CT - Computed Tomography (Cert)

Admission Requirements

All applicants applying for admission into the Computed Tomography Program must complete and meet the following requirements: 

• Be a high school graduate or have earned a GED. 

• Provide proof of being an ARRT Registered Radiologic Technologist or Registered Nuclear Medicine Technologist and licensed in the state of employment. 

Application Process 

Candidates for the CT Certificate Program must apply to the university. 

• Complete an application to Parker University selecting Computed Tomography (CT) program.  

• Submit a copy of current certification document from ARRT/ARRT card. 

• Submit a copy of current license to practice as a Radiographer in the applicant’s state of practice (if applicable).  

• Provide official transcripts showing proof of earning a high school diploma or GED.     

• Read and sign all program acknowledgment and disclosure forms provided by an admissions representative at Parker University.  

** Application to the program does not constitute admission. 

Clinical Experience 

The purpose of clinical training is to provide the student with the necessary practical skills that will ensure the student masters competency in those procedures required by the ARRT. Procedure competency is continually evaluated by the instructors and qualified technical staff at the facility chosen to obtain competencies. Skills must be completed before the CT Certificate can be given.  

Students are required to obtain their own clinical sites/facilities to meet the requirements. The Clinical Experience Requirements for CT consist of 59 procedures within the 8 following categories: 

• Head and neck 

• Spine and musculoskeletal 

• Chest 

• Abdomen and pelvis 

• Musculoskeletal 

• Special procedures  

• Image display and post processing 

• Quality assurance 

Candidates must document complete diagnostic quality procedures according to the following rules: 

• Choose a minimum of 25 different procedures out of the 59 in 8 different categories. 

• Complete and document a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 repetitions of the chosen procedures (Less than 3 will not be counted). 

• A minimum total of 125 repetitions across all procedures must be documented. 

• No more than one procedure may be documented on one patient. 

Students are expected to initiate and investigate new and more advanced learning opportunities, as those opportunities present themselves. Common, yet unplanned, opportunities for learning such as cardiac arrests, major trauma and rare conditions and diseases cannot by their nature be a planned part of clinical education. Therefore, the student should take the initiative to become engaged in those activities as they present themselves.