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Histotechnician – HT(ASCP)

Licensing authority: American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification

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Histotechnician - HT(ASCP)
Eligibility
The HT(ASCP) candidate must meet one of the ASCP eligibility routes; the credential page lists NAACLS program, specified education plus recent experience or structured program, and specified education plus recent U.S. military training. Applicant qualifications do not change the HT examination dependency.

Histotechnician - HT(ASCP)

Provider
American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification
Format
Computer adaptive multiple-choice examination with one best answer
Exam questions
Total questions: 100.
Time limit
2 hours 30 minutes
Examination outline

The authority publishes percentage ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.

  • Fixation — Official range: 15–25% (Practice allocation: 19.51%)
    • Tissues
    • Procedures
    • Parameters
    • Reagents
    • Instrumentation
  • Processing — Official range: 10–20% (Practice allocation: 14.63%)
    • Tissues
    • Procedures
    • Instrumentation
    • Reagents
  • Embedding/Microtomy — Official range: 15–25% (Practice allocation: 19.51%)
    • Tissues
    • Procedures
    • Instrumentation
  • Staining — Official range: 30–40% (Practice allocation: 34.15%)
    • Tissues
    • Procedures
    • Instrumentation
    • Reagents/Dyes
    • Mounting Procedures
  • Laboratory Operations — Official range: 10–15% (Practice allocation: 12.2%)
    • Laboratory Safety Regulations
    • Laboratory Mathematics
    • Ancillary Equipment/Instruments
    • Laboratory Regulations
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