ASCP BOC
Source: MB(ASCP) and SMB(ASCP) Certifications > Applicant Resources > Content Guideline
ASCP BOC’s Content Guideline for the Technologist in Molecular Biology, MB(ASCP), and the Specialist in Molecular Biology, SMB(ASCP), certification exams consists of five major content areas. The information below was last revised on ASCP’s website June 2023
Instrumentation
Exam Percentage: 15% - 20%
Description: Principles of fluidic, optical, and electronic instrumentation including troubleshooting
Panel/Experiment Design
Exam Percentage: 25% - 30%
Description: Sample source, sample integrity, sample preparation and staining, cell enrichment, and assay development (including target, sample state for functional studies, probe types, fluorochrome selection, spectral overlap and compensation, assay controls, and assay optimization)
Applications
Exam Percentage: 25% - 30%
Description: Immunophenotyping, functional assays, multiplex bead assays, solid organ transplant, stem cell analysis, cell cycle / DNA ploidy, rare event analysis, small particle analysis, fetal hemoglobin assay, cell sorting, imaging cytometry, and mass cytometry