How to Apply

Radiologic Technology Updates

 

Application Submission Window for Fall 2025 admission:

Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 9am (PST) through Thursday, February 13, 2025, 3pm (PST)

 

Transcripts Deadline: Official transcripts from other colleges/universities must be sent directly to the Merced College Admissions & Records office by: Friday, January 24, 2025

Application Process

Follow the 5 easy steps to apply at Merced College in order to obtain a student ID and email.

Apply to Merced College the same semester that you apply to the program in order to maintain an active school email address.

Before applying, complete the program’s prerequisites. 

All prerequisites must be completed with a “C” or higher and grades demonstrated on transcripts prior to applying. 

No “in progress” prerequisites will be accepted. Combined GPA on prerequisites must be a 2.75 or higher.  View this example of how to calculate your GPA. 

  • ALLH-67 Medical Terminology 
  • BIOL-16 General Human Anatomy 
  • CHEM-2A Introductory Chemistry 
  • ENGL-1A College Composition & Reading 
  • MATH‐10 (or equivalent) or higher-level Math course
  • RADT 50 Career Exploration in Medical Imaging or “Verification of Career Exploration Experience”  (Previous version of the form may be used for applying to the program in Spring 2024 for Fall 2024 enrollment.  For future application cycles, we will only accept the currently published form.)
Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Career Exploration 
One of the prerequisite courses for the DRT Program is RADT-50 Career Exploration in Medical Imaging. 
To receive credit for the RADT-50 prerequisite requirement, an applicant may choose to complete ONE of the two options listed
1. RADT-50 Career Exploration in Medical Imaging An applicant may choose to enroll in a 1-unit RADT-50 Career Exploration in Medical Imaging course. This course is offered ONLY at Merced College. You must register for this class. 
2. Verification of Career Exploration Experience Applicants who already have experience working in an imaging environment (rad tech assistant, for example), or who have difficulty enrolling in RADT-50, may elect to submit this form as a petition to the RADT-50 requirement.  The Verification of Career Exploration Experience form can be submitted in place of taking RADT-50 for the purpose of applying to the program. Form will be reviewed by DRT Program Director during the application review process and a grade for application GPA purposes will be based on supervisor’s evaluation.

Previous version of the form may be used for applying to the program in Spring 2024 for Fall 2024 enrollment.  For future application cycles, we will only accept the currently published form.

All applicants are required to upload transcript(s) with their application. Transcripts must include all work shown as completed on the application. An application that is not completely filled out and/or does not have all transcripts submitted by the application deadline will be considered incomplete.

Official transcript(s) from other colleges/universities must be sent directly to the Merced College Admissions & Records office by the transcript submission deadline.

See how to obtain your Unofficial Transcripts on the Admissions and Records page.

View the Grid of Comparable Prerequisites Courses.  If your course(s) need to be verified for equivalency, it is your responsibility to meet with a counselor before the application window.

Fill this Equivalency Verification Form out for the course(s) you need verified for equivalency.

PLEASE READ the program information and application instructions carefully. 

There is no waitlist. Qualified applicants will be selected by lottery. 

Applicants will be selected in spring for fall enrollment. 

  • Routinely push and pull
  • Routinely bend and stoop
  • Lift more than 50 pounds routinely
  • Have full use of both upper extremities
  • Assist patients on and off examination table
  • Perform work requiring long periods of standing 80% of the time
  • Speak clearly
  • Read regular print
  • Hear normal conversation
  • Effectively communicate with patients and other health care team members
  • Organize and perform radiographic procedures in a timely manner
  • Compassionately and effectively interact with sick or injured patients
  • Effectively cope with the normal stresses of school and working with the sick and injured

Talk with a Guidance Counselor

ENROLLMENT SUPPORT

There are specialized Allied Health Counselors that are located in the Counseling and Guidance Area (Lesher Student Services Building – 2nd Floor).

Academic Counseling