Admission Requirements

Admission Criteria 

The following are the current minimum requirements for admission to the Radiography program:

1. Prospective students must gain acceptance to Polk State College as credit-seeking students with all required admission documents received by the Registrar’s Office.
2. Students must complete any required college preparatory courses.
3. At the time of application, students must have an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 or higher.
4. At the time of admission, students must have a grade of C or higher in all prerequisite courses.
5. Students must complete the following prerequisite courses with a C or better prior to admission:

• BSC 1084C: Basic Anatomy and Physiology
   
  (BSC 2085C and BSC 2086C may replace BSC 1084C)
• HSC 1531: Medical Terminology
   
• MAT 1033: Intermediate Algebra
   (or higher)
• ENC 1101: College Composition I
   

Additional Program Requirements

Admission requirements that are completed after admission to the program include:

• Physical examination and essential functions
• Immunization and communicable disease screening
• Current CPR certification
• Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) background checks
• Drug screening
• Signed affidavit attesting to the non-committance of specific criminal acts

The program director will provide information regarding the specific steps for completion of these additional admission requirements with the acceptance letter.

Admission Process

The Radiography program will admit students under a selective admissions procedure. Students seeking admission to the program must receive a program application from the Registrar’s Office on the Lakeland campus. The application must be submitted, along with an official transcript, to the Registrar’s Office on the Lakeland campus prior to August 31 of each year for a January admission date. A selection committee will meet for evaluation of applications during September, and notices of acceptance will be mailed to candidates before the end of September.

The selection committee will evaluate applications utilizing the following criteria: college grade point average, number of college credits completed that apply to the AAS degree in Radiography, prior employment in a pertinent medical field, and established residency in Polk County.

Polk State College reserves the right to make changes in the admission criteria as circumstances require. Every reasonable effort will be made to communicate changes in the program to interested students.