ASCP BOC

Source: MLT(ASCP) and MLS(ASCP) Certifications > Applicant Resources > Content Guideline

ASCP BOC’s Content Guideline for the Medical Laboratory Technician, MLT(ASCP), and the Medical Laboratory Scientist, MLS(ASCP), certification exams consists of one major content area for Urinalysis and Body Fluids. The information below was last revised on ASCP’s website July 2025

Laboratory Operations

Exam Percentage: MLT(ASCP): 5% - 10% | MLS(ASCP): 5% - 10%

Description Quality assessment/troubleshooting (MLT + MLS), safety (MLT + MLS), laboratory mathematics (MLT + MLS), manual/automated methodology and instrumentation (MLT + MLS), basic management principles (MLS), and education principles (MLS)