License: Cytotechnologist
NYS Education Department Office of the Professions State Board for Clinical Laboratory Technology
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89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-3817 ext. 150
A Cytotechnologist must have received an education, including a bachelor's degree, or higher, in cytotechnology from a program registered by the department or determined by the department to be the substantial equivalent, or have received a bachelor's degree in the biological, chemical or physical sciences, or the substantial equivalent and also have received an advanced certificate from an accredited cytotechnology program or a program determined by the department to be the substantial equivalent.
- Stand-alone license
- State exam required
- Degree required
- No continuing education requirement
- No experience required
- No criminal record requirements
- Fees are reduced and expedited processing is available for military and spouses, with a temporary license available in the interim
License information updated 12/14/2020