Admissions Criteria

Applicants are considered irrespective of race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, national origin, and any other protected class.

Upon request further information is available for review in the Student Handbook. For complete information regarding the program or for any questions, please email Donald Chun, Admissions Director, or Jacquelyn Cvikota, Assistant Admissions Director, or call the Admissions Department at (847) 316-6393.

Minimum Entrance Standards

The JRCERT has recently revised its graduation criteria and as a result the Saint Francis School of Radiography has revised its own Admission Criteria as follows:

Upon applying for admission to The Saint Francis School of Radiography, all applicants must meet the following academic and technical standards:

1. Applicant must be a high school graduate or equivalent. (Foreign transcript must be evaluated by an outside agency to prove U.S. equivalency.) A detailed report may be obtained through:
   
   World Education Services, Inc.
   PO Box 11623
   Chicago, IL. 60611-0623
   (312) 222-0882
   
   or other equivalent agency.
2. Applicant must complete General Education courses. All college credits (101 level or higher) must total a minimum of 16 credit hours with a grade of C or better in each course.
3. Applicant must demonstrate a current (within the last 5 years) math and science background by possessing from a collegiate institution:
   • College Algebra (3 credit hours minimum)
   • Anatomy and Physiology (must include a lab)
   Additional requirements in General Education from a collegiate level are:
   • Computer Science
   • English 101
   • Medical Terminology
   Suggested courses to complete General Education requirements include:
   • Humanities/Fine Arts, Social/Behavioral Sciences, or Speech
   Although an applicant may have achieved a college degree, applicants still need to meet our pre-requisites within the requested predetermined time period.
4. Applicants must submit three character references on the provided reference form (two professional and one personal — which may not include immediate family or self).
5. Consideration is given for experience in a health care environment (work or volunteer). Please indicate all health care experience/job shadow on designated form under applications and forms.
6. Applicant must complete the entrance examination administered the program.
7. U.S. residents whose native language is not English will require a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) examination with a minimum predetermined score. Applicants may be asked to show passports, alien registration cards or immigration papers to verify U.S. residency.
8. Applicant must participate in an interview.
9. Applicants must complete a criminal background check, health screening through Resurrection Health Care, which includes a ten panel drug screen and complete a technical standard compliance form, upon acceptance into the program.

Saint Francis does not accept transfer (credits) from other radiography programs.

Technical Standards

The Saint Francis School of Radiography Admissions Committee has specified the following nonacademic criteria (technical standards) which all applicants are expected to meet in order to participate and complete the Radiography Program. Where appropriate, Resurrection Health Care (RHC) will attempt to provide a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant with a disability, unless such an accommodation would impose an undue hardship on RHC operations. The otherwise qualified applicant who requests reasonable accommodations must request in writing to the Admissions Director his/her specific needs and the request will be reviewed by the Admissions Staff, Program Director, and Clinical Coordinator. Upon review (within 14 days), the applicant will be informed of the outcome measures of the decision.

The student must be able to:

• Visually inspect radiographs to evaluate film quality and patient positioning.
• Communicate with patients and staff (verbally and audibly).
• Participate in classroom studies using verbal and written English formats.
• Stand/walk up to 8 hours per day providing patient care and diagnostic testing in the clinical setting.
• Utilize Computer and Radiographic room control panels. Climb on step stool to position patients.
• Lift and carry patients when assisting in transfers from wheelchairs, carts and beds.
• Carry cassettes and supplies up to 15 pounds.
• Wear full-length lead aprons up to 5 pounds.
• Reach and stoop to maneuver equipment and patients.
• Position patients and operate equipment (stationary and mobile) simultaneously by using bilateral gross and fine motor dexterity.
• Document treatment in written form.
• Communicate verbally with patients, families, nurses, physicians, staff and other students as well as possess good vision and hearing.