ASCP Chemistry Certification (C / SC) Study Guide, Material, Exam Practice Questions and Prep

Need to accomplish your dream career in chemistry? Have no clue about how to pass ASCP chemistry certification? Today, we will guide you on how you can ace SC ASCP and C ASCP exams with a little effort.

What IS ASCP Chemistry Certification (C ASCP Technnologist and SC ASCP Specialist)?

ASCP chemistry certificates are advanced credentials to advance your chemistry career. American Society For Clinical Pathology offers two certificates for chemistry; C (ASCP) and SC (ASCP).

Technologist in chemistry (C ASCP) identifies the chemicals or hormonal quantity in the patients’ samples to aid the doctor in disease detection.

Specialist in chemistry (SC ACP) not only owns advanced chemistry knowledge but also hold managerial skills. Besides specimen testing (s)he can attain leadership and supervisory positions.

Which One Of ASCP Chemistry Certificates? C ASCP Technologist or SC ASCP Specialist?

Chemistry ASCP certificates are for all educational and experience circumstances. The American Society for Clinical Pathology has provided many routes with different qualification levels.

You can apply for C (ASCP) or SC (ASCP) according to the education you availed up till now. With one year of work experience along with a bachelor’s degree, you can apply for ASCP technologist in chemistry.

For an ASCP specialist in chemistry, you have to gain a maximum of three years of experience in the chemistry lab in addition to a bachelor’s degree pers ASCP BOC site.

C ASCP and SC ASCP Chemistry Certificates Requirements Per BOC Site

	C (ASCP) Technnologist	SC (ASCP) Specilaist
Route 1	· A bachelor’s gradation in the chemistry-related domain. · Not expired ASCP MT/ MLS certificate.	· A bachelor’s gradation in the chemistry-related domain. · Not expired ASCP C or MT/ MLS certificate.3 years of experience in a chemistry lab.
Route 2	· A bachelor’s gradation in the chemistry-related domain. · 1 year of experience in a chemistry lab.	· A master’s gradation in the chemistry-related domain. · 3 years of experience in a chemistry lab.
Route 3	· A bachelor’s gradation in the chemistry-related domain. · The NAACLS accredited chemistry course completion.	· A PhD in the chemistry-related domain. · 2 years of clinical chemistry post-doctoral fellowship or experience in a chemistry lab.
Route 4	· A master’s gradation in the chemistry-related domain. · 6 months of experience in a chemistry lab.	· Not expired ASCP C or MT/ MLS certificate. · A PhD in the chemistry-related domain. · 1 year of experience in chemistry or research lab.
Route 5	· A bachelor’s gradation in the chemistry-related domain. · The NAACLS accredited Medical Laboratory Scientist program completion.	Not expired ASCP C or MT/ MLS certificate. · A bachelor’s gradation in the chemistry-related domain. · 3 years of teaching experience in chemistry.
Route 6	–	· Not expired ASCP C or MT/ MLS certificate. · A PhD in the chemistry-related domain. · 1 year of teaching experience in chemistry.

Eligibility Checking For ASCP Chemistry Certificate Examination

ASCP chemistry certificate eligibility checking is a foremost stage to ensure your permissibility for SC and C ASCP. The ASCP has developed an online eligibility inspector for this purpose.

Go to the ASCP BOC eligibility assistant first. Then, follow the steps mentioned below:

• Agree to the BOC terms and conditions.
• Select the certificate you want to apply for. Check C ASCP for ASCP technologist in chemistry and SC ASCP for ASCP specialist in chemistry.
• Answer all of the questions.
• View your eligibility results at the end.
• The Board of Certification will also let you know the route you are eligible for.

Study Guide For C (ASCP) Technologist and SC (ASCP) Specialist In Chemistry

C ASCP, SC ASCP study guide is a well-organized content that allows you to focus only on relevant key areas.

The American Society for Clinical Pathology has selected 5 subject themes for ASCP technologist and specialist in chemistry.

ASCP Chemistry Certification Subjects	Content areas for (C) and (SC)	Percentage in Exam
General Chemistry	Biochemical theory and physiology, test procedures, test result interpretation, and disease state correlation for carbohydrates, lipids, and heme derivatives	15 – 25%
Proteins And Enzymes	Biochemical theory and physiology, test procedures, test result interpretation, and disease state correlation for enzymes, proteins and other nitrogen-containing compounds	15 – 25%
Acid-Base, Blood Gases And Electrolytes	Biochemical theory and physiology, test procedures, test result interpretation, and disease state correlation for acid-base determinations, blood gases, and electrolytes	15 – 25%
Special Chemistry	Biochemical theory and physiology, test procedures, test result interpretation, and disease state correlation for endocrinology, vitamins, therapeutic drug monitoring, and toxicology	15 – 20%
Laboratory Operations	Quality assessment/troubleshooting, compliance, regulations, safety, laboratory mathematics, instrumentation, and laboratory administration (only for ASCP specialist in chemistry)	(ASCP) C: 15 – 20%(ASCP) SC: 20 – 25%

Besides these chemistry subject areas concepts, you have to memorize some calculations and reference ranges. BOC will not provide you with the ranges during the ASCP chemistry certification exam.

Chemistry Calculations

• LDL/Friedewald equation/non-HDL
• Unconjugated/indirect bilirubin
• Timed urine calculations
• A/G ratio
• Beer’s law
• Creatinine clearance calculations
• % Transferrin saturation/UIBC/TIBC

(C ASCP) and (SC ASCP) Reference Ranges

You have to remember the ranges of the following to nominate as ASCP technologist in chemistry (C) and ASCP specialist in chemistry (SC).

• Sodium
• Potassium
• Chloride
• CO2
• Creatinine
• Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
• Glucose (fasting)
• Hemoglobin
• Arterial blood gases (pH, pCO2, pO2, O2 saturation, HCO3 – (bicarbonate))

For passing the SC (ASCP)^CM exam, you have to cram some more ranges. It includes:

• Indirect/unconjugated bilirubin
• Calcium
• Total cholesterol
• HDL and LDL cholesterol
• Total protein
• Total bilirubin
• Direct/conjugated bilirubin
• Triglycerides

Online Resources For ASCP C, SC Chemistry Exam Prep

Consult these online sources for SC, C ASCP exam preparation:

• AACC (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• CCTC (Clinical Chemistry Trainee Council)
• AACC Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines

How to Get ASCP Chemistry Certificate To Be C (ASCP)^CM or SC (ASCP)^CM?

ASCP chemistry credentials application submission is an online process. For this, you just have to create your ASCP account. Follow the guide below for C ASCP and SC ASCP certificates:

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Preparation for C ASCP Technologist and SC Specialist in Chemistry

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Study Material for C ASCP Technologist and SC ASCP Specilist Chemistry Examination

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ASCP Chemistry Practice Test for C ASCP Tech & SC ASCP Specialist Exam

ASCP chemistry certification practice test is a paramount tool to check your exam preparation. In this way, you can highlight your weak content areas to work on. You will not get this facility from the ASCP website.

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With our exceptional ASCP preparation courses, you will get a dozen of practice queries. So, you can prepare for the C (ASCP) and SC (ASCP) exams accordingly.

ASCP Chemistry Flashcards For C ASCP & SC ASCP

C (ASCP)^CM, SC (ASCP)^CM flashcards are an outstanding means to grasp chemistry concepts and calculations.

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Chemistry Book for C ASCP Chemistry Technologist and SC Specialist

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ASCP Chemistry Question Bank for C ASCP and SC ASCP

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From our question bank, you can access as many demo questions as you want to enhance your ASCP chemistry technologist or specialist exam performance.

Chemistry Exam Pass Rate for C ASCP and SC ASCP Per ASCP Site

EXAM  NAME	FIRST YEAR CERTIFIED	MEAN	STANDARD DEVIATION	MIN. SCORE	MAX. SCORE	TOTAL # TAKING EXAM	TOTAL PASS SCORE	TOTAL PASS %	TOTAL FAIL SCORE	TOTAL FAIL %	TOTAL CERTIFIED
BB	2015	418	103	221	649	28	15	54%	13	46%	86
SBB	2015	315	95	139	444	22	5	23%	17	77%	18
C	2015	363	102	131	570	57	20	35%	37	65%	148
SC	2015	445	137	260	664	14	8	57%	6	43%	50
CG	2015	394	114	175	564	19	10	53%	9	47%	44
CT	2015	470	0	470	470	1	1	100%	0	0%	23
SCT	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
CTgyn	2010	356	88	212	524	13	4	31%	9	69%	72
H	2014	477	148	182	736	34	24	71%	10	29%	148
SH	2015	432	73	344	528	7	5	71%	2	29%	48
HT	2015	446	192	139	791	13	9	69%	4	31%	38
HTL	2015	446	105	286	760	49	33	67%	16	33%	159
M	2015	391	124	100	653	74	37	50%	37	50%	189
SM	2015	375	99	204	615	33	13	39%	20	61%	48
MB	2007	408	118	155	708	97	51	53%	46	47%	424
SMB	2018	287	69	186	421	13	1	8%	12	92%	4
MLS	2006	447	161	100	923	3,647	2017	55%	1,630	45%	14,767
CLM (Spanish language MLS)	2009	353	72	273	455	5	1	20%	4	80%	49
MLT	2006	377	145	100	818	116	51	44%	65	56%	706
PBT	2007	628	139	231	842	48	45	94%	3	6%	403
SCYM	2017	447	132	263	647	19	12	63%	7	37%	29
–	–	–	–	–	–	4,309	2,362	55%	1,947	45%	17,454
–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Updated: 1/18/2022	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

ASCP chemistry exam pass rate for S (ASCP)^CM is 35%. For SC (ASCP)^CM, the pass rate is 57%. The ASCP has started the chemistry certification exam in 2015.

The minimum and maximum ASCP technologist in chemistry score is 131 and 570 respectively. For ASCP specialist in chemistry, the min and max score is 260 and 664. According to 2022 BOC exam statistics, up till now, there are 148 chemistry technologists and 50 chemistry specialists.

ASCP Chemistry Salary

ASCP chemistry certification is a key to your career success. It will not only advance your career but will also elevate your credibility. The average salaries for ASCP technologist and specialist in chemistry have mentioned in the table below:

Reference Site	Position Title	Average Salary/ year
Payscale.com	ASCP Certified Specialist in Chemistry (SC)	$105,000
Ziprecruiter.com	Medical Technologist Chemistry	$59,342

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