Graduation Requirements

To be eligible for graduation from any of the programs, the student must meet all of the following criteria:

1. All financial obligations must be met to include tuition and textbooks.
2. The Student must complete and pass all didactic courses, exams, and clinical, as well as, successfully meeting all competency evaluations.
3. HESI or any other program exit examination or competency examination (if offered by the school) must be passed.

Additional Graduation Requirements for the Radiologic Technology Program:

1. The Student must have completed and must provide verified documentation of a minimum of 1,992 clinical experience hours obtained through the affiliated clinical education centers.  (Specific allowances are made for those School-wide holidays which fall on a student’s clinical assignment days.  The exact number of required hours will vary with a specific graduating class; the number required of each graduating class will be determined in advance by the Program Director and will never be less than 1,850 hours.)
2. The Student must have successfully completed and must provide verified documentation of the minimum clinical competencies for radiographers as defined by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. The documentation must be recorded in the student’s Clinical Competency Handbook and must be submitted for the Program’s records.
3. The Student must have cleared any probationary requirements and must be in compliance with the Program’s regulations and standards as outlined in the Student Handbook.

Students who meet all eligibility criteria within the 24-month time frame will attend a graduation ceremony at which time a diploma will be awarded.

Additional Graduation Requirements for the Ultrasound Technology Program:

1. The Student must have completed and must provide verified documentation of a minimum of 960 clinical experience hours obtained through the affiliated clinical education centers.  
2. The Student must have successfully completed and must provide verified documentation of the minimum clinical competencies for ultrasonographers as defined by the Student Handbook. The documentation must be recorded.
3. The Student will need to complete 70% of their total clinical hours within the Abdominal/Small Parts and Vascular modalities while 30% of their total clinical hours must be within the OB/GYN modality.  This documentation must be recorded.
4. The Student must have the clearance of the expert opinion of their assigned Clinical Instructor and the Clinical Coordinator that further training is no longer required.
5. The Student must have cleared any probationary requirements and must be in compliance with the Program’s regulations and standards as outlined in the Student Handbook.

Students who meet all eligibility criteria within the 19-month time frame will attend a graduation ceremony.

Additional Graduation Requirements for the MRI Technology Program:

1. The Student must have completed and must provide verified documentation of a minimum of 1000 clinical experience hours obtained through the affiliated clinical education centers.  
2. The student must have successfully completed and must provide verified documentation of the minimum clinical competencies for MRI Technologists as defined by the Student Handbook. The documentation must be recorded.
3. The Student must have the clearance of the expert opinion of their assigned Clinical Instructor and the Clinical Coordinator that further training is no longer required.
4. The Student must have cleared any probationary requirements and must be in compliance with the Program’s regulations and standards as outlined in the Student Handbook.

Students who meet all eligibility criteria within the 13-month time frame will attend a graduation ceremony.