● Compliancewiththerequirements 1 ● Self-Motivation 1 Total Possible Points for Criterion I through Criterion VII: 130 Points BachelorofScienceinRadiationTherapyProgram(B.S.inRT) Applicants Must: 1. AttendorviewaliveorrecordedInformationSession. 2. Meet the following admission policies of Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts: immunization, health screening, background check, and CPR Certification (See Policies of Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts in the School Catalog and “Admissions”). 3. Submit a completed application for the program. It is recommended that interested applicants fill outtheapplicationwiththeadmissionadvisor. 4. Take an Admission Assessment test: Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Test (CCAT) with a minimum score of 25points. 5. Submit original transcripts from the Registrar at a regionally accredited institution for applicants requesting credit granting for some/all General Education courses. Copies are not accepted. All coursework must be completed and given a grade of at least a “C” with a cumulative 2.5 GPA. Anatomy and Physiology with Laboratory must be completed within the last five (5) years. All credit granting is subject to the approval of the Program Director or Program Coordinator. Please allow seven(7)daysforreview. 6. Complete a minimum of 40 hours of clinical observation in a radiation therapy department of their choosing. The student is responsible for securing the radiation therapy department where observation is conducted. All applicants must submit proof of observation hours. Observation hours are to be submitted on the program application timesheet. 7. Submit two (2) professional letters of recommendation and two (2) radiation therapy letters of recommendation. Letters will be submitted directly to the admission advisor. These may come from employers, immediate work supervisors, health-related facilities at which the applicant has done observation time, or faculty from previous college/university coursework. These letters of recommendationmustbesubmittedonformalorganizationalstationery. 8. Submit a two to three (2 – 3) page-written essay on why they have selected the radiation therapy profession. 9. Submitaprofessionalresume. 10. Participate in an interview with the Radiation Therapy Admission Committee. 11. Applicants will be rank-ordered based on the following score, which includes: o AdmissionAssessmentTest(CCAT) o Qualityofthegradesinprerequisitecourses o Knowledgeoftheprofession o Writtenessay o Rankedinterview o Two(2)Professionallettersofrecommendation o Two(2)Therapistlettersofrecommendation Bachelor of Science in RT Admission Point System Applicants will be accepted to the program based on rank. The highest-ranking individuals will only be accepted. Students will be accepted based on geographic regions. Students may prefer the geographic area where they are accepted; however, they will be accepted based on rank. Students unwilling to relocate to the geographic region they are accepted in will not be allowed to join the program. Geographic change requests will not be considered. Table 15. B.S. in RT Admission Point System 50
