Applicants must meet one of the following routes to be eligible to apply for an MLS certification exam.
The 番茄影视Medical Technologist (MT) designation is transitioning to Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) by early 2023. See FAQ for more details or ask us
Review the State Licensure Authorities Recognizing 番茄影视Exams for MLS and MLT and see if this applies to you.
Applicant shall have graduated with a baccalaureate degree in medical laboratory science (or equivalent) within the past five years from a program or institution accredited by a recognized regional or national accreditation agency.*
*Program or institution must be accredited by either the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) or another regional or national accreditation agency approved by the US Department of Education (DOE), the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or otherwise approved by AMT.
Applicant shall possess a baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by a recognized regional or national accreditation agency,* or an equivalent degree from a foreign institution as certified by a foreign transcript evaluation agency approved by AMT.
AND shall have completed a minimum of one year of approved clinical laboratory experience in at least one of the following sections of the laboratory: Blood Banking, Microbiology, Chemistry, and Hematology.
AND shall have completed an acceptable program containing a clinical rotation through the following sections of the laboratory: Blood Banking, Microbiology, Chemistry, and Hematology through either:
*Program or institution must be accredited by a regional or national accreditation agency approved by the US Department of Education (DOE), the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or otherwise approved by AMT.
Applicant shall have graduated with a baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by a recognized regional or national accreditation agency,* or an equivalent degree from a foreign institution as certified by a foreign transcript evaluation agency approved by AMT.
AND shall have completed either:
AND shall have either:
Evaluation report of foreign transcript. The evaluation must be a course-by-course evaluation by one of the evaluation services listed on our website. List of evaluation services
Once you are eligible you can apply. Submit a separate application for each certification.
*Fees are non-refundable and include application, exam and first annual fee. **Only available to those residing outside North America.
Application is valid for 1 year, allow 1-2 weeks for processing.
*番茄影视practice exams are excellent resources for test preparation. They are an optional resource and not required to pass the exam.
If you are taking the exam at your school, your instructor will provide information about the exam date and time. If you are taking the exam at a one of the hundreds of Pearson VUE testing center locations across the country, you will schedule your own exam.
Call Pearson VUE at 1-888-846-6941 24 hours prior to your exam. If you are late or don’t show, you must pay a retesting fee to reschedule.
or Call 1-888-846-6941
Arrive 30 minutes prior to exam time with the required testing items:
If you have questions about the acceptability of your identification, contact Pearson Vue:
Call 1-888-846-6941
Know what to expect:
If your application expires prior to gaining certification, you must submit a new application and fee to continue.
If you receive a failing score, you will need to retake the entire exam.
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