Accepted Candidate Information
Diagnostic Medical Sonography |
| Radiation Therapy |
| Radiologic Technology |
| Nuclear Medicine Technology | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
Number of applicants | 55 | 62 | 65 |
| 22 | 37 | 21 | 37 | 54 | 75 | 13 | 13 | 17 | ||
Number of students accepted | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 8 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 5 standard; 3 early | 7 standard; 2 early | 5 standard; 2 early | ||
Number accepted early for next year | NA | NA | NA |
| NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
Average college GPA | 3.56 | 3.51 | 3.60 |
| 3.38 | 3.70 | 3.52 | 3.36 | 3.40 | 3.53 | 3.24 | 3.31 | 3.28 | ||
Job Shadowing Notes
- Highly recommended as a method for students to learn about Radiation Sciences and help determine the program(s) of interest.
- Applicants will enter the details of their job shadowing experiences on the program application.
- During the application process, a score is awarded according to the applicant’s career understanding.
- A minimum of 6 hours is recommended for the Diagnostic Medical Sonography and Radiologic Technology programs.
- Job shadowing hours for the Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine Technology programs typically range from 10-20.
Patient Care Experience Notes
- Hands-on patient care experience is highly recommended as a method for students to learn about a healthcare environment, become comfortable in a caregiving role, and gain patient communication skills.
- Applicants will enter the details of their patient care experience on the program application.
- During the application process, a score is awarded according to the type and length of experience:
- no patient care experience
- little patient care (reception desk, etc.)
- little training but direct patient care (volunteer in the hospital or nursing home helping take care of patients – transport, etc.)
- training and direct patient care (CNA program) – this is the best option
- Nearly 100% of accepted candidates have direct patient care experience.
- The average number of patient care experience hours varies greatly among accepted candidates.
- Total hours range from 32-1500 across all programs (400 average). Many had completed a CNA program.