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Check Eligibility

Applicants must meet one of the following routes to be eligible for MLT certification. All applicants must pass the AMTr examination for MLT, to become certified.


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Once you are eligible, you can apply!


Application Fee*

MLT
$220
MLT International
$225

  • Submit a separate application for each certification.
  • *Fees are non-refundable and include application, exam and first annual fee.

Prepare

Utilize AMTr study resources to increase testing confidence.


Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)

Take the Exam

Once you receive notice from AMTr with approval, you may proceed.


  • If you are taking the exam at school, your instructor will provide the exam date and time.
  • If you are taking the exam at a Pearson VUE testing center location, you will schedule your own exam.

MLT Eligibility Routes

Education Route â–¼

Applicant shall have graduated with an associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technician (or equivalent) within the past 5 years from a program or institution accredited by a recognized regional or national accreditation agency.*

  • Acceptable programs must include clinical rotation through the following sections of the laboratory: Blood Banking, Microbiology, Chemistry, and Hematology

A minimum of six months of approved clinical laboratory experience within the last 5 years is required for individuals who either:

  • Graduated more than 5 years ago OR
  • Graduated from a program that does NOT include an experiential component (experience must include a clinical rotation through the abovementioned sections of the laboratory)

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 AMTr.

MLT Military Routeâ–¼

Applicant shall have completed a 50-week US military Medical Laboratory training program within the past 5 years 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*.

If graduated more than 5 years ago, a minimum of 6 months of approved clinical laboratory experience is required.

  • The experience must have been obtained within the last 5 years, rotating through the following sections of the laboratory: Blood Banking, Microbiology, Chemistry, and Hematology.

*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 AMTr.

Alternate Education Route â–¼

Applicant shall have completed at least two years (60 semester hours) of courses within the past 5 years in 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 AMTr.

AND shall have completed either:

  • Twenty-four (24) semester hours of medical laboratory technology or clinical laboratory science courses OR
  • Twenty-four (24) semester hours of science courses that include six (6) semester hours of chemistry; six (6) semester hours of biology; and twelve (12) semester hours of chemistry, biology, or medical laboratory technology in any combination.

AND shall have completed a minimum of six months of approved clinical laboratory experience within the past 5 years

  • The experience must have been obtained within the last 5 years, rotating through the following sections of the laboratory: Blood Banking, Microbiology, Chemistry, and Hematology.

*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 AMTr.

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