Admissions Criteria

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 the equivalent. (Foreign transcripts 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 demonstrate a current (within the last 5 years) math and science background by possessing from a collegiate institution:
   • Credit (C or better) for 1 semester of Mathematics (101 level or above)
   • Credit for Life Science (C or better) (Biology or Anatomy and Physiology 101 level or above)
   
   
3. Additional requirements in General Education from a collegiate level are: (Must total 9 credit hours with C or better attained grades in each)
   • Computer Science
   • English (101)
   • Courses in either Medical Terminology, Humanities/Fine Arts, or Social/Behavioral Sciences
   
   
4. Three character references (two professional and one personal – not self) must be provided on the reference form.
   
   
5. Completion of the specified testing requirements issued by the program.
   
   
6. Those applicants for whom the English language is not their native tongue, and who have been U.S. residents less than five years, 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.
   
   
7. Participation in an interview.
   
   
8. Successful completion of a physical examination, including drug testing and a criminal background check.
   
   
9. Completion of technical standards compliance form
   
   
10. Applicants are considered irrespective of age, sex, race, color, religion, disability, marital status or national origin.

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.

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.