BB, C, H, or M) under

Route 3. For complete eligibility requirements, visit www.ascp.org/boc/us-certications.

To ensure that graduating students qualify for ASCP categorical certification under

Route 3, these structured programs are required to follow specific guidelines. Contact

us at [email protected] for more information.

Students enrolled in NAACLS accredited MLS programs who fail to complete the MLS

program for any reason are not qualied to apply for a categorical certication under

Route 3, which is specically designed for students in structured categorical programs.

• Phlebotomy and Medical Laboratory Assistant Programs

If your program is a formal structured phlebotomy or medial laboratory assistant training

program that is not approved by NAACLS, you must submit documentation forms to verify

your students’ training. Completed documentation forms and letters of authenticity should

be submitted to the ASCP BOC within a week of the students’ application in order to avoid

delays. Documentation forms can be found at www.ascp.org/boc/pbt

or www.ascp.org/boc/mla.

At this time, all documentation is requested to be sent electronically. Please click here to

see the ASCP BOC COVID-19 page for complete information.

www.ascp.org/boc

Get Started with the ASCP BOC

APPLY FOR ACCREDITATION AND/OR APPROVAL

If your program is new, you’ll need to apply for accreditation and/or approval by NAACLS,

CAAHEP, or ABHES by submitting a formal application and fee to the appropriate

accreditation agency.

NAACLS ACCREDITATION AND/OR APPROVAL

When you have applied for accreditation/approval from NAACLS and program ofcials have

submitted the formal application form, fee, and the Self-Study, upon review by NAACLS

your program is granted Serious Applicant Status. NAACLS will notify the ASCP BOC once

a program reaches Serious Applicant Status.

CAAHEP ACCREDITATION

Once a program has successfully completed a CAAHEP Request for Accreditation

Services Form, a self-study document, and an on-site review, your program is granted

Initial Accreditation Status. CAAHEP will notify the ASCP BOC once a program has

reached Initial Accreditation Status.

ABHES ACCREDITATION

Successful completion of the accreditation process is required. ABHES will notify the ASCP

BOC once a program has been accredited.

GET YOUR ASCP BOC SCHOOL CODE

While you’re going through the accreditation and/or approval process, and once you have

accepted your rst class of students, you will need to obtain a school code number from

the ASCP BOC. Please note that only students who complete your program after your

program has met the above requirements are eligible to sit for the ASCP BOC exam under

the program route.

(For example, if your program is granted Serious Applicant Status in March, students who complete your program

in June are able to apply under the accredited program route but students who completed your program in

February are not.)

Once the ASCP BOC has received ofcial notication from the accreditation agency of your

program’s status, the ASCP BOC will assign your program a school code. The school code

number is for your reference. This information can also be found at www.ascp.org/boc/pd/

accreditation-agencies.

All accredited/approved programs will appear on the institution lookup feature of the

online application. If your program’s name is not appearing on the drop-down menu,

please contact us at [email protected] for further instructions. Students must choose

your program while applying to ensure that they will appear on your Examination Eligibility

Verication (EEV) and Program Performance Reports (PPR).

ASCP ACCOUNT

If you do not already have one, an ASCP account will be created for you when your program

receives a school code. You will need to log in to your personal ASCP account to access the

EEV and PPR. See pages 27 - 34 for complete information on the EEV and PPR.

To log in to your account, go to www.ascp.org/login. If you have forgotten your password or

JOIN THE ASCP BOC PROGRAM DIRECTOR’S FACEBOOK GROUP

The ASCP BOC Program Directors Facebook group is a group for directors of NAACLS,

CAAHEP, and ABHES accredited or approved laboratory programs, as well as education

and clinical coordinators and faculty, whose students seek ASCP certication. This peer-

based group can answer any of your certication-related questions. Supported by volunteers

with several years of program experience, the group aims to become the program director’s

resource for information and support. Join now!

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Make sure to contact [email protected] to notify the ASCP BOC of any changes to your

program including:

• Program Director information

• Program address

• Program status

COMMUNICATION

Ensure that you will receive all necessary ASCP BOC related emails, such as emails regarding

the EEV, PPR, and eLinks for Program Directors, by adding [email protected] to

your “safe” email list.

Also make sure that you have opted in to to receiving important emails. Log in to your ASCP

account and choose “Prole and Settings.” From there, choose “Communications” to review

your preferences.

Please make sure that the “Board of Certication” and “ASCP Surveys” are not checked.

This will ensure that you receive emails from the ASCP BOC as well as surveys used to

gather information and feedback on improving the laboratory profession.

Get Started with the ASCP BOC

www.ascp.org/boc

The purpose of a certification examination is to ensure minimum competency

of an individual to perform their job safely and thereby protect the public. A

certification provides a determination that an acceptable level of competence

has been achieved by an individual who possesses the minimum qualifications

to be eligible to sit for the certification examination.

CERTIFICATION EXAM COMMITTEES & QUALIFICATION WORK GROUPS

ASCP BOC certication examination committees and qualication work groups are made

of up more than 100 volunteer technologists, technicians, phlebotomists, laboratory

scientists, educators, supervisors, pathologists, and professional researchers. These

volunteers are selected to represent diversity in job type, geographic location, facility type,

and amount and level of experience. This diversity provides a broad spectrum of subject

matter expertise and knowledge of current practice in the profession across the country.

An ASCP BOC certication examination committee’s primary responsibility is to validate the

content of the certication examination. They are responsible for the planning, development,

and review of the examination databases, setting the standards for each exam, and

performing job or practice analyses. Much time and energy goes into reviewing current exam

items for accuracy and relevancy, reviewing psychometric and statistical analysis of the exam

items/database, and writing new exam items. The committees meet face-to-face annually

and by conference call as needed to complete these tasks.

For additional information, and to submit a volunteer application, visit www.ascp.org/boc/

exam-cmtes.

PRACTICE ANALYSES

The purpose of conducting a practice analysis is to define practice in a profession.

Practice analysis surveys define the actual tasks that individuals must be able to perform

at the time of certification, for entry-level practice. The practice analysis provides the

foundation for the certification examination. It also ensures the certification is fair, job

related, and legally defensible. The practice analysis provides evidence of content

validation and is required by psychometric research (i.e., AERA) and is considered best

practices for high stakes examination development. In addition, professional standards

used by accrediting bodies (i.e. ANSI), as well as legal statues and guidelines, utilize the

practice analysis to evaluate the validity of certification programs.

The practice analysis process begins with the development of a comprehensive list of tasks

needed for current practice in the eld by subject matter experts. This list is placed into

survey format along with a rating scale and demographic questions. The practice analysis

survey is then distributed to practitioners. The data is analyzed and the exam committee

reviews the data to determine which tasks will be included when developing the content

guideline and subsequently the examination database. All exam items are linked to a content

area on the content outline.

Current ASCP BOC Practice Analysis Reports are available online.

About the Examination

www.ascp.org/boc

CONTENT GUIDELINES

A content guideline is provided for each examination category at www.ascp.org/certication.

Each content guideline provides an overview of the content areas with an exam percentage for

each. Following this is a more specic overview of the content for each examination category.

All exams consist of questions at three taxonomy levels: 1) recall, 2) interpretation, and

3) problem-solving. Exam items are related to the subtest areas outlined on the examination

content outline and may be both theoretical and/or procedural.

THE EXAMINATION

All ASCP BOC exams contain multiple-choice questions with one best answer. Most*

certication examinations are composed of 100 questions given in a 2 ½ hour time frame.

Once an exam is completed, and if there is time remaining, examinees may review and

change their answers.

All of the certication examinations contain experimental or eld test questions. These

questions are not used to calculate the examinee’s examination score. This is a common

practice in national examination programs and is necessary to test new questions and to

ensure the validity of the examination. The time allotted for testing includes adequate time

to complete the examination questions as well as the eld test questions. Visit www.ascp.

org/boc/the-exam.

*The Phlebotomy Technician Examination contains 80 questions given in a 2-hour timeframe while the

Donor Phlebotomy Technician examination contains 90 questions and is given in a 2 ½ hour time frame.

About the Examination

COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TESTING (CAT)

The ASCP BOC uses criterion-referenced computer adaptive testing (CAT) for certication

examinations. CAT is used because it measures knowledge and skills more accurately

and quickly than standard xed form tests. With CAT, when a person answers a question

correctly, the next test question has a slightly higher level of difculty. The difculty level of

the questions presented to the examinee continues to increase until a question is answered

incorrectly. Then a slightly easier question is presented. In this way, the test is tailored to

the individual’s ability level. This is ideal for certication or licensure examinations, where

the ability level (minimally competent) is already established.

Test takers cannot skip a question because the CAT algorithm measures the individual’s

ability level each time a question is answered. Since each examination adjusts to meet the

test taker’s knowledge level, every exam is unique.

Each question in the test bank is calibrated for level of difculty and is classied by

content area. The content area aligns with the examination specic content outline; each

exam administers questions according to the percentages from this content outline. The

questions are not administered in groups, but are administered based on item difculty,

could be from any of the content areas, and follow the exam content percentages. In

other words, an examinee taking the MLS exam could start with a microbiology question,

followed by a chemistry question, followed by a hematology question, and so on until the

end of the exam.

The examinee must answer enough questions correctly to achieve a measure above the

pass point in order to successfully pass the certication examination. There is no set

number of questions one must answer to pass, nor is there a set percentage one must

achieve to pass. If, at the end of the exam, the examinee’s score is above the pass point,

then he or she passes the exam.

Examination Integrity

When your students apply for certication, they agree to a legal statement stating,

in part:

“I understand that this examination and all test questions are the exclusive

property of the Board of Certication and are protected by copyright law. Because

of the condential nature of these copyright materials, I agree not to retain, copy,

disclose or reveal any part of these examination materials . . .”

ASCP Board of Certication examinations are protected by copyright law. The ASCP BOC

monitors the web and social media sites regularly for individuals or groups who claim

to have questions from ASCP BOC examinations. These are sometimes called recalls,

remembrances, or brain dumps. Specic exam information should not be shared with

anyone including peers, instructors, and future applicants.

Be aware that students who contribute to social media sites or in any way reveal specic

information from the examination, such as recalling examination questions and/or answer

choices, are committing copyright infringement. If ASCP certicants are found to be in

violation, their certication may be revoked. All individuals found to be in violation will be

barred permanently from taking any ASCP BOC examination.

EXAMINATION INTEGRITY PLEDGES

Please remind your students not to share information from the examination with anyone.

Several program directors have instituted Integrity Pledges that students from their

programs are required to sign which explicitly state that sharing of exam content is an

ethical violation. For further information, or for an example, email [email protected].

CONTACT THE ASCP BOC

If you or your students are aware of sites claiming to have ASCP BOC exam content,

please email us at [email protected].

www.ascp.org/boc

Applicants can take ASCP BOC certication examinations at their choice of more

than 275 Pearson Professional Center locations across the country – and many

more around the world – all year.

Military personnel and their families may take their examinations at a military base.

See page 36 for more information.

Students are responsible for reading all eligibility requirements, application

procedures, and information for completing the certication process before submitting

an application. All information can be found at www.ascp.org/certication.

ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION

To be eligible to take the ASCP BOC examination, students must complete your program

and ALL degree requirements, even if a missing course is not related to the laboratory

training program. Students who have not completed all requirements for their degrees

are not eligible to sit for the examination. Encourage your students to verify with the

Registrar’s ofce that they have completed all of their courses for graduation before they

submit an application to the ASCP BOC as application fees are non-refundable.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

A student who wishes to request modifications in the examination environment because

of a disability must notify the ASCP BOC in writing before submitting an application

and provide a letter of diagnosis from an appropriate professional specifying the needed

modification. This request for modifications must come from the applicant themselves,

not a third party. For further information, see www.ascp.org/boc/ada.

ASCP ACCOUNT

Students must have a personal ASCP account (ASCP Customer ID) in order to apply

for an ASCP BOC examination. They should not create a duplicate account. Login at

www.ascp.org/login.

ALL communication from the ASCP BOC will be sent to the student’s email address

that they verify when starting their application. Students are responsible for reading all

communications from the ASCP BOC and ensuring the ASCP BOC has a current email

address on le. When logged in to their ASCP account, after an application has been

submitted, students will see a “BOC Activities” card where information can be found

regarding their application status.

WHEN TO APPLY

Students should not submit an online application more than six weeks prior to the date

of program completion. For example, if a student will complete your program at the end

of May they should submit an application no earlier than the middle of April. See the

Application Timeline on the next page for additional information.

Before the Examination

www.ascp.org/boc

Before the Examination

STUDENT SCHEDULES EXAM

STUDENT’S SCORES APPEAR ON YOUR PPR

10 business days after the student sits for the exam

Application Timeline

Students should submit an application six weeks before program completion or later.

STUDENT COMPLETES ONLINE APPLICATION

» Once payment is submitted, evaluators have up to 60 business

days to process an application

STUDENT APPEARS ON EEV

within 24 hours of application being fully processed

EVALUATOR PROCESS APPLICATIONS

as they are received

PROGRAM DIRECTOR VERIFIES PROGRAM COMPLETION ON THE EEV

» Make sure you are certain that the student will successfully complete ALL

components of the program by the date indicated (including nals, clinicals, etc.)

before verifying program completion. For complete information, see pages 27 - 29.

STUDENT RECEIVES EMAIL TO LOG IN TO THEIR ASCP ACCOUNT

within two business days of EEV sign off. They can access their Admission

Notication which includes:

» The eligibility window in which to schedule and take their exam

» Instructions for how to schedule their exam at a Pearson VUE testing location

COMPLETING THE ONLINE APPLICATION

The ASCP BOC has created a video that walks applicants through the online application.

It can be found on our website at www.ascp.org/certification.

All applications must be completed online. Applicants can pay immediately by credit card

or follow the instructions to pay by check.

Your students will need the following information in order to complete the online application:

FIRST AND LAST NAME AS IT APPEARS ON THEIR VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE/VALID STATE ID

• If the rst and last names do not match the valid ID when the applicant appears at the

test center, he or she will not be permitted to take the examination. The applicant will be

required to reapply and submit a full application fee.

Detailed information on IDs are provided online under “Acceptable Forms of Identication”

at www.ascp.org/boc/test-center.

PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS

• ALL communication regarding a student’s application is sent via email. It is the student’s

responsibility to ensure that this email is updated in their ASCP record if necessary.

NAME OF THEIR NAACLS/CAAHEP/ABHES PROGRAM.

• This may be different than their clinical site.

• Students must choose their program from the accredited program lookup in the online

application. Students should not manually enter their program information as they will

then not appear on your EEV or PPR.

THE BEGINNING AND END DATES OF THEIR PROGRAM

• This program end date is not necessarily the same as their graduation date.

PROGRAM DIRECTOR’S NAME, PHONE NUMBER, AND EMAIL ADDRESS

PAYMENT INFORMATION

An application is not complete until payment has been received and processed by

the ASCP BOC. Credit card payments process overnight. Once a check has been

mailed, it may take up to 30 business days for payment to be processed.

PAY BY CREDIT CARD

Students may pay for their application by credit card when submitting their application.

If the institution wishes to pay for student applications by credit card, they would need

to do so for each student individually.

PAY BY CHECK

MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS WITH ONE CHECK

If you wish to pay the application fees for multiple students with one check:

Each student will need to:

• Complete an application online

• Print the Pay by Check invoice

As the Program Director, you will then need to:

• Collect invoices from students

• Submit one check and ALL invoices to

ASCP Board of Certication

3462 Eagle Way

Chicago, IL 60678

The ASCP BOC cannot hold funds for future applications. Any fees submitted without an

invoice will be returned to the institution. Purchase orders are not accepted for payment.

Training and/or work experience documentation forms should not be mailed with payment.

For complete information about submitting documentation forms, visit www.ascp.org/boc/

us-documentation.

Before the Examination

www.ascp.org/boc

Ofcial Transcripts

Official transcripts are required to verify that the academic requirements have been

met including high school graduation, college/university credits, and/or an appropriate

degree. If necessary, multiple transcripts may be submitted to verify that all educational

requirements have been met.

Students who have completed a NAACLS, CAAHEP, or ABHES accredited or approved

program are able to sit for the exam one time before an ofcial transcript has been

received in the ASCP BOC ofce. However, it is important to note that students will not

have access to their exam score, and are not certied, until their ofcial transcript has

been received and processed by the ASCP BOC ofce.

Students have up to one year after taking the examination to submit their ofcial transcript

to the ASCP BOC ofce. If, after one year, their ofcial transcript has not been received

and processed, their score will be invalidated. If they wish to be certied they would need

to submit a new application, including application fee and ofcial transcript, and take the

certication examination again.

Please remind your students to request an ofcial transcript be submitted to the ASCP

BOC. Students should allow at least 10 business days after receipt of the transcript for

notication to view their examination score.

OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS

• Date degree was conferred (if required)

• Seal of educational institution

• Signature of Registrar

At this time, all documentation is requested to be sent electronically. Please click here to

see the ASCP BOC COVID-19 page for complete information.

If your students are unable to submit transcripts electronically, they should mail them to

the address below. Please note that there will be an additional delay of 2 weeks in the

processing of all documents submitted by mail.

ASCP Board of Certication

33 West Monroe St., Suite 1600

Chicago, IL 60603

All documents, both mailed and electronic, are processed by the ASCP BOC in the order

that they are received.

www.ascp.org/boc

Before the Examination

ASCP BOARD OF CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDES

• The BOC Study Guide for Clinical Laboratory Certication Exams, 6th edition, enhanced.

This study guide contains more than 2,000 multiple-choice questions presented in a

format that is similar to the actual ASCP BOC MLS and MLT certication examinations.

• BOC Study Guide: Histotechnology Examinations, 2nd edition

• BOC Study Guide: Phlebotomy, 2nd edition

SCHEDULING THEIR EXAM

Be sure to encourage your students to schedule their examinations as soon as they receive

their Admission Notication. If students call immediately after receiving their Admission

Notication, they should expect to schedule an exam date within 30 days of their eligibility

window begin date.

Due to COVID-19, scheduling availability may be heavily impacted. Please review the ASCP

BOC COVID-19 document regularly for the most up to date information.

RESCHEDULING AN EXAM

Any rescheduled exams must be within the original eligibility window noted on the student’s

Admission Notication. Students must contact Pearson VUE at least one full business day

(24 hours) prior to the date and time of their test to reschedule their exam.

If a student does not receive an email conrmation from Pearson VUE, they have not

successfully re-scheduled their exam.

Further information about scheduling and rescheduling appointments can be found at

www.ascp.org/boc/schedule-date.

You and your students can purchase a number of additional ASCP resources that

will help them prepare for the certication examination at www.ascp.org/boc/

study-resources, including:

Additional ASCP Resources

The ASCP provides resources to support students throughout the certication process.

ASCP BOC RESOURCES

The ASCP BOC provides specic content for each exam category at www.ascp.org/boc/

us-certications. These free resources include:

• Eligibility requirements

• Required documentation forms

• Reading lists of suggested material to prepare for the examination

• Examination content guidelines with an outline of topics covered on the examination

A video walk through of completing the online application can be found at www.ascp.org/

boc/certication.

EXAMINATION ELIGIBILITY ASSISTANT

To help applicants determine if they meet the eligibility requirements for an examination,

the ASCP BOC has developed the Examination Eligibility Assistant. While not necessary

for students who are completing an accredited/approved program, other applicants for

U.S. certifications may find it helpful.

After choosing a category of certification, and answering a set of Yes/No questions

about their education, training, and or/work experience, the Eligibility Assistant will help

potential applicants determine if they may be eligible for the certification exam they

selected. The ASCP BOC Examination Eligibility Assistant is based on U.S. education

only and can be found here: www.ascp.org/BOCEligibilityAssistant.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Follow the ASCP BOC Facebook page to follow the largest certication agency for

laboratory professionals. See FAQ’s, highlights of various certications, and timely

information throughout the week.

#BOCSTUDYGUIDE QUESTION OF THE WEEK ON FACEBOOK

The #BOCStudyGuide Question of the Week can help your students prepare for the

MLS and MLT exams. These practice questions from the BOC Study Guides test their

knowledge on various exam topics, and can aid them in identifying with which concepts

they are struggling so they can focus their studies more effectively. Watch the ASCP BOC

Facebook page weekly to see the new question.

Resources for Students

ONLINE PRACTICE TESTS

• The ASCP BOC MLS/MLT Interactive Practice Exam enables the user to build custom quizzes and timed practice

tests based on topics, difculty and more, pulling from a library of nearly 2,500 study questions built by ASCP. MLT

and MLS educators can purchase the interactive practice exams for your students and get access to advanced

reporting features, including comparative data across program averages (once a minimum participant threshold

has been met). Programs with more than ve students qualify to receive a 40% discount.

• Additional Online Practice Tests are available for the following categories: CT, PBT, MLT, MLS, HT, HTL, and

SC. Purchase includes a 90-day subscription to a package of ve to seven tests consisting of 50 unique

multiple choice questions. Program Directors can save 20 percent when you order 10 or more practice

tests. (Please note the last day to purchase MLT and MLS Online Practice Tests is February 1, 2021. The

last day to access these tests is June 30, 2021. After June 30, the tests will no longer be accessible.)

• For complete information, see www.ascp.org/boc/pd/tools-for-students.

MLS ONLINE REVIEW COURSE

• The MLS Online Review Course is a competency-based curriculum to help prepare your students

for the MLS examination. In addition to functioning as a concise review, covering the highlights of

the content areas on the MLS exam, the MLS Online Review Course can also help your students

determine when they are ready to take the exam.

After the Examination

EXAMINATION RESULTS

Immediately after completing the certification examination, your students will see their

preliminary results on the computer screen, indicated as “Pass” or “Fail.” Within four

business days, students will receive an email notification to log in to see their score

report if their transcript has been fully processed by the ASCP BOC.

Any student who takes the certication examination without submitting a nal academic

transcript at the time of application will not receive access to their score report. As Program

Director, encourage these students to submit their nal transcripts verifying completion

of the academic requirements within one year of their examination date. As a courtesy,

monthly email reminders will be sent to these students reminding them to submit their

ofcial transcript to the ASCP BOC ofce. If their transcript is not received within one year of

examination date, their examination scores will be invalidated and they will not be certied.

See page 21 for additional information about ofcial transcript requirements.

Students who have failed the exam are given subtest scores in order to help them

focus their studying. Subtest scores are not provided to students who passed the exam

because it does not serve a useful purpose, and we ask that you do not share this level

of information with them. For additional information about the PPR, and the sharing of

information, see pages 30-34.

WALL CERTIFICATE

Four to six weeks after they receive their score reports, students will receive a three-year,

time-limited wall certicate that includes their name, credential, and valid dates

of certication. See page 35 for further information on how to maintain certication.

SOCIAL MEDIA

PICTURES OF WALL CERTIFICATES, ETC.

Please inform your students not to post images of their wall certicates or ASCP BOC

documentation on social media. While we appreciate their enthusiasm and pride in

becoming certied, these images can be used by unscrupulous individuals to misrepresent

themselves as being certied. To protect the integrity of ASCP BOC credentials and

records, and for patient safety and welfare, it is important for individuals to protect their

certicates from misuse. Please share the following with your students:

• Do not share your wall certicate, score report, or ASCP Member ID card (if applicable)

with anyone

• Do not post a copy or image of your wall certicate, score report, or ASCP Member ID card

(if applicable) on the Internet or social media.

For complete information, visit www.ascp.org/boc/fraud.

www.ascp.org/boc

EXAMINATION INTEGRITY

Remind your students not to share any specific exam content, including recalled items

or answer choices, with anyone in any form. See page 16 for complete information.

VERIFICATION OF CERTIFICATION

If a student would like verification of their certification status sent to a third party, such

as a state licensing board or employer, they should wait until they have received their

score report. At that time, they may go online and request verification of certification be

sent to a third party. There is a fee for this service. See www.ascp.org/verification for

complete instructions.

www.ascp.org/boc

Resources for Program Directors

The ASCP BOC provides resources to support you and your students throughout

the certication (and CMP) process. A video for Program Directors can be found at

www.ascp.org/boc/program_directors.

ONLINE EDUCATION RESOURCES AVAILABLE

The ASCP BOC has compiled a list of educational resources from a number of different

social media channels. These resources are being brought to US and Canadian Program

Directors and Educators to help support programs and students during the transition to

distance education. This material is for informational purposes only and does not constitute

an endorsement by the ASCP Board of Certication. If you have additions or corrections to

this resource list, please contact us at [email protected].

REVIEW THE ONLINE APPLICATION

We invite you to review the online application in order to better answer questions from your

students. Login to your ASCP account to apply, just don’t submit payment information.

Take screenshots to share with students and highlight any potential difculties. Once saved,

your application will remain in your account for six months. If you need assistance or have

questions, email us at [email protected].

ASCP BOC PROGRAM DIRECTOR’S GROUP ON FACEBOOK

Join the ASCP BOC Program Director’s Group on Facebook. This group is for directors

of NAACLS, CAAHEP, and ABHES accredited or approved laboratory programs whose

students seek ASCP certication. This peer-based group can answer any of your

certication related questions.

PROGRAM DIRECTOR’S SECTION OF THE WEBSITE

The ASCP BOC website includes pages that are dedicated to you, the Program Director.

You can nd information about online practice tests and study guides, the EEV and PPR,

the Program Director’s Guide to Certication e-book, and much more at www.ascp.org/

boc/pd/resources.

ASCP BOC NEWSLETTER

Published three times per year (Spring, Summer, and Winter), the ASCP BOC Newsletter

provides in-depth articles, detailed annual reports on ASCP BOC activities, staff spotlights,

examination statistics, and more at www.ascp.org/boc/newsletter.

eLINKS

eLinks is an electronic newsletter geared towards keeping you up to date on the ASCP

BOC activities that affect you and your students. Emails are sent to all Program Directors

and Program Coordinators in our database ve times a year. To access previous editions

of eLinks, visit www.ascp.org/boc/pd/resources.

If you have questions about certication, please email us at [email protected]. For questions

about International certication, please email Angela Sreckovic, Manager, International

Certication, at [email protected].

The Examination Eligibility Verication Report (EEV)

The Exam Eligibility Verication Report (EEV) is a tool for Program Directors of

NAACLS, CAAHEP and ABHES accredited/approved programs. The EEV provides

an up-to-date listing of students whose applications have been processed and are

awaiting verication of their eligibility to sit for the exam. You will be required to verify

their successful completion of all components of your program before they can

schedule their examination date.

You will receive an initial email notication each time a student’s application has

been processed and they are marked “Eligible;” they will now appear on your EEV.

These emails will prompt you to sign into your ASCP account to review the EEV

report. Reminder emails are sent every Sunday as well; you will only receive a

reminder email if you have students that are still awaiting verication. Please note

that you can log in at any time to sign o on student eligibility.

You are encouraged to wait to sign o on a student’s eligibility until you are sure

that they will complete all requirements of the program by the date indicated.

A students’ window in which to schedule their exam begins after their program

completion is veried through the EEV. If applying before their program is complete,

your students’ 90-day eligibility window will begin a day after the program

completion date veried on the EEV.

The Examination Eligibility Verication Report (EEV)

ACCESSING YOUR EEV REPORT

1. Login to your ASCP account at www.ascp.org/login.

2. Under “Management Tools” choose “Exam Eligibility Verication”.

Please note that you will only see this option if you have students currently waiting to be veried.

3. Click the top link to view pending exam eligibility requests.

4. If you only see an option to view EEV archives, there are no pending requests.

COMPLETING AN EEV REPORT

Applications are processed individually, not as school groups; therefore, not all of your

students will appear on the EEV at the same time.

REVIEW THE EEV REPORT FOR EACH STUDENT FOR ACCURACY:

• student’s full name

• certication category

• date of program completion

IF ALL INFORMATION IS ACCURATE, SELECT “ELIGIBLE”.

FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS TO SEND AN EMAIL TO THE ASCP BOC IF:

• a particular student is not listed.

• you do not recognize a student listed.

IMPORTANT: Do not mark the student as “Ineligible” as this will delete

the student’s application.

IF YOU SEE A STUDENT’S NAME FROM A PREVIOUS CLASS on your EEV, proceed with the

standard review process. Students from accredited/approved programs are eligible for

examination for up to ve years after program completion.

www.ascp.org/boc

DATE OF PROGRAM COMPLETION VS. GRADUATION DATE

Before your students apply, please ensure that they know the date of your program’s

completion as this may not be the same as their actual graduation date. Students should

enter their program completion date on the online application.

INCORRECT PROGRAM END DATE

If the program end date is incorrect, do not select anything from the dropdown menu.

Click on “Incorrect Date?” to send an email with the correct information to the ASCP BOC.

• If the program end date entered by the student is up to one week after their actual end

date, do not request that it be changed.

• If you have submitted a change in program completion date to the ASCP BOC, allow up

to 5 business days for the change to be made.

You will need to log back in to the EEV to verify the corrected date. Please note that you

will not receive an email to alert you when the program end date has been updated by

ASCP BOC staff.

STUDENTS WHO WILL NOT COMPLETE A PROGRAM

• Notify the ASCP BOC immediately about any student on the EEV who will not complete

your program or degree requirements by the date indicated.

• If you have already submitted the EEV, contact Angela Nunn, Assistant Manager

of Certication Processing, at [email protected] as soon as possible.

• The student will be notied by email that he or she is ineligible.

• If the student completes the required coursework at a later date, they must submit

a new application and application fee.

EEV ARCHIVE

Archived reports list students in chronological order by program end date.

www.ascp.org/boc

Program Performance Reports (PPR)

PPR AVAILABLE FOR:

Technologist in Cytogenetics (CG)

Cytotechnologist (CT)

Histotechnician (HT)

Histotechnologist (HTL)

Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA)

Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS)

Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)

Technologist in Molecular Biology (MB)

Pathologists’ Assistant (PA)

Phlebotomy Technician (PBT)

Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB)

PPR INCLUDES:

First time individual student scaled scores

Program and National scaled

score comparisons

Repeat individual student scaled scores

Distribution of examinee scaled scores

The Program Performance Report (PPR) is an optional paid service that allows

you to view and download your students’ certication examination scores. You

can also access program and national scaled score comparisons and subtest

mean scaled scores, as well as archives of reports. Information can also be found

online at www.ascp.org/boc/pd/ppr.

PPR INFORMATION

Properly designed and developed certication examinations identify and classify candidates

into a classication of competent or not competent. Certication bodies are not concerned

with how candidates perform relative to one another but rather how the candidates

perform relative to the minimum passing score. Examination scores should not be used for

alternative purposes other than determining minimum competency.

All examination scores are reported in scaled score. A scaled score is mathematically

derived (in part) from the raw score (number of correctly answered questions) and the

difculty level of the questions. Because each examinee has taken a different form of the

examination, scaled scores are used so that tests may be compared on the same scale.

The minimum passing score is 400. The highest attainable score is 999. See pages 14 - 15

for additional information about ASCP BOC examinations.

The PPR is updated daily. Student scores will appear on your PPR 10 business days after

their exam date. It is important to note that students have the right to request their exam

score not be released. If that is the case, the student’s individual scores will not be listed on

your PPR; however, their scores will be included in your overall program information.

Passing an ASCP BOC certication exam shows that a student possesses the essential

knowledge and skills necessary for competent practice in a particular eld. We thank you

for your cooperation in keeping individual records condential.

PAY BY CREDIT CARD

• Login to your ASCP account

• Under “Management Tools” choose

“View PPR Invoice Order”

• Follow the online instructions OR

• Call ASCP Customer Relations

at (800) 267-2727

PAY BY PAPER CHECK

• Login to your ASCP account

• Under “Management Tools” choose

“View PPR Invoice Order”

• Print the PPR invoice

• Submit a check with the invoice to:

ASCP Board of Certication

3462 Eagle Way

Chicago, IL 60678

PAYING ELECTRONICALLY (ELECTRONIC CHECK, WIRE TRANSFER, ETC.)

If your Accounts Payable Department will be submitting payment electronically, please

work with them to ensure that the order number is included with the electronic payment.

You can help guarantee that your payment is applied to the correct order by sending an

email to [email protected] with:

• the date the electronic payment was sent

• the name that appears as the sender

• tracking details

• any other identifying information.

Not following the procedures as noted above will result in significant processing delays,

during which time you will not have access to PPR data. Faxed payments and purchase

orders are not accepted.

PAYING FOR THE PPR

The Program Performance Report is an annual subscription service. The fee for the 2021

PPR is $150 per program; if you oversee multiple programs, you will have multiple invoices.

If you do not purchase the 2021 PPR by January 1, 2021, you will not have access to any

PPR data beginning January 1. Paying prior to January 1, 2021, will ensure uninterrupted

PPR access. By paying the current year’s invoice, access is provided to all current and

previous PPR data for the full calendar year.

Program Directors will receive an email notification with a link to their PPR invoice(s) each

fall for the following year. If you do not receive an email notication by November 15th,

online, need a PDF copy of your invoice, or need the invoice sent to someone other than

the Program Director, please contact us at [email protected].

Please note: Credit card payments process overnight. Once a check has been

mailed, it may take up to 30 business days for payment to be processed.

ACCESSING YOUR PPR

You will not have access to any PPR data unless the current year’s invoice has been paid.

If you have not paid your annual subscription fee, you will see a “View PPR Invoice Order”

link under the “Management Tools” section of your dashboard. If you do not see this link

when you log in, then your invoice has been paid and fully processed.

TO ACCESS YOUR PPR

• Login to your ASCP account

• Choose “Program Performance Report” under “Management Tools”

• Choose current or prior reports (2016 – current OR 2010 – 2016)

• Select Program and School

• Customize date ranges

• Click “View Report”

PPR FEATURES

If you are a Program Director of multiple programs, you will rst choose the program

for which you want to see data. Next, choose from one of the two links:

• 2010 – 2016 Program Performance Report (PPR)

» Data is provided in static six month and annual cycles

» Data is organized by exam date

• 2016 – current Program Performance Report (PPR)

» Choose your date range from Jan 1, 2016 - current

» Choose to see results by exam date or program end date

• If you search by Program End Date, you will only see your specic program’s

information; national information will not be provided

If you want to change programs or date ranges, click on the “Go to Program Performance

Report (PPR)” link in the top right corner of the PPR page. This will bring you back to the

selection screen.

Program Performance Reports (PPR)

www.ascp.org/boc

SHARING PPR INFORMATION

SHARING PPR INFORMATION WITH THE PUBLIC

The Program Performance Report is a paid subscription service meant for use by Program

Directors and Program Administrators only; specic data from the PPR is not to be shared

with the public. The information contained in the PPR should be handled in a condential

manner which respects the rights of the individual whose scores are reported. Individual

student data, subtest means, and the histogram are not public information and it is

inappropriate to publicize this data in recruitment efforts.

Any data that is shared must be anonymized. Program Directors can share overall program

pass rates and program scaled score comparisons as an outcomes measure for accreditation

purposes. This information is contained within the “Program and National Scaled Score

Comparisons” section of the PPR.

SHARING PPR INFORMATION WITH STUDENTS

Students should not need to ask you for their exam score as all examinees are provided

access to their score report electronically within four business days of testing, unless

they have not yet met all eligibility requirements. A student who has passed the exam,

but whose ofcial transcript has not been received by the ASCP BOC ofce, will not have

access to their score report and is not yet certied. It is important to note that this

student’s exam score will still appear on your PPR 10 business days after they have taken

the exam. See page 21 for complete information about ofcial transcripts.

In many Board exams, no scores are given; candidates receive only a statement of

Pass or Fail. The goal of a certication program is to identify individuals who achieve the

predetermined level of competency. The purpose of ASCP BOC certication exams is not

for individuals to compare or rank themselves or their program.

The ASCP BOC provides subtest scores to Program Directors to help them get an overall

sense of how their students are doing by discipline. Students who have failed the exam

are given subtest scores in order to help them focus their studying. Subtest scores are not

provided to students who passed the exam because it does not serve a useful purpose,

and we ask that you do not share this level of information with them.

www.ascp.org/boc

ADDITIONAL PPR INFORMATION

PROVIDING ADDITIONAL USERS ACCESS TO THE PPR

If there is a faculty member, an Education Coordinator, or someone else who should also have

access to the PPR information, please email [email protected] with the following:

• name of the institution

• category of program and six-digit school code (MLS-123456)

• name and email address of individuals who should have access

Please note that the Program Director will remain the only person able to access the Exam

Eligibility Verication (EEV) to verify students’ completion of the program and the annual

PPR invoice.

COMMON ACCESS OR DATA ISSUES

For any issues, including those listed below, please contact [email protected]. All inquiries

will receive a response in 3 – 5 business days.

• Incorrect student information, including if a student is not listed or you do not recognize

a student’s name.

» It is important to note that students have the right to request their exam score not be

released. If that is the case, the student’s individual scores will not be listed on your

PPR. However, their scores will be included in your overall program information.

• Access to program data prior to 2010.

» Include your program type, school code, and the date range of the data requested. If you

have paid for the current PPR invoice you will receive a PDF of the requested information.

• Access to previous years’ data for programs that have closed.

» Please include a brief explanation and include your program type, school code, and

the date range of the data requested.

SAVING/DOWNLOADING PPR DATA

You can save the entire PPR document as a PDF. Once the data is saved as a PDF, you have

the ability to export the data into a spreadsheet.

The steps are different depending on the Internet browser you are using. For assistance

with downloading or saving PPR data, please email us at [email protected].

You may want to save a copy of your PPR data near the end of the year to have on hand

while payment is processing.

HT/HTL PROGRAMS

Students who graduate from an HT program can take the HTL examination if they meet

the academic requirements. Therefore, if you are a Program Director of either an HT or HTL

program, your PPR will have an option to see data for both of these programs. You will only

need to pay one invoice for access to both HT and HTL student scores.

Program Performance Reports (PPR)

CREDENTIAL MAINTENANCE PROGRAM (CMP)

ASCP Board of Certication (BOC) credentials represent the highest standards for quality

and continued competency. In keeping with the commitment to ongoing prociency, the

ASCP BOC developed the Credential Maintenance Program (CMP). In addition to helping you

maintain your professional certication, the CMP can help you stay current on developments

in your eld and provide opportunities for both professional and personal enrichment.

HOW CMP WORKS

The CMP requires the completion of continuing education (CE) activities within your

three-year certification cycle in order to maintain valid ASCP certification. Some of the

qualifying activities include employer offered courses, teleconferences/online courses,

competence assessment by your employer, and participating in formal continuing

education courses.

Candidates record and submit their completed CEs to the ASCP BOC through the online

CMP declaration form process. When your CMP application has been reviewed and

approved, your certification cycle is updated and valid for the next three-year period.

CMP RESOURCES FROM THE ASCP BOC

Please visit this link to access the following CMP resources: www.ascp.org/cmp.

• The Credential Maintenance Program (CMP) Booklet outlines specic program

requirements by category and provides suggested continuing education activities.

• The Credential Maintenance Program (CMP) Video provides an overview of the program

and guides the certicant through the online recertication process.

Maintaining Certication

At www.ascp.org/boc/military you will nd information specic to military

personnel regarding the payment of application fees, documentation required

to verify eligibility, and testing on military bases.

ELIGIBILITY

Provided they are in good standing, active military personnel enrolled in military laboratory

specialist courses and in NAACLS, CAAHEP, or ABHES accredited/approved training

programs can sit for the appropriate ASCP BOC certication examination within the last

three weeks of Phase II training.

TESTING LOCATIONS

Military personnel and their families can take ASCP BOC certication examinations at

military bases. To gain access to on-base military test centers, an examinee must have

both a valid government ID and authorization to enter the base. Make sure that your

students have proper authorization for access to the military base before scheduling their

exam. You can nd a site near you at www.pearsonvue.com/ascp.

EXAMINATION ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION (EEV)

When you receive an email notication alerting you to review your program’s EEV report,

you should indicate whether your students are in good standing in the nal three weeks of

the training program by the date indicated. See pages 27-29 for complete EEV information.

Contact Angela Nunn, Assistant Manager of Certification Processing, at angela.nunn@

ascp.org immediately about any student who did not successfully complete your program

or degree requirements.

EXAMINATION RESULTS

Immediately after completing the certication examination, your students will see their

preliminary results on the computer screen, indicated as “Pass” or “Fail.” Within four

business days, students will receive an email notication to log in to see their score report

if they have successfully completed your program and their ofcial transcript has been fully

processed by the ASCP BOC.

Students who have completed NAACLS, CAAHEP, ABHES, or military laboratory specialist

programs are able to sit for the exam one time before an ofcial transcript has been received in

the ASCP BOC ofce. Any student who takes the certication examination without submitting

a nal academic transcript at the time of application will not receive access to their score

report. As Program Director, encourage these students to submit their nal transcripts verifying

completion of the academic requirements within one year of their examination date. As a

courtesy, monthly email reminders will be sent to these students reminding them to submit their

ofcial transcript to the ASCP BOC ofce. If their transcript is not received and processed within

one year of examination date, their examination score will be invalidated and they will not be

certied. See page 21 for additional information about ofcial transcript requirements.

Students who have failed the exam are given subtest scores in order to help them focus their

studying. Subtest scores are not provided to students who passed the

exam because it does not serve a useful purpose, and we ask that you

do not share this level of information with them. For additional information

about the PPR, and the sharing of information, see pages 30-34.

Military Laboratory Training Programs

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International Programs

In addition to maintaining high professional standards in the United States to

ensure the highest level of patient safety, the ASCP BOC also recognizes the

need for a global standard of excellence in laboratory practice. To that end, the

ASCP BOC has established an international certication credential (ASCP

) for

laboratory professionals worldwide. For further information, see www.ascp.org/

international.

In addition to certication, the ASCP BOC oers networking opportunities and

other services to countries seeking to strengthen their clinical laboratories and

clinical laboratory programs. It is recognized that many international academic

programs mirror those of programs in the U.S. If you have questions about

international programs or international certication please contact Angela

Sreckovic, Manager, International Certication & CA Technical Operations, at

[email protected].

Notes

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Questions? We’re Here to Help

FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT U.S. CERTIFICATION, CONTACT:

[email protected]

FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT INTERNATIONAL

CERTIFICATION, CONTACT:

Angela Sreckovic

Manager, International Certication

and CA Technical Operations

312.541.4473

[email protected]

The mission of the ASCP Board of

Certication (BOC) is to provide excellence

in certication of laboratory professionals

on behalf of patients worldwide.

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