Admissions

Minimum Academic Requirements


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    To be accepted in the program, the applicant must meet the following requirements:


    *NOTE: The minimum GPA has increased for June 2026 Admissions*

    • Have a minimum college GPA of 3.00 (4.00 scale) on all college academic work from all post-secondary institutions that contain academic records of the applicant.
    • A minimum of 15 credit hours of 100-level courses must be complete by January 1 of the year the candidate is applying for admission. These 15 credit hours can be in any courses but must be for a letter grade.
    • Complete at least 3 credit hours in Algebra, Statistics or higher mathematics course by June 1 of the enrollment year.
    • Complete at least 3 credit hours in general college-level physics and/or radiographic physics by June 1 of the enrollment year.
    • Complete at least 3 credit hours in Communication Skills (The communication skills requisite may be met by a variety of courses including, English, speech or composition) by June 1 of the enrollment year.
    • Complete at least 5 credit hours in Human Anatomy and Physiology by June 1 of the enrollment year.
    • Complete at least 1 credit hours in Medical Terminology by June 1 of the enrollment year.
    • All general education courses must be 100 level or higher courses.
    • The above coursework must be from regionally-accredited institutions or ABHES accredited institutions.
    • All the above courses must be completed with a letter grade of “C” or higher. In cases where a letter grade is not assigned, the program will only accept any course graded as "P", "S", or other such institutional designation as evidence the course was successfully completed as passing.

    Required general education courses must be from institutions accredited by either Accrediting Bureau for Health Education Schools (ABHES) or by regional accrediting agencies. The 7 regional accrediting agencies are as follows.

    • Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC)
    • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
    • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
    • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
    • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
    • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
    • WASC Senior College and University Commission (WASC)