Eligibility: All students 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 Magnetic Resonance 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 Year				Fall Semester	Spring Semester
	ENG	/SPD	Elective	3
	RAD	115	Principles of Magnetic Resonance	3
	RAD	247	Cross-sectional Anatomy	3
	1 RAD	136	Clinical Procedures in MRI		3
	2 RAD	298	Seminar & Project: MRI Case Studies		1
		Total Credits/Semester		9	4

Total credits for the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Career Studies Certificate = 13.

¹ 15 clinical hours per week are required for 16 weeks = 240 clinical hours.

² Case studies will be offered in a weekend format.

Students may complete the Career Studies Certificate in Computed Tomography concurrently by registering for the following additional courses:

RAD 242 CT Procedures and Instrumentation 2 cr. RAD 243 Clinical Internship in CT 2 cr. RAD 244 Case Studies in CT 1 cr.