Route 1B - Graduate

Are you a GRADUATE from an NCCT (authorized) school, within the past FIVE years?

• You must be a United States high school student, graduate or hold equivalent credentials (e.g., GED).
• You must submit a copy of your diploma from your surgical technologist program, certificate of completion, or transcript with graduation date.
• You must complete and submit a Tech in Surgery - Certified (NCCT) Critical Skills Competency form. Candidates are allowed a maximum of two (2) years from the test date for completion of case documentation. This includes U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship programs.

Route 2 - Experience

You have three years of verifiable full-time experience as a Surgical Technology practitioner within the past FIVE years.

• You must be a United States high school student, graduate or hold equivalent credentials (e.g., GED).
• You must submit a copy of your high school diploma (or equivalent) and the Tech in Surgery - Certified (NCCT) Qualification by Experience form completed by your employer.
• You must have three (3) years of full-time employment or equivalent* (6240 hours) in the past FIVE years working as a surgical technologist under the direct supervision of a Certified/Licensed Physician, Primary Care Provider, and/or RN.
• Note: Working as an instructor is not equivalent to working as a practitioner.

Route 3 - Military

Have you completed Surgical Technology training or its equivalent during U.S. Military service within the past FIVE years?

• You must be a United States high school student, graduate or hold equivalent credentials (e.g., GED).
• You must provide a copy of a SMART transcript or DD214 indicating you have successfully completed a formal medical services training program of the United States Armed Forces relating to the discipline for which you are testing. The DD214 or SMART transcript must be current within the past FIVE years.
• You must complete and submit a Tech in Surgery - Certified (NCCT) Critical Skill Competency form.

OR

You are a member [active-duty, retired, veteran] of the United States Armed Forces, or a spouse thereof, and have three years of verifiable full-time experience as a Surgical Technology practitioner within the past FIVE years.

• You must be a United States high school student, graduate or hold equivalent credentials (e.g., GED).
• You must submit a copy of your high school diploma (or equivalent) and the Tech in Surgery - Certified (NCCT) Qualification by Experience form completed by your employer.
• You must have three (3) years of full-time employment or equivalent* (6240 hours) in the past FIVE years working as a surgical technologist under the direct supervision of a Certified/Licensed Physician, Primary Care Provider, and/or RN.
• Note: Working as an instructor is not equivalent to working as a practitioner.