Admission

Admission Criteria

All applicants must be accepted as a undergraduate student at the Xavier University before applying to the radiologic technology program.

Students entering the radiologic technology program must be 18 years of age by Sept. 30 of the enrollment year. This follows the suggested guidelines set forth by the National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurements for student radiographer.

Application Procedure

1. Applicants must complete and submit undergraduate application form to Xavier University as well as send official high school transcripts or G.E.D. scores, ACT or SAT test scores and any college transcripts to the Admissions Office (21 years of age or younger) or Center for Adults and Part-time Students (CAPS: 22 years of age or older). Applicants must indicate radiologic technology as their intended major on the application form. Application forms can be submitted on-line at https://www.xavier.edu/apply.
2. The Admissions Office or CAPS Office will screen the applicant’s application to see if the applicant meets Xavier's admissions requirements. When the applicant is accepted into the university, they will receive a letter of acceptance into the university as an undergraduate student.
3. After acceptance in to the University you must you must complete and submit an RT application form to the RT program. The radiologic technology program director and the clinical instructors will interview accepted applicants before being admitted into the RT program.
4. The applicants are ranked using the academic and interview data. The applicants who meet all of the requirements as they are received by the radiologic technology program will receive letters of provisional acceptance. After the program is filled all other accepted applicants are placed on a waiting list and are accepted in order if vacancies occur before the program begins in August. Final acceptance is granted when the student submits evidence of good physical health and immunization record.

NOTE: Each applicant must indicate her or his hospital preference on the application form with first and second choice. Since each hospital is limited to the amount of students they can accept each year, you may be placed in your second choice of hospital. If this occurs, you will be notified at the time you receive your acceptance letter.