Admissions

All candidates who meet minimal requirements are encouraged to apply to the program. Because the selection process is competitive, not all applicants who meet minimal admission requirements will be selected into the program. All qualified candidates are evaluated for consideration based on merit utilizing the program’s established screening process.

Applications are initially reviewed for verification of minimal requirements. Applications who meet minimal requirements are scored using an established scoring method. Of the applicants who meet minimal requirements and complete the mandatory pre-admission activity, some applicants will be invited to attend a personal interview. Interview candidates will be notified by email of their interview date, time and assigned location. All interviews will be conducted by the same interview panel consisting of program faculty. Following each candidate’s interview, the interview team will score each interview using a standardized scoring rubric. Click here to view the comprehensive interview score rubric*. Final selection of applicants into the program will be based on this score. An alternate list is formed with candidates rank-ordered based on their overall interview score. 

*The program does not share completed rubrics with applicants following their interview* 

Primary Clinical Site Selection

To maintain recruitment and employment bases for the individual Ascension St. Vincent institutions, applicants must indicate their first choice of clinical site -- Indianapolis, Anderson, Carmel/Fishers, or Kokomo -- for placement. This does not mean, however, that candidates are considered for only their first-choice site. If accepted for placement at a clinical site other than their first choice, the candidate is permitted to decline the admissions offer and request to be placed on the alternate list for another clinical site. However, once a candidate accepts an admissions offer at a specific clinical site, that acceptance is binding. In other words, the accepted candidate will not be offered a position at another clinical site should a student position become open. Finally, while a majority of our students are accepted for placement at the first-choice site, the program does not guarantee selection into a first-choice primary clinical site.

Foreign Educated Applicants

Applicants educated in foreign countries are welcomed to apply to the program. However, candidates must have completed all the program’s general education pre-requisites through regionally-accredited American colleges and universities. No foreign academic work will be considered toward the general education requirements. Foreign transcripts or the equivalent domestic evaluation of foreign transcripts (ECE, for example) should NOT be submitted.

Disability

The Ascension St. Vincent Radiography Program does not discriminate on the basis of disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not request disability information from program applicants. Likewise, candidates are advised to not discuss or disclose a disability to program faculty, students or other Ascension St. Vincent associates or representatives. If accepted into the Radiography Program, candidates will have the opportunity to request accommodations for disabilities as defined by the American with Disabilities Act. The program, in consultation and guidance from the Ascension St. Vincent Offices of Associate Health , will determine if disability accommodations are reasonable. The program reserves the right to deny disability accommodations that are not deemed to be reasonable. 

Criminal History / Professional License Suspension or Revocation

The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists is the certifying agency for radiographers in the United States. ARRT may deny exam eligibility for any applicant convicted of or plead guilty to a felony or misdemeanor, with the sole exception of speeding and minor parking violations. The ARRT may also deny exam eligibility for any applicant who had a professional license or certification suspended or revoked. A criminal history or suspension/revocation of a professional license or certification is NOT to be disclosed during the application process.

To determine ARRT pre-eligibility, the applicant must to submit to the ARRT a pre-eligibility application at their own expense. The applicant will be required to forward the ARRT pre-eligibility decision to the program director ONLY if the applicant has been granted conditional acceptance into the program. Full acceptance will be contingent upon receiving clearance for pre-eligibility by ARRT. Failure to provide the pre-eligibility clearance by the ARRT will result in removal of conditional acceptance. While approval of pre-eligibility by the ARRT is required for full acceptance, the program reserves the right to deny full acceptance based on Ascension St. Vincent policies and  practices.