Eligibility: All applicants must be graduates of an approved radiologic technology program and be registered or registry eligible according to the standards provided by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Radiographers must be registered in Radiography for one year prior to being eligible to sit for the Mammography Registry.

Program Requirements: All students must hold a current CPR-C certification. Students must maintain a C average in all courses. A career certificate will not be awarded until a grade of C or better is obtained in all didactic and clinical components.

Clinical Requirements: Students will be required to locate an imaging center/hospital to complete the clinical component of this course. An NVCC Preceptor Agreement must be presented to the clinical staff. The contract must be signed and filed in the radiography offices prior to beginning clinical rotations. Days and hours of clinical assignments will be agreed upon by the preceptor and the students. Students must complete the specified clinical hours by the end of the semester.

				Credits
One Semester
	ENG	/SPD	Elective	3
	RAD	233	Anatomy and Positioning of the Breast	1
	RAD	234	Breast Imaging/Instrumentation	1
	RAD	235	Quality Assurance in Mammography	1
	RAD	236	Case Studies in Breast
			Diagnostic Imaging	1
	1 RAD	237	Clinical Internship	2
	RAD	238	Mammography Registry Review	1
		Total Credits/Semester		10

Total credits for the Breast Diagnostic Imaging Career Studies Certificate = 10.

¹ Students are responsible for completing 160 clinical hours during a 16- week semester. A clinical internship must be arranged by each student prior to the beginning of the program. Clinical affiliates must be presented with a NVCC Preceptor Agreement. All agreements must be returned to the faculty of the program.

The lecture component of this career certificate will be offered in five weekend formats. Each course will require the completion of assignments prior to the class meeting.