School of Radiologic Technology

The School of Radiologic Technology, sponsored by Grady Health System, is the oldest Radiography Program in the State of Georgia. The program began in the late 1930s. To date, more than 1,400 students have graduated from the School of Radiologic Technology. This program prepares the graduate for a rewarding career in the imaging field. Many graduates continue to their education in various advanced level radiation and imaging modalities, like CT, MRI, Ultrasound, and Radiation Therapy.

Vision (Schools of Radiation and Imaging Technologies)

The Schools of Radiation and Imaging Technologies at Grady Health System will become a recognized center of excellence for the education of Radiographers, Radiation Therapists, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, Vascular Sonographers, CT Technologists, and MRI Technologists.

Mission (School of Radiologic Technology)

It is the mission of the School of Radiologic Technology to provide a quality education that actively engages the student in the classroom, laboratory, and clinical experiences that will produce an entry-level radiographer and prepare the student to challenge the national certification examination.

Goals and Learning Outcomes

Goal 1:  Students will be clinically competent.
Learning Outcomes
1.1          Students will apply knowledge of radiographic procedures.
1.2          Students will produce quality images.

Goal 2:  Students will communicate effectively.
Learning Outcomes
2.1          Students will demonstrate knowledge of patient communication skills.
2.2          Students will demonstrate effective communication skills.

Goal 3:  Students will use critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Learning Outcomes
3.1          Students will demonstrate critical thinking and decision-making skills.
3.2          Students will employ adaptation/modification of positioning for trauma, and age-specific patients.

1. Graduates will pass the ARRT certification exam on the first attempt.
2. Graduates will complete the program within 23 months.
3. Of those pursuing employment, graduates will be employed within one year post-graduation.
4. Graduates will be satisfied with their education.
5. Employers will be satisfied with the graduate’s education

Program Effectiveness Data is also posted on the JRCERT website www.jrcert.org/program-effectiveness-data/

See our Program Effectiveness Data.

The radiologic technology program sponsored by Grady Memorial Hospital/Grady Health System is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology. Successful completion of a JRCERT-accredited program assures that students are provided the knowledge, skills, and professional values required for career success.  The program was awarded eight years of continuing accreditation at the last site visit (Fall 2021).  This is the maximum length of continuing accreditation granted by the JRCERT.

JRCERT accredited programs must follow the JRCERT Standards for an Accredited Educational Program in Radiography.  The standards can be found here: www.jrcert.org/jrcert-standards/

Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology Contact Information
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 704-5300
[email protected]
www.jrcert.org

The School of Radiologic Technology offers equal educational opportunities to students regardless of race, creed, color, sex, age, handicap, religion, or national origin.

1. Minimum age of 18 years.
2. SAT, ACT, Compass, ASSETT Exam, or ACCUPLACER Generation Next requirement (one of the following criteria must be met).
   1. Scholastic Aptitude Reasoning Test (SAT I) – minimum math and critical reading (verbal) total score of 830 (writing section not included)
   2. American College Test (ACT): minimum composite score of 17
   3. COMPASS minimum reading score of 74, and minimum math score of 37, or
   4. ASSET minimum reading score of 40, and minimum math score of 40
   5. ACCUPLACER minimum reading score of 61, and minimum Elementary Algebra score of 67
   6. ACCUPLACER Generation Next minimum reading score of 237, and elementary algebra (previous to 2021) or Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics (QAS) (after 2021) of 258
3. College-level courses at an accredited college (with a minimum of 2.5 GPA average in the core college courses) will be considered in the selection process, but not in place of, SAT I, ACT, COMPASS, ASSET, ACCUPLACER or ACCUPLACER Generation Next scores.  Completion of courses at a regionally accredited United States post-secondary institution (University, College, or Technical College) is required.
4. Courses excluded from consideration are:
   1. Remedial courses
   2. Developmental studies courses
   3. Courses with essentially non-academic content (orientation, career courses, etc.)
   4. Non-transferable courses (grades of “D” or lower)
5. A status of good standing (not on probation, suspension, or expulsion) at the last institution attended.
6. Applicants may be considered if one of the following applies:
   • Graduate of a regionally accredited U.S. university, college, or technical college institution with a minimum of an Associate’s degree that includes; English or Communication, Math (Mathematical Reasoning, Algebra or higher level math), Natural science (Biology, Chemistry, or Physics), Political Science or History, Social/Behavioral science or Psychology, and Humanities (art, music, theater, philosophy, foreign language).
   OR
   • If enrolled at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine in the Online AS-Radiologic Science Administration degree program, applicants must complete the prerequisite courses by May of the year the student is applying to enter the Grady Radiologic Technology program. Please see attached 2022-2023 Grady Health School of Radiologic Technology to SJC ASRSA outline for program details.
   • To graduate with an Associate degree from SJC in the Radiologic Science pathway, 18 of the 36 prerequisite credit hours must be earned at Saint Joseph’s College.
   OR
   • If enrolled at Georgia State University (GSU) at Perimeter College in the Radiography pathway by Fall semester 2021, the following apply;
   • If enrolled in Georgia State University at Perimeter College, prerequisite courses must be completed by May of the year the student is applying to enter the Grady Radiologic Technology program.
   • To graduate with an Associate degree from Georgia State University in the Radiography Pathway a student must earn 26 of the 31 prerequisite credit hours from Georgia State University.
   The Radiography pathway at Georgia State University at Perimeter College is no longer accepting students in this pathway as of January 1, 2022. The last cohort of GSU students to be accepted by the Grady School of Radiologic Technology will be Fall of 2024.
7. Transfer credits, for Radiography specific courses, from other Radiologic Technology programs will not be accepted. Advanced placement is not available.
8. All college or technical college education must be from an institution accredited by one of the following entities:
   • Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
   • Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
   • Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSACS)
   • Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools of Middle States Association of College and Schools (MSA-CESS)
   • New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
   • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
   • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
   • Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
   • Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) and Senior College Commission (SCC) of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
   • Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)
   • Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)
   • Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET)
   • Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)
   • American Osteopathic Associate – Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
   • Council on Occupational Training (COE)
   • Distance Education and Training Council Accrediting Commission (DETC)
   • National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS)
   • Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation
   • Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools Accreditation Commission
   • Commission on Accrediting of Association of Theological Schools
   • Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools
   • Conjoint Accreditation Services of the Canadian Medical Association
   • Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (MRPBA)
   • Accreditation Canada
9. Applicants that meet all requirements for the program are invited for a personal interview.

International Student

An applicant will be classified as an “International Student” if the school credentials he/she submits for evaluation are from schools or colleges outside of the United States.

Learn more about International Students Admission Requirements

The Radiologic Technology begins only one time per year in the Fall. Online applications are accepted year round. All admission documents must be RECEIVED by March 1.

Procedure

1. Apply ONLINE and pay the $35.00 nonrefundable application fee.
2. Applicants submit the following to the School: 

1. Application portfolio documents
   1. All official transcripts
      1. Official transcripts of courses completed at all universities, colleges, or technical programs of study.
   2. Critical Test Scores
      1. A college entrance test is required. Scholastic Aptitude Reasoning Test (SAT I), American College Test (ACT), Compass, Asset, or ACCUPLACER, and/or ACCUPLACER Next Gen. Grady Health System’s SAT code is 5263 and the ACT code is 5329.
      2. Score and proof of any current national certification, if applicable.
      3. TOEFL score, if applicable (see International Student Requirements).
   3. References
      The applicant must provide names and e-mail addresses for four (4) references, who have supervised the applicant a minimum of six months in an evaluating position (such as supervisors, educators, etc.). Friends, relatives, clergy and co-workers are not acceptable references. Applicants should contact references prior to submission of application. The school will email/mail a reference form to those persons that are listed in the application
   4. Military discharge papers (DD214), if applicable.

Incomplete applications and those who do not adhere to the deadline dates will be disqualified.  An applicant’s application and entrance requirements will not be returned to the applicant, nor forwarded to another institution.

A qualifying applicant will be invited to Grady Health System for an interview.  The applicant will also receive Financial Aid information.  This procedure takes approximately two hours.

Notices of acceptance or rejection will be emailed the week following the Admissions Committee meeting.  Notices are given by email only.

Admission to the school is competitive and the Admissions Committee reserves the right, in every case, to accept or reject any applicant based on previous academic performance, motivation, personality, or health and character as determined by the application process, interview, review of academic and sociological data, references and investigation.

All correspondence and inquiries pertaining to applications should be directed to the attention of the:

Admissions Office
Schools of Radiation and Imaging Technologies
Grady Health System
80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, SE – Box 26095
Atlanta, GA 30303-3050
[email protected]
(404) 616-3610

Technical Standards – ADA Compliance

ARRT Ethics Review for Felony or Misdemeanor Conviction

Admission Requirements Upon Acceptance

Upon acceptance, the applicant must complete and submit by program deadline date:

1. Physical examination and immunizations to include documentation of:

• Completion of COVID -19 Vaccination and booster (s)
• MMR vaccine OR Titer (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) Must have one of the following:
  • Documentation of 2 doses after 1^st birthday and separated by at least 28 days OR
  • Laboratory evidence of immunity by positive measles titer, positive mumps titer, and positive rubella titer
• Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) must have booster within past 10 years
• Hepatitis B Vaccine AND Titer (series of 3 vaccines and positive titer results drawn after 3^rd dose).  If titer results are negative, then additional vaccine(s) are administered and a titer is drawn again.
• Varicella vaccine (2 doses) OR positive titer
• TB screening using Quantiferon Gold blood test.  This is done by Grady’s Employee Health Onboarding personnel.
  • For history of positive TB test, latent TB infection or TB disease, must have negative chest x-ray. If student has had TB disease, medical evaluation and documentation that student has been treated for TB disease is required. After initial TB testing is completed, student should receive follow-up TB testing annually consisting of a T.SPOT or a Quantiferon Gold Test at the student’s own expense.

Immunization requirements are subject to change by Grady Health System and/or Clinical affiliates at any time.

2. Background check and drug screen performed through www.advantagestudents.com.
3. Proof of professional liability insurance as a Radiologic Technology Student, prior to enrollment, which documents coverage for first year of enrollment (must be renewed before end of first year).
4. Current CPR (BLS for Healthcare Provider) documentation. If BLS for Healthcare Provider is expired or needed, submit documentation of completion for Part I of the American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers online training module and Part II will be scheduled for completion with school faculty at the school.
5. Any on-line hospital or clinical site orientations assigned by the school.

Background Check – Drug Screen Policy