Aug 31, 2024

Catalog 2024-2025

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Certificate

Location(s): Essex

Important Information

Short Description

This program is designed to provide the working Technologist with the theoretical background and documented clinical experience necessary to apply to sit for the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) registry examination offered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).

This is a School of Health Professions selective program that requires an additional application for acceptance. Please visit the SHP Application to apply.

Type of Credential

Credit Certificate

Program Code

S 873

Contacts and Additional Information

Program Director:
Erin Phelan, MA, RT(R), CNMT
Office: Essex - ECHP 003C
443-840-1427 or medicalimaging@ccbcmd.edu

Program Coordinator:
Debbie Lam, MSEd R.T.(R)(M)(CT)
Office: Essex - ECHP 002C
443-840-1427 or 2015 or dlam@ccbcmd.edu

Additional Information:

Selective Admissions program
Admission into the MRI program requires one to be a licensed, registered radiographer, nuclear medicine technologist, radiation therapist, or sonographer by the ARRT and the State of Maryland
No Prior Learning Assessment opportunities
Articulation and Transfer Agreements - While there are no program-specific agreements, see other types of agreements such as guaranteed admission, block transfer, and discounts.

Pathway

Health Professions Pathway

Disclosures

CCBC cannot confirm whether the course or program meets requirements for professional licensure in states other than Maryland. If you plan to apply for licensure in a state other than Maryland, contact that state’s licensing board to determine whether the CCBC course or program meets requirements for licensure in that state. If you need assistance finding contact information for your state, click here .

Curriculum Maps

Curriculum Maps are a tool to provide students with a clear understanding of which courses to take and the order in which to complete them. Curriculum Maps help define a student’s individual path towards graduation, ensuring their time and efforts are not spent on credits that fall outside their program of study.

Each map identifies critical courses that must be completed in order to progress through the program and graduate. Curriculum Maps come complete with helpful hints for students - like recommended course electives and a reminder to apply to graduate.

Select the link(s) below to view the Curriculum Map(s) for this program:

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Certificate Curriculum Map

Semester Sequence

This is a suggested sequence for students who have completed any developmental course work.

Courses Needed for This Program

Program Requirements - 21 Credits

Program Requirements:

RADT 240 - Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 6 Credit(s).
RADT 241 - Imaging Procedures in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 4 Credit(s).
RADT 242 - Physical Principles of Image Formation in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 4 Credit(s).
RADT 243 - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Clinical Practicum I 3 Credit(s).
RADT 244 - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Clinical Practicum II 2 Credit(s).
RADT 245 - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Clinical Practicum III 2 Credit(s).

Total Number of Credits Required for Certificate: 21

Notes

Students are not required to take ACDV 101 at CCBC since admission into the MRI program requires one to be a licensed, registered radiographer by the ARRT and the State of Maryland.

Program Description

The Magnetic Resonance Imaging program is designed to provide the working Technologist with the theoretical background and documented clinical experience necessary to apply to sit for the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) registry examination offered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).* The certificate is based on the curriculum suggested by the American Society for Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) and the clinical standards required by the ARRT. The didactic component of the curriculum will be delivered both on-line using Brightspace and in a classroom setting with lectures and discussion. The clinical component will be gained in an array of clinical affiliates.

*CCBC does not guarantee that students will complete all clinical requirements for the ARRT exam.

School of Health Professions Policies

Students in the School of Health Professions are expected to conduct themselves according to an honor code; exhibit professional behavior; communicate effectively in English; provide proof of health insurance, immunizations, American Heart Association CPR (BLS for Providers), and a tuberculosis (TB) test; and submit to a criminal background check and drug testing. Students are expected to pay the costs associated with these requirements.

Admission

Applications for all School of Health Professions programs, except Dental Hygiene and Physician Assistant, are processed in a Central Application Service called CCBC CAS. The link to the CAS and the application instructions are located in the program admissions packet at the School of Health Professions website. You will need a CCBC student ID number and a CCBC student account password to complete the application. If you have questions about the CCBC CAS process, contact the School of Health Professions Admissions Office at shpseat@ccbcmd.edu or read the FAQ selections at the bottom of each page inside the CAS application.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be able to:

apply knowledge and skills from the biological, physical, social and behavioral sciences to perform Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
explain how to produce detailed cross sectional images that can be used to diagnose diseases and disorders; and
describe the skills necessary to perform as an entry-level Magnetic Resonance Imaging technologist.