Certification & Licensure
General Disclosure
The US Department of Education requires the Diagnostic Cytology program to provide professional licensure information to students regarding academic programs that lead to a professional licensure or certification that is required for employment. Professional licensure/certification requirements vary from state to state, which may affect a student’s ability to apply for a professional license/certification upon the completion of the program.
Please check with your advisor, department chair, or certification officer for further details.
Diagnostic Cytology Program
Cytologists are not licensed in the state of Nebraska, however, to sit for the American Society for Clinical Pathology certification, requires graduating from a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs accredited program.
States other than Nebraska may have additional requirements for licensure. Requirements such as fingerprinting, background checks, and other requirements may vary between states.
Status by State
This is information is current as of January 1, 2025. It is the responsibility of the student to confirm licensure eligibility.
| Meets Educational Requirements | Does Not Meet Educational Requirements | State Does Not Require Licensure |
| California*, Florida, Louisiana, West Virginia | Georgia, Hawaii, Montana, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| * To apply to the program, applicants located in California are required to have a bachelor’s degree with specific course requirements: 20 semester or equivalent quarter units of biological science; 8 semester or equivalent quarter units of chemistry; 3 semester or equivalent quarter units of mathematics. | Prospective students in states where this program does not meet the educational requirements for licensure, but who plan to work in a state where the program meets licensure requirements after graduation, must provide an attestation of this intention before enrolling in the program. |
Maheswari "Manju" Mukherjee, program director 402.552.2091
Additional information and resources regarding licensure is available from the American Society of Clinical Pathology Board of Certification Website.