IBLCE Pathways and UCSD requirements to IBLCE Test Eligibility 2009
First: What is your academic background? Second: Based on background read down that column to know requirements to sit for exam
Third: UCSD requirements are what do at UCSD after knowing what pathway you are on
Path A Path B Path E Pathway Path G Path H
Associates RN Alternate Meets one of A, B, E Meets one
Pathways G and H supplement either A,B, or E if short of hours
Bachelors Academic
Masters Diploma RN (Do not meet F criteria A, B, E
Associates Degree education of A/ B) (150=500) (100=500)
Doctoral
Basic 6 YES YES YES YES YES YES
Courses RN’s have this RN’s have this
Basic College 4+ Years 2 full years No college No College Path Path
Education 120 Semester Hours 60 Semester Hours degree Some College A, B, or E A, B, or E
Degree AA RN <60 Hours Degrees
Diploma RN
Supervised 2500 Hours 4000 Hours 6000 Hours 300 Hours UCSD LC course of 162 Direct supervised
Hours practice as practice as Must be enrolled comprehensive student hours by
consultant education hours within IBCLC(RCL)
consultant in the UCSD program director
Lactation 3 years prior to exam
100 hours Clinical
(Note: UCSD (Note: UCSD (Note: UCSD Consultant Credited with 500
= 500 hours
Students are Students are Students are practice hours
Training Program
eligible for eligible for eligible for and successfully
pathway G and H, pathway G and H, pathway G and
may reduce hours complete all
may reduce hours H, may reduce
to 1500) hours to 5000) requirements of
to 3000)
UCSD program
Education 45 Clock hours 45 Clock hours 45 Clock hours 45 Clock Hours 150 Clock hours 45 Clock hours
Hours
(Last 3 years)
Application Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
and Plus letter requesting
exception
References
UCSD Supervised Clinical Hour Requirement:
Student eligible, by resume, to take the IBCLC exam by pathway A,B,D, or E and they are a licensed health profession UCSD requires 150 hours
Student eligible, by resume, to take the IBCLC exam by pathway A,B,D, or E and they are a non-licensed professional UCSD requires 250 hours
Student is not eligible to take IBCLC exam by pathway A, B, or E becomes pathway F; UCSD and IBCLE require 300 clinical hours
UCSD students MAY be able to combine Pathway A, B, or E AND Pathway G and H for 1000 hour reduction in Supervised hours
Interpretation by Gini Baker This is not a IBLCE document August 2007
Basic 6 = 4 hours class time in: (1) A&P; (2) Sociology; (3) Psychology, Counseling, or Communication Skills;
(4) Child Development; (5) Nutrition; (6) Medical Terminology)