School of Radiologic Technology

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• Completed Emory Decatur Hospital School of Radiologic Technology Application Form.
  Emory Decatur Hospital School of Radiologic Technology Application Form
• $50 non-refundable application fee
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• Minimum age of 18 (within 30 days of admission date)
• Official (sealed) transcripts from an accredited high school or high school equivalent (GED) must be submitted to meet eligibility requirements. If the student is unable to obtain an official high school or GED transcript, he or she must take the GED.

A handwritten paragraph stating why you want to be a radiographer.

Official (sealed) transcripts documenting at least one of the following are required to be eligible:

• A minimum ACT composite score of 17 
• An SAT (combined Math and Verbal score of 830)
• ACCUPLACER Next-Generation minimum Reading score of 237 and minimum Quantitative Reasoning/Algebra score of 258
• An associate’s degree with a GPA of 2.5 or higher
• A bachelor’s degree with a GPA of 2.5 or higher
• Prior to enrollment, the applicant must obtain the following core college courses from an accredited college/university with a minimum of 15 credit hours and an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher:
  • Math 1101 Or Higher
  • Communications 1101 Or Higher
  • English 1101 Or Higher
  • Arts/Humanities Or Natural Sciences 1101 Or Higher
  • Intro To Computers/Microcomputers

Please Note: Pre-requisite courses cannot be remedial level.

Official (sealed) college transcripts will be reviewed by the admissions committee to determine if an interview will be granted.

Minimum units required from grades 9 through 12:

• English - 4 units
• Mathematics (including one algebra) - 3 units
• Science - 3 units
• Social Studies - 2 units
• Other academic subjects - 3 units
• Electives

Interviews will begin in April of each year and continue until 19 applicants and five alternates are selected. Our application deadline is March 31st. The students who qualify will be interviewed using the following criteria to determine the order in which interviews will be conducted.

Applicants who have a college degree with a 2.5 GPA or higher and:

• SAT (combined Math and Verbal score of 830 or higher) or
• ACT composite score of 17 or higher

Applicants who have all required college core courses with a GPA of 2.5 or higher and:

• SAT (combined Math and Verbal score of 830 or higher) or
• ACT composite score of 17 or higher or
• ACCUPLACER Next-Generation minimum Reading score of 237 and minimum Quantitative Reasoning/Algebra score of 258

Applicants with a college degree but SAT or ACT or ACCUPLACER scores are below the minimum requirement.

It could be that all applicants who meet the requirements may not be interviewed prior to the admissions committee reaching the class capacity. Applicants who applied the previous year but did not get interviewed must compete for the same as other applicants.

The interview process is divided into Phase I and Phase II. Phase I is with the R.T. director of the program, the clinical coordinator, the full-time clinical instructor, and student representatives and includes the following:

• Explanation of the program
• Observations of exams in the radiology department
• Tour of the hospital
• Technical standards ability agreement
• Policy and procedure manual given to applicants
• Questions Answered

Phase II is an interview with the admissions committee.

Selection will be based on an umbrella scoring system. The score is obtained from an interview; an SAT, ACT, or college GPA; technical standards ability agreement; a high school GPA or GED score; and volunteer/healthcare experience.

Classes begin the first Tuesday in September of each year (the day after Labor Day).