Radiography Program Progression Policy

Admission Procedure

First year enrollment is limited to 50 students. The following qualifiers must be met for the student to apply to the program:

• MATH 115, equivalency or proficiency (Math ACT subscore of 24 or higher), BIOL 109, English 150, and MRIS 102/103 or competency are required for admission to the program.
• Applicants will be considered ineligible for the program with two unsuccessful (less than a letter grade of “C”) attempts in ENG 150, MATH 115, MRIS 102, and BIOL 109.
• A student must maintain a college GPA of 2.75 (or a High School GPA of 3.0).
• Group Advising will be offered Fall and Spring Semester. Notices will be posted on campus for the dates and times for group advising. It is the student’s responsibility to attend a group advising session each semester. Updates regarding the program will be announced during theses meeting times so it is crucial that the student attend.
• It is the student’s responsibility to notify the advisor of any changes in status that would affect entry into the radiography program.
• Admission to the program is determined by priority date (Application date to the program) and completion of the student’s qualifiers (see above).

Progression into the Radiography Program

• A grade of “C” or higher is required for all Radiography program requirements. If at any time a student’s college GPA falls below a 2.5 they will be dismissed from the Radiography program.
  
  
  • Any student that receives less than a “C” in one radiography course must stop the radiography program sequence. They must re-apply to the program to repeat the course the next time it is offered (if a seat is available).
  • A student receiving a grade of less than a “C” in any two radiography courses (or two unsuccessful attempts in the same RADI course) will be dismissed from the program.
• All general education requirements must be completed before internship. Any student not completing all general education requirements will not be allowed to enter internship.
• If a student is dismissed from the program, he/she may not return to radiography program for a minimum of 5 years.
• Any student with a conviction record is advised to contact the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist at 651-687-0048 or www.arrt.org in regards to his/her ability to take the registry upon completion of the program.
• Students may need to relocate for clinical internship during the second year of the program.
• Information in regard to status are mailed to last address provided. It is the student’s responsibility to maintain current contact information with the college. Contact the Timme Center to update records.
• No course in the professional sequence may be taken more than twice. If on the second attempt of a professional sequence of the course, a student receives a grade of lower than a “C”, the student will be dismissed from the program