Admissions
Admission Requirements
Deadline for ALL PARTS of the 2024 (class of 2026) application process is August 30th at 4pm.
The School of Radiologic Technology admits a new class every January. Admission to the incoming class is based on GPA in the required prerequisite college courses and scores on the ATI TEAS exam results for Allied Health. A grade of C or better in each required prerequisite college course. The overall minimum grade point average (GPA) must be 2.5 for the specified general education courses required by the program.*
*The higher of the first 2 grades obtained in a repeated course will be used to compute GPA. If colleges awarded grades with a plus (+), the GPA will be computed according to the letter grade only.
How to Apply
1) Complete the School of Radiologic Admissions Online Application
2) Submit the following items:- Nonrefundable $50 application fee*
- Core Performance Standards
- Performance Appraisals - Two appraisals are required and must be completed by a recent employer or instructor.
- Submit verification of 40 volunteer hours in a medical or healthcare environment
- Official high school transcript, GED test scores or a copy of your high school diploma
- Official transcripts of all previous college education and prerequisite courses in progress*
- ATI TEAS exam results for Allied Health including $110 exam fee
- Essay submission requirement
All requirements must be met and submitted prior to August 30, 4 p.m. CST for the January admissions class. Applications that are incomplete or are missing information will not be processed and the application will be considered void. Any associated fees paid will not be refunded.
*Official transcripts must be sent directly from the college(s) to the School of Radiologic Technology. Your application fee can be sent via mail or paid in person or by phone during business hours listed below:
BRG School of Radiologic Technology3616 North Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 387-7024
Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
ATI TEAS Exam
Prospective students are required to complete the ATI TEAS Exam (v.7):
- Must score 60% or higher
- Students can retest two times within one calendar year
- Exam fee: $110 if taken with BRG SORT
- Exam can be taken at any location permitted by ATI, but results must be submitted to BRG SORT by the application Deadline of Aug 30th at 4pm.
- All ATI TEAS Scores submitted must be from 2024 to count
The TEAS Exam time limit is three and a half hours and consists of four sections: Math, Science, Reading, and English and Language Usage. Click here for more information about preparing for the ATI TEAS exam.
Written Essay Submission
Prospective students are required to complete an in-person essay submission.
- Students will be allowed 45 minutes to complete eight essay questions
- A device with internet access is required for the essay submission
TEAS Exam & Essay Submission Dates & Times
- June 3: 8am-12pm or 12pm-4pm
- June 10: 8am-12pm or 12pm-4pm
- June 24: 8am-12pm or 12pm-4pm
- July 8: 8am-12pm or 12pm-4pm
- July 22: 8am-12pm or 12pm-4pm
- August 9: 8am-12pm or 12pm-4pm
- August 16: 8am-12pm or 12pm-4pm
Email Langley Britt lan618@brgeneral.onmicrosoft.com to sign up to take the TEAS Exam or complete the essay portion of admissions for the 2024 application year, class of 2026. All TEAS scores submitted MUST be taken in 2024 to count. Any TEAS Exam not taken at BRG SORT must be submitted in PDF directly to Mrs. Britt, Mrs. Karie, or Ms. Peters from the ATI Exam Score Report to count. Payments for the TEAS Exam must be made within seven calendar days of requesting the date or the requested spot will be revoked and given to the next person on the list. TEAS Testing Fee for 2024 is $110 per exam date requested. Essay Submission is no charge but must be completed on campus to count. This can be done at the same time or at a separate time from the list above. All requests and confirmations will be sent by email only. Payments can be made to BRG SORT by phone using a credit card to Mrs. Karie Liddell at 225-387-7024 or by mail with check or money order made payable to:
BRG School of Radiologic Technology3616 North Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Prerequisites
All courses must be completed with “C” or better and must be complete by December 31, 2024 to count for this year’s admissions cycle.
Candidates applying for admission are required to complete 28 college credit hours:
- Allied Health 1020 - Medical Terminology ( 2 credit hours or higher)
- Allied Health 2200 - Biomedical Ethics/Healthcare Ethics (2 credit hours or higher)
- Biology 2200 and 2221 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Course and Lab (minimum 4 credit hours or higher for both course and lab total)
- Biology 2230 and 2231 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Course and Lab (minimum 4 credit hours or higher for both course and lab total)
- Speech or Communication Course Intro or Higher (minimum 3 credit hours or higher)
- English 1010 - College Intro English I ( 3 credit hours or higher, No remedials will be accepted)
- English 1020 - College Intro English II (3 credit hours or higher, No remedials will be accepted)
- Math - College Algebra or higher Math Course (3 credit hours or higher, No remedials will be accepted)
- Freshman Orientation or College Success Skills Course (1 credit hour or higher; Needed for students that have less than 60 college hours)
- Psychology 1010 - Intro Psychology Course or higher (minimum 3 credit hours or higher)
*English and Math courses cannot be remedial courses.
Prerequisite Equivalencies
Please email Langley or Ms. Peters for more information about what courses count for equivalency. This helper list below is not comprehensive but designed to be a helpful guide for the students in our local community colleges.
If you have questions about prerequisites or for transcript review, please email Jaclyn Verret Peters at jac663@brgeneral.org.
Acceptance
Applicants who are accepted into the program will be notified by email and will have an identified time frame to accept the position in the class. Upon admission, the following requirements must be completed:
- $50 nonrefundable administrative processing fee by the deadline stated in letter of acceptance
- Submit to background checks prior to attending required observation hours in December
- Acceptable health and immunization records prior to December admission date (Evidence of TB testing and current immunization status, including hepatitis B and various titers.)
- Submit to drug testing and at any time while enrolled in the School of Radiologic Technology as determined by the proper authorities.
- Complete 8 hours of clinical observation with Baton Rouge General as assigned (Mid City or Bluebonnet locations). Details will be provided in acceptance letter. Clinical observation will be scheduled by the School of Radiologic Technology Clinical Coordinator.
Baton Rouge General’s School of Radiologic Technology reserves the right to change entrance requirements, curriculum, educational policies, performance standards (competencies), graduation requirements, tuition, fees, and any and all policies, in the best interest of the school. Contact the School of Radiologic Technology each year and check the Admission Requirements ensure you are meeting requirements. The contents contained here are neither a contract nor an offer to contract.
Baton Rouge General’s School of Radiologic Technology assures equal opportunity for all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status or veteran status in the admission to or participation in it programs and activities. The School of Radiologic Technology adheres to requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any student requiring special accommodations to complete the program must submit documentation of the accommodations and follow school policy for consideration of accommodations.
Clinical Rotations
Students enrolled in the Radiologic Technology program are required to rotate through Clinical Education Settings (CES) in all areas of our radiology department in our hospitals and clinics. Clinical rotation allows students to observe and to gain an understanding of all specialty areas of radiology to maximize their clinical progress.
The clinical coordinator will assign clinical rotations on a semester basis. Clinical rotation assignments are provided to students at the beginning of each semester and posted at each CES, as well as emailed to each CES manager or CES Clinical Instructor. Students are not permitted to attend clinic in an area they are not assigned nor allowed to attend clinic beyond their scheduled time. Course assignments, including both clinical and didactic courses, shall not exceed 40 hours per week or 8 hours per day.
Required Clinical Rotation Shifts:
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Day Shifts - Includes a 45-minute lunch break
- Monday – Thursday: 7:45 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Friday: 7:45 a.m. – Noon
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Evening Shifts - Includes a 30-minute lunch break
- Monday – Thursday: 2:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- Friday: 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
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Weekend Shifts (Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays) – Day shift includes
a 45-minute lunch break and evening shifts include a 30-minute lunch break
- 6:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- 2:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
- 10:30 p.m. – 7 a.m.
Students must complete a total of eight - 10 weeks of evening rotations during their two-year professional program, with two ER weekend rotations. Weekend and evening rotations are only available at Baton Rouge General Bluebonnet and Lane Regional Medical Center locations and will be assigned during the RADS 320s semester. Students may choose weekend shifts, if available. Surgery rotations are 6/6:30 a.m. – 2:30/3 p.m. to include the RT’s typical preparation for all scheduled 7 a.m. cases.
Once students have completed all the required competencies, they may rotate through an elective specialty area of interest or any of the clinical specialty rotations for an extended period as an internship. The internship rotations are voluntary based on the students’ interest. Students must discuss their preferred rotation with the clinical coordinator to determine if a specialty rotation is available.
For clinical competence and course completion, students are required to attend 85% of scheduled clinical days for the semester to progress, whether excused or unexcused. Clinical absences, if unexcused, will result in clinical time loss and point deductions from the professional responsibility grade requirements. Excused clinical absences will result in loss of clinical time but will not result in loss of point the professional responsibility grade requirements if the proper procedure is followed. Excessive clinical absences may result in a compounding point deduction from professional responsibility, lack of clinical progression and could result in course failure.
Transferring Credit Criteria
Baton Rouge General’s School of Radiologic Technology program is a private, not for profit hospital-based certificate program that is JRCERT accredited and does not carry the institutional accreditation that other private or public institutions may have. Our pre-requisite requirements for admission into our program must be taken at outside institutionally accredited community colleges or universities. Those courses listed with a "C" or better can be used for our program’s admissions requirements. Our professional program courses will not transfer however to other public or private institutions solely as taken within the program. Our program does have an articulation agreement with Northwestern State University for which specific courses have a credit exam or portfolio submission requirement to obtain transferable college credits within a SACS accredited institution. This agreement is in place for students to obtain a degree with Northwestern State University, which is the minimum requirement for obtaining ARRT national certification to practice in medical imaging and required for obtaining state licensure from the LSRTBE. Our program does acknowledge degrees prior to admission or obtaining during program completion that care also recognized by the ARRT. Because our program is not institutionally accredited, transferring completed courses within our program to other institutions may will result in a loss of credits.
For more information about transferring credits criteria, program requirements, transfer credits into our program, degree requirements, NSU articulation, and transfer credit out of our program prior to program completion, please contact our Registrar.
Title IV Funding Requirements
Consistent with revised United States Department of Education (USDE) regulations, the USDE requires that programs that participate in Title IV federal funding must disclose if the programs’ educational requirements meet the states’ professional licensure or certification requirements. JRCERT records identify the radiography program sponsored by Baton Rouge General Medical Center as participating in Title IV federal funding and the JRCERT serves as the program’s gatekeeper. There are two types of disclosure required by the USDE.
General Disclosure requires posting information that includes state by state determination that the program fulfills educational requirements for licensure or certification in that state. The information on the Chart and the program’s website has been verified by the JRCERT and the program as of 1/13/2022.
The requirement for Direct Disclosure communications will be to individual students who are enrolled in or are considering enrolling in a program that will lead to licensure or certification. The Direct Disclosure must indicate whether the student’s chosen program (Baton Rouge General School of Radiologic Technology) does in fact fulfill the educational requirements for state licensure or certification within the student’s state of residence as presented on 1/5/2023. The USDE requires that this disclosure be in writing and may be provided electronically. BRG SORT accomplishes this annually in the student’s acceptance letter acknowledging that as of the date of the acceptance letter the program fulfills the educational requirements for state licensure or certification within the student’s state of residence; the statement posted to the admissions section of the website; in the Program’s Brochure- in print at the office, emailed, or posted to the website; and emailed and printed in letter form to the current students of BRG SORT. Any further questions regarding this should be directed to Jaclyn Verret Peters, BRG SORT Program Director via email jac663@brgeneral.org or in writing mailed to 3616 North Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70806.
Click here for State by State Chart for Baton Rouge General School of Radiology Compliance Minimum Certification and Licensure Requirements.
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