Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)

Route 1: Education

Applicant shall possess an associate degree in medical laboratory technology (or equivalent) from a program or institution accredited by a recognized regional or national accreditation agency. *

• Educational programs acceptable toward meeting certification requirements must include clinical laboratory experience rotating through the Blood Banking, Microbiology, Chemistry and Hematology sections of the laboratory as part of the curricula. Applicants graduating from programs that do NOT include an experiential component must obtain and document evidence of 6 months of approved laboratory experience that includes the required rotation listed above.
• Applicants seeking certification must have graduated from their degree program within the past FIVE years
• Applicants graduating longer than five years from date of application must provide evidence of six months of full-time (or equivalent) approved laboratory experience within the last five years
• Approved Clinical Laboratory Experience credited toward eligibility must have been gained while employed (not during training) in a laboratory that performs the chemical, physical, or biological examination of human body fluids and tissues and that uses clinical laboratory techniques and methodologies.  Full-time experience is defined as working an average of 40 hours/week (may be a combination of part-time settings)

*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 the AMT Board of Directors.

Route 2: Alternate Education Route

Applicant shall have completed at least two years (60 semester hours) of courses in an institution accredited by a recognized regional or national accreditation agency *, including at least 25 semester hours of coursework across various subjects related to the clinical laboratory sciences, such as courses in chemical or biological science, mathematics and/or computer science (no more than 6 semester hours of mathematics and/or computer science may be used toward the 25 semester hour requirement) AND shall have completed a minimum of six months of approved clinical laboratory experience including rotation through the Blood Banking, Microbiology, Chemistry and Hematology sections of the laboratory. 

• Approved Clinical Laboratory Experience credited toward eligibility must have been gained while employed (not during training) in a laboratory that performs the chemical, physical, or biological examination of human body fluids and tissues and that uses clinical laboratory techniques and methodologies.  Full-time experience is defined as working an average of 40 hours/week (may be a combination of part-time settings)

Educational programs acceptable toward meeting certification requirements must include clinical laboratory experience rotating through Blood Banking, Microbiology, Chemistry and Hematology sections of the laboratory.

*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 the AMT Board of Directors.

Route 3: Military

Applicant shall have completed a 50-week US military medical laboratory 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

*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 the AMT Board of Directors.

Route 4: Other Recognized Program

Applicant shall have taken and passed a generalist MLT examination given by another certification organization or state licensure agency, provided that the examination has been approved by the AMT Board of Directors. Applicant's certification or state license must be active. Applicant must document recent education (within the last year) or employment (within the last five years), both as defined by AMT eligibility criteria. No exam is required.