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Standard MLT Requirements
1. Applicant shall be of good moral character and at least 18 years of age.
2. Applicant shall be a graduate of an accredited high school or acceptable equivalent.
3. Applicant shall meet one of the following requirements:
A. COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY PROGRAM
1. Applicant shall be the holder of an associate degree in medical technology (or equivalent) from an accredited two-year college, or
2. Applicant shall have completed at least two years (60 semester hours) of courses in any accredited college, including at least 25 semester hours in those disciplines that comprise medical technology and may include any chemical or biological science courses, as well as mathematics and/or courses in computer science, not to exceed 6 semester hours, plus six months of laboratory experience.
B. PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL
1. Applicant shall be a graduate of a medical laboratory school or program accredited by an organization approved by the US Department of Education, and must show evidence of having obtained an appropriate degree or certificate of completion; or
2. Applicant shall be a graduate of a medical laboratory school or program in an institution accredited by a Regional Accrediting Commission or by a national accrediting organization approved by the US Department of Education, and must show evidence of having obtained an appropriate degree.
C. MILITARY TRAINING
Applicant has completed a 50-week US military laboratory procedures training program provided that the training credits were earned in, or have been accepted for transfer by, an accredited college or university leading to the award of an appropriate degree.
D. The AMT Board of Directors has further determined that applicants holding other certifications obtained through examination in the medical laboratory technician category, determined by the AMT Board of Directors to have met the AMT training and experience requirements, may be considered for MLT (AMT) certification without further examination.
E. Applicant has taken and passed a medical laboratory technician level examination for state
licensure, reviewed by the Education, Qualifications and Standards Committee and approved
by the AMT Board of Directors.
4. All applicants applying under 3 A, B, C, must take and pass the AMT certification examination for Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT).
Note: If applying under 3D, indicate which medical laboratory technician examination you have taken and passed. |
