What should I do if my school is not NAACLS approved to pursue being an MLT/MT for the ASCP certification?
I currenlty go to Sul Ross State University as a freshmen. I'm going to graduate from this school with a Bachelor's in Biology. I'm still not 100% sure what I'm going to do, for sure I want to work in the medical field. Preferably something I can persue directly after I graduate and not have to go to medical school. I'm more than likely going to live in the El Paso area here in Texas once I'm done with school, and so far that I know of (according to the internet) an ASCP certification is better to get than an AMT certification? How can I become an MLT the quickest without transfering schools? Any other careers I can look into with just a Bachelors in Biology that is in demand? Key ---------- NAACLS - National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences MLT - Medical Lab Technician MT - Medical Technician AMT - American Medical Technologists ASCP - American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification Sites I've Looked Into: ------------------------------ http://www.laboratorytechnician.org/education-and-certification
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Go with the ASCP certification. Go to ASCP.org. I can't think of any biology careers that would be as in demand as the MLT. Usually schools like your current one are set up to have you take two years of pre req courses so you can just transfer to a NAACLS accredited school. I would then move to Galveston to finish your bachelors degree in MT... if I were you i think it'll be worth it and then move back to El Paso.
