International Applicants
CANDIDATES WITH INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Candidates with education obtained outside the U.S. must submit an original course by course evaluation for equivalency reviewed by an evaluation agency. Suggested agencies include, but are not limited to:
World Education Services, Inc.
PO Box 5087
Bowling Green Station
New York, NY 10274-5087
(212) 966-6311 • Fax: (212) 739-6100
E-mail: info@wes.org
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
PO Box 514070
Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470
(414) 289-3400 • Fax: (414) 289-3411
E-mail: eval@ece.org
International Education Research Foundation Inc.
Credentials Evaluation Services
PO Box 3665
Culver City, CA 90231-3665
(310) 258-9451 • Fax: (310) 342-7086
E-mail: info@ierf.org
For additional evaluation agencies, please visit the following website: www.naces.org.
Candidates must document practical experience within the United States or its territories as required by the selected eligibility route. Experience obtained outside of the United States or its territories cannot be accepted unless international experience is earned in a laboratory accredited by the following organizations:
- College of American Pathologists (CAP) [applicable for only CLT, CLS Generalist, CLS Categoricals, CLSp(CG), (CLSp(MB) examina-tions]
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Laboratory Services Accreditation Program [applicable for only CLT, CLS Generalist, CLS Categoricals, CLSp(CG), (CLSp(MB) examinations]
- American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) – [applicable for only CLS(IH) examination]
- American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) – [applicable for only CLSp(MB) examination]
A copy of the laboratory accreditation certificate which includes the list of specialties in which the laboratory is accredited must be submitted as supporting documentation with the application. This will document that the laboratory is accredited in the specialty for which the candidate seeks to take a certification examination. A letter from the laboratory supervisor/director, which documents the length of experience that the individual has in the relevant laboratory(s) should also accompany the application.
FIND AN INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT CENTER
NCA and AMP are making available international computerized examinations. For information regarding the availability of international computerized Assessment Centers please visit the AMP website at http://www.goamp.com/AMP/Internationallocations.htm.
AMP is continuing to expand its international locations and more locations are being added throughout the year. If you are an international candidate who meets the eligibility requirements, you will need to submit a completed application form, attach the appropriate documentation and the application fee for the computerized examination along with the international Assessment Center fee of $250. This additional fee helps to cover the costs for establishing international Assessment Centers and making the computerized examination available year-round. If you do not have a Social Security number or social insurance number, a unique identifying number will be assigned to you when your application is processed. All other rules and regulations regarding the computerized examination apply to international examination candidates. All examinations will be given in computerized format only.
TEMPORARY STATUS BY QUALIFICATION (TSQ)
The Temporary Status by Qualification is a credentialing program that allows international professionals without US clinical experience to demonstrate their knowledge of laboratory science by taking an NCA examination. The TSQ credential is a temporary credential valid for 4 years that is granted to qualifying individuals who pass the examination. During that time, the individual may find domestic clinical experience with the aid of the TSQ as evidence of entry level job knowledge. Upon presentation of acceptable domestic experience as specified in the TSQ application, the TSQ credential will be converted to the appropriate NCA certification. The TSQ credential is offered for the Clinical Laboratory Specialist Generalist and Categoricals, Clinical Laboratory Technician, Clinical Laboratory Specialist in Cytogenetics and Certified Laboratory Specialist in Molecular Biology. A separate application is available for the TSQ program.
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