Admission Criteria

1. Applicants must meet all admission criteria for Danville Area Community College and must have an official high school transcript or GED.
    

2. Before being considered for admission into the Radiologic Technology program, applicants must have:
    

   1. Placement tested into college algebra (MATH 111) or higher algebra-based math course or have successfully completed (grade "C" or better) MATH 105 or higher math course within the last five years.

   2. Successfully completed (grade "C" or better) BIOL 136 and 137* Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II within the last five years.

   3. Successfully completed (grade "C" or better) PHYS 141 Physical Science I within the last five years.

   4. Performed a 2-3 hour observation session in the diagnostic imaging department of a DACC affiliated clinical education site, complete the observation form and submit it to the Radiologic Technology Program Director at DACC.

   5. Submitted transcripts from all other colleges attended and a DACC application if transferring to DACC.
       

3. Residency
    

   1. Applicants who are legal residents of Community College District 507 will be given priority for admission provided all admission criteria are met.  This is contingent on the completion of general education courses as stated above.
   2. Non-residents of District 507 will be considered for admission after all qualified and eligible in-district applicants have been offered admission.
   3. Official definition of residence and description of District 507 boundaries are available in the Registration and Student Services offices.
   
    

4. Applicants must be able to perform the essential functions of the Program, and must therefore, meet the Technical Requirements of the Radiologic Technology Program.
    

5. Drug screening and current immunization status must be completed prior to the first day of classes.  A medical history form and a physician's exam must also be completed indicating the applicant meets the technical requirements of the Radiologic Technology program regarding physical, emotional, and mental skills and abilities or that reasonable accommodations will be requested.
    

6. Students must adhere to DACC's drug free policy and must meet criteria of each clinical site utilized by the Program.
    

7. Applicants must possess the ability to use the English language to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing with individuals of all professional and social levels.
    

8. If qualified applicants exceed seat availability, the applicants will be rank-ordered according to their grades in the pre-requisite courses; then according to their grades in the other general education courses.
    

9. Applicants accepted into the Program must respond with an acceptance or declination letter by the date specified on the acceptance letter.  No response or a late response will be considered a declination, and the seat will be offered to the next qualified applicant.
    

10. If all seats are filled for the current year, remaining qualified applicants must submit another application for the following year.  Applications and waiting lists of qualified applicants will not be maintained from year to year.
     

11. Application packets can be found at DACC in the Radiologic Technology Program Director's office and the Advising and Counseling offices.  Applications must be submitted by June 1 of the year the applicant wishes to enter the program.

*Current within five years.  Students who have begun the Biology sequence with BIOL 102 in the Fall semester are still eligible for selection consideration.  However, if selected into the program, BIOL 137 must be successfully completed during the Summer Session immediately preceding entry into the program.