The Advanced Placement program is designed for students who have a baccalaureate degree including prerequisite coursework or have (50) credits in specific courses and professional experience* or certification for which they will receive an additional (39) professional credits. During one year of study at JCHP, these students focus on one imaging modality.

If you do not have a baccalaureate degree and/or are not certified, click here for two-year Multicompetency program options.

Students who have a baccalaureate degree and prerequisite coursework are eligible to apply to the following AP programs:

• Cardiac Sonography
• General Sonography
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Medical Dosimetry
• Nuclear Medicine
• Radiation Therapy
• Radiography
• Vascular Sonography

Students who have certification in or have graduated from an accredited program* in radiologic sciences or other related health field may apply to the following AP programs:

• Cardiac Sonography
• Computed Tomography - requires RT(R) or RT(T) or RT(N) or CNMT or ARRT registry eligibility
• General Sonography
• Invasive Cardiovascular Technology - requires RT(R) or ARRT registry eligibility.
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Medical Dosimetry - requires RT(T) or ARRT registry eligibility
• Nuclear Medicine
• Radiation Therapy
• Radiography
• Vascular Sonography

* The program must be accredited by one of the following agencies:

In the US:

• CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs)
• JRCDMS (Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography)
• JRCCVT (Joint Review Committee on Education in Cardiovascular Technology)
• JRCERT (Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology)
• JRCNMT (Joint Review Committee on Education in Nuclear Medicine Technology)
• One of the six regional accrediting organizations

Outside the US:

• Conjoint Secretariat of Canadian Medical Association
• Australian Institute of Radiography

A Bachelor of Science degree in Radiologic Sciences is granted by the University upon satisfactory completion of the prescribed one-year curriculum.