Route 1

Earn a doctoral, master's, bachelor's (baccalaureate) degree, or the equivalent, from an accredited university or college with a major in a chemical, physical, biological, clinical laboratory science or medical technology. Any degree that is not a major in clinical laboratory science or medical technology must include a minimum of 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

Pass the MT(AAB) Basic Knowledge and Andrology examinations.*

Route 2

Earn an associate degree or an associate of applied science degree from an accredited institution with a major in clinical laboratory science or medical technology

and

Pass the MT(AAB) Basic Knowledge and Andrology examinations.*

Route 3

Earn at least sixty (60) semester hours, or equivalent, from a accredited institution that, at a minimum, includes either:

a) twenty-four (24) semester hours of medical laboratory technology courses (i.e., chemistry, hematology, immunohematology, immunology, microbiology)

or

b) twenty-four (24) semester hours of science courses that include:

1. six (6) semester hours of chemistry;
2. six (6) semester hours of biology; and
3. twelve (12) semester hours of courses in chemistry, biology or medical laboratory technology in any combination

and

Pass the MT(AAB) Basic Knowledge and Andrology examinations.*

Route 4

Have previously qualified, or could have qualified, as a technologist under the revised Medicare/CLIA ’67 regulations (42 CFR 493.1433) published on March 14, 1990 (55 FR 9538).

These revised Medicare/CLIA ’67 regulations include individuals who passed the HHS (formerly HEW) Proficiency Examination for medical technologists and those who had ten (10) years of full-time experience prior to January 1, 1968.

and

Pass the MT(AAB) Basic Knowledge and Andrology examinations.*