Program Purpose: Students who complete the Radiologic Technology program will have the necessary knowledge and skills to perform diagnostic x-ray procedures in hospitals or other health care settings.

The radiography program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee of Education in Radiologic Technology and by the California Department of Health. Radiography students must complete all general education and required Radiologic Technology courses to be eligible to take the California and National Licensing Exams.

Application Procedure

The application period for receipt of applicant information and transcripts by the Health Science counselors for Radiologic Technology is February 1 to February 28. For the online application and instructions on how to submit an application, please refer to the Moorpark College Radiologic Technology website at www.moorparkcollege.edu/radtech

Applicants must be at least 18 years old at the time of application.

Step 1

Required Prerequisite Courses for Application to the Radiologic Technology Program (all courses must be completed with a “C” or better):

Course List

Course ID	Title	Units/Hours
Required Prerequisite Courses
ANAT M01	Human Anatomy 1	4
and
PHSO M01	Human Physiology 1
or PHSO M01H	Honors: Human Physiology
or
ANPH M01	Human Anatomy and Physiology
RADT M17	Healthcare Ethics 1	3
or NS M17	Healthcare Ethics
NS M19	Medical Terminology	3
ENGL M01A	English Composition	4
or ENGL M01AH	Honors: English Composition
MATH M03	Intermediate Algebra	5
Total Units		19

1

For the AS Degree; these combined courses may not be acceptable for transfer to some accepting institutions.

Step 2

General Education Courses: These courses are necessary for the Associate Degree and must be completed prior to graduation.

Course List

Course ID	Title	Units/Hours
Recommended Courses
Fine or Performing Arts:
Course of Choice		3
American History and Institutions:
Course of Choice		3
Physical Science:
Course of Choice 1,2		3
Social and Behavior Science: 2
Course of Choice		3
Physical Education:
Course of Choice		1

1

Minimum

2

Note: For a Bachelor’s Degree articulation with CSUN, take PHYS M10A General Physics I (Units: 4), PHYS M10AL General Physics I Lab (Units: 1), PHYS M10B General Physics II (Units: 4), and PHYS M10BL General Physics II Laboratory (Units: 1)

3

highly recommend COMM M04 Interpersonal Communication (Units: 3)

Application Process

• Applicants must be at least 18 years old at the time of application.
• Upon meeting the prerequisite Science Courses (Step 1) with a C or better and an overall GPA of 2.5 or better, students may submit a Radiologic Technology application online from February 1 - February 28 of each year. For the online application and instructions on how to submit an application, please refer to the Moorpark College Radiologic Technology website at www.moorparkcollege.edu/radtech. All official College transcripts must be on file with the Admissions and Records office prior to submission of the application.
• Each qualified applicant will be randomly assigned a number for the year in which they applied and placed on a waiting list labeled with the year of application. Each applicant’s number will indicate his/her place in “LINE” to enter the program. Applicants are admitted to the program by year of application and number order.
• The program admits alternates from the waitlist based on the year applied and waitlist number, to serve on standby for admission until the end of the first week of class. If not admitted, these alternates will be first admissions into the next class provided all deadlines are met and required documents have been submitted.
• The Health Sciences Department will contact applicants regarding acceptance/admission.
• Admission is contingent upon receiving all mandatory requirements by specified deadline. These requirements are mandatory due to clinical facility requirements:
  • Background check (seven year clearance) and negative drug screen
  • A Physical Exam documented on the Moorpark College Radiologic Technology Programs Health Appraisal form, which considers freedom from communicable diseases and ability to function in a hospital setting
  • Proof of current vaccinations as required by the clinical agencies, such as annual flu vaccination and Covid-19 vaccination and booster(s)
  • Proof of current health insurance
  • Proof of current student radiologic technologist liability insurance
  • Proof of current auto insurance, if licensed to drive
  • Current American Heart Association CPR BLS Provider card
  • Current Los Angeles City Hospital Fire and Life Safety card
  • Social Security Card copy
• ​Evidence of physical and emotional fitness upon admission and throughout the program is expected and is subject to medical opinion of the college physician and to medical opinion or policy of hospitals or agencies used as clinical sites. 
• Admission may be denied to an applicant who has failed or withdrew failing from a program and whose overall record makes program completion unlikely (example: two program withdrawals); or who has health and/or safety deficits which place clients at risk.

Advancement Placement 

Opportunities for advanced placement on the waitlist based on space are available to readmission applicants, and Limited Permit X-Ray Technicians Limited Permit X-ray Technicians must complete all prerequisites and required coursework for the ARRT. Advanced Placement students must have an entrance interview with the Radiologic Technology faculty to review scholastic audits and placement. Advance Placement students will have to complete all courses, with a grade of C or better, required by the Moorpark College program in order to complete the program.

The following sections apply to both the Radiologic Technology Program and Nuclear Medicine Program.

Technology/Computer Expectations

Medicine, health care, and radiologic technology are highly technical fields requiring technology/computer skills. It is highly recommended that students are comfortable using a computer, have basic word processing, e-mail, and Internet navigation skills, and be familiar with chat rooms.

Travel Expectations

The clinical sites extend from Santa Barbara County to Orange County, within an approximate 75-mile radius from Moorpark College. Each student is responsible for his or her own transportation.

Program Requirements

Admission to the programs Is dependent upon meeting of program requirements. After students have been admitted, the following requirements must be met:

• A Physical Exam documented on the Moorpark College Radiologic Technology Programs Health Appraisal form, which considers freedom from communicable diseases and ability to function in a hospital setting.
• Proof of Immunity to rubeola, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, varicella and tuberculosis clearance.
• Current vaccinations as required by the clinical agencies, such as annual flu vaccination and Covid-19 vaccination and boosters.
• Tuberculosis clearance.
• Evidence of physical and emotional fitness upon admission and throughout the program is expected and is subject to medical opinion of the college physician and to medical opinion or policy of hospitals or agencies used as clinical sites.
• Current CPR BLS Provider card by the American Heart Association.
• Current Los Angeles City Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card.
• Proof of current health insurance.
• Proof of current student radiologic technologist liability insurance.
• Current auto insurance.
• Social Security Card.
• Criminal background check fee and drug screening, paid by student and through an agency approved by the Health Sciences Department and before placement into a clinical site. Background check and drug screening may not be older than 3 months before the start of clinical rotation. The Health Science Department is unable to place students in clinical settings if they have a positive criminal background check (seven years) or drug screening. Therefore, the student will not be able to complete the required program of courses. Students with a previous positive background check are asked to have themselves pre-approved by the ARRT. See ARRT Pre-Application section for more information.
• Students are required to complete additional background check and drug screening at other times during the programs, such as prior to starting the second year clinical rotation.
• Once in a program, students are required to verify maintenance of current CPR card, liability insurance, health insurance, immunizations, auto insurance, and tuberculosis clearance.

Ethical Expectations

All students admitted to the Radiologic Technology program are expected to maintain the highest personal and ethical standards of conduct consistent with professional standards as perceived by the faculty and professional personnel in the agencies used as extended campus sites. Any information indicating that such standards are not maintained is subject to review by members of the faculty, which may recommend to the college dismissal from the program.

Pre-application To ARRT

The conviction of a felony may prohibit licensure as a Radiologic Technology professional. Each case is reviewed and determined by the ARRT. The Board considers the nature and severity of the offense, subsequent acts or crimes, compliance with the sanctions, and evidence of rehabilitation. Letter of clearance from ARRT does not itself guarantee clinical placement. Students with a positive background check and clearance from ARRT may not be admitted at the clinical sites. In this case, students will not be able to complete clinical training and will not be admitted to the program. To obtain a pre-application, contact ARRT: (651) 687-0048 or at the website: www.arrt.org.

Performance Standards

In compliance with the 1990 American with Disabilities Act, the Health Sciences Department does not discriminate against qualified Nuclear Medicine or Radiologic Technology applicants with disabilities. These performance standards, reflected in specific Radiologic Technology and Nuclear Medicine course/program objectives, are to assist each applicant in determining eligibility and the need for accommodations or modifications. The terms below describing physical functions are general in nature. Students who can perform the same actions effectively through the use of assistive technology or devices need to make an appointment with ACCESS for accommodations. ACCESS may also collaborate with the program’s Coordinator regarding the accommodations needed, particularly for those in the clinical setting.

• Critical Thinking: ability sufficient for safe clinical judgment: calculating, reasoning, analyzing, prioritizing, synthesizing data. Make appropriate and timely decisions under stressful situations. Examples: identify cause/effect relationships in clinical situations.
• Interpersonal: abilities sufficient to interact with individuals, families, and groups with diverse social, emotional, cultural, and intellectual backgrounds: function effectively under stress. Must demonstrate professional behavior at all times. Maintain a therapeutic relationship with clients, families, and health team members. Example: establish rapport with diverse patients and effectively interact with colleagues as part of the health care team.
• Communication: sufficient for effective verbal and written interactions. Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, using appropriate grammar, vocabulary and word usage. The student must have 95% ability to communicate positioning instructions, interpret patient responses, as well as, interact with staff, faculty and peers. Examples: Explain radiologic diagnostic treatment procedures, positioning instructions, document and interpret actions and client responses.
• Mobility: physical abilities sufficient to move from room to room and maneuver in small spaces and reach overhead equipment. Examples: Move around X-Ray rooms, clients’ rooms, x-ray equipment/machines, workspaces, and diagnostic/treatment areas; administer emergency/CPR procedures.

  • Standing/Walking-The student must be able to move forward, backward, and laterally on carpet, tile, linoleum, asphalt and cement while providing and managing patient care, gathering patient supplies and medications, obtaining and returning equipment. Approximate distance = 3 to 6 miles. It is also necessary for a student to have the capability of maintaining an upright position during many functions.

  • Sitting- The student must be able to sit while communicating with or teaching patients, operating computers, answering the telephone, writing reports and documenting.

  • Lifting- The student must be able to lift floor to knee, knee to waist, and waist to shoulder level while handling supplies (5-10 lbs.). Lift and transfer patients, medical equipment and supplies up to 6 inches from a stooped position, then push or pull the weight up to 3 feet. Lift and transfer patients from a stooped to an upright position to accomplish bed-to-chair and chair-to-bed transfers. Average lifting requirement is 50 pounds.

  • Carrying- The student must demonstrate the ability to carry items at waist level.

  • Pushing/Pulling- The student must be able to effectively move radiologic equipment, utilize crash carts, open and close doors and drawers, move beds, gurneys, and wheelchairs and to move equipment and furniture.

  • Climbing/Balancing- The student must demonstrate the ability to navigate stairs going to and from other departments, offices, and homes.

  • Stooping/Kneeling- The student must demonstrate the ability to move to low enough positions to move radiology equipment, retrieve supplies from cabinets, medication carts, etc.

  • Bending- The student must demonstrate the ability to move into appropriate positions while performing patient positioning, radiologic exams , gathering supplies, and transferring patients.

  • Crouching/Crawling- The student must demonstrate the ability to retrieve items from under and behind exam equipment.

  • Reaching/Stretching/Twisting- The student must demonstrate the ability to extend their reach and move appropriately when doing mobile exams, gathering supplies and equipment, operating computers and equipment, administering care, assisting with patient positioning, cleaning or disposing equipment and retrieving patient files

• Manipulating: gross and fine motor abilities sufficient to provide safe and effective care. The student must demonstrate the ability to have hand-wrist movement, hand-eye coordination, simple firm grasping and fine and gross motor dexterity. Examples: Calibrate equipment, move and use equipment/machines; lift, position and transfer clients.
• Hearing: ability sufficient to monitor and assess health needs. Examples: Ability to hear and interpret many people and correctly interpret what is heard, physician orders whether verbal or over the telephone, patient reports and cries for help, emergency and equipment alarms.
• Seeing: ability sufficient for observation and visual assessment in well-lit and dimly lit areas. Examples: detect signs and symptoms, coloring and body language of patients. Interpret written words accurately, read characters and identify colors in the patient’s records and on the computer screen. Accurately read medication labels. Perform close and distance visual activities involving objects, persons, and paperwork, as well as discriminate depth and color perception.
• Tactile: ability sufficient for physical assessment and patient positioning. Examples: Perform palpation functions for positioning and determining anatomical landmarks.
• Travel Expectations: The clinical sites extend from Santa Barbara County to Orange County, within an approximate 75-mile radius from Moorpark College. Each student is responsible for his or her own transportation.

Program Completion

For successful completion of the Radiologic Technology program, a minimum grade of 75% is necessary in all core Radiologic Technology program courses required for the major. Pass/No Pass is not an option for the core Radiologic Technology program courses.

Program Costs

Costs incurred by nuclear medicine and radiologic technology students include, but are not limited to: Physical examination, background check and drug test, immunizations, uniforms, radiation badge monitoring, Association dues, and licensure examination application.

Transfer to Bachelor of Science Degree Radiography Technology (BSRT)

Students wishing to apply for admission to a program leading to a Bachelor’s Degree in Radiologic Technology may do the following:

Complete the Moorpark College Associate Degree in Radiologic Technology and apply for transfer to an accepting institution. California State University, Northridge has articulated specific courses with Moorpark College granting transferable units in science, general education and radiologic technology.

or

Satisfy the transferable lower-division science and general education requirements and apply to a BSRT program. Major requirements for upper-division standing at California State University, Northridge, are

Course List

Course ID	Title	Units/Hours
ANAT M01	Human Anatomy	4
BIOL M01	Introduction to Biology	4
CHEM M12	Introductory Chemistry I	4
MATH M07	Precalculus and Trigonometry	6
PHSO M01	Human Physiology	4
PHYS M10A	General Physics I	4
and
PHYS M10AL	General Physics I Lab	1
PHYS M10B	General Physics II	4
and
PHYS M10BL	General Physics II Laboratory	1

Dean 

Carol Higashida, Phone (805) 378-1459

Nursing Coordinator

Christina Lee, Phone (805) 378-1433

Faculty

Robert Darwin, Armine Torabyan

Counselor

Lydia Basmajian