Conditions for Enrollment

  • Maintain established health and physical capabilities (also may be required for retention at the discretion of the faculty).  After admission into the programs, the Department of Imaging Sciences will provide a health form to be completed by a licensed physician, physician's assistant, or nurse practitioner. 
  • Maintain current certification in Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (CPR) by the American Heart Association.
    • Normal or corrected refraction within the range of 20/20 to 20/60
    • Able to distinguish color shade changes
    • Possess normal or corrected hearing ability within 0 to 45-decibel range
    • Possess in at least one hand the ability to perceive temperature change and pulsation and to differentiate between various textures and structures.
    • Recognize an object by touching and handling.
    • Possess the ability to verbally communicate
    • Grasp securely with two functional upper limbs
    • Push and/or pull moveable objects weighing 100-150 lbs.
    • Lift at least 25 lbs. without assistance
    • Stand for long periods of time
    • Walk without assistance of canes, crutches, walkers, and/or humans
    • Reach above shoulders and below waist
    • Twist, bend, stoop/squat, and move quickly
    • Possess the ability to adapt to the environment, function in everyday activities, and cope with stressors.

  • As documented by:

    • Negative PPD and/or chest x-ray within immediate past 12 months
    • Rubella and rubeola antibody test (titer values that indicate immunity) documentation of MMR (Rubella, Rubeola and Mumps) vaccineHepatitis B Vaccine series
    • Varicella zoster live-virus vaccine or reliable history of varicella (chicken pox) or serologic evidence of immunity
    • Immunization as recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the U.S. Public Health Service and the Committee on Infectious Disease of the American Academy of Pediatrics