- Students must satisfy the entrance requirements with the MTECH testing center
- Students must have a high school diploma or GED
- Students must complete ONE of the following options regarding prerequisites:
- Option 1
- Complete your Associate's degree (or higher) at any college or university of your choice **Private college degree(s) will need to be verified. Prospective students can look at this list to make sure their college degree accreditation meets the ARRT national registry requirements: https://www.arrt.org/pages/partners/schools-educators/accreditation
- Take Human Anatomy with Lab (4 credits) and Human Physiology with Lab (4 credits) and earn a B- or higher in each class. These classes must be taken within 5 years of applying to the program.
- Option 2
- Apply/Transfer/Attend Utah Valley University
- Complete the AAS Healthcare Services degree prerequisites. You will need to take 34 college credits from the AAS Healthcare Services degree list.
- Take Human Anatomy with Lab (4 credits) and Human Physiology with Lab (4 credits) and earn a B- or higher in each class
- After completing an MTECH program, you will be awarded 30 credits that will go toward your UVU Associate's degree. You can reach out to Emily Hill for any questions you may have about this degree. She is the counselor for the Pre- Radiography Technology Program for MTECH/UVU. You can find her webpage and contact info here: https://www.uvu.edu/ppac/preradiologictechnology/index.html
- If you are transferring to UVU, you may be subject to completing 20 "residential" credits. This means 20 of your credits must be taken from UVU.
- Option 1
- Students WITHOUT an Associate's Degree or higher:
- ○ Students may complete their degree at their current college/university. Students must also take and pass Anatomy with Lab (4 Credits) and Human Physiology with Lab (4 credits) with a B- or higher. Classes must be taken within 5 years of applying to the program
OR
- ○ Students must take all the required and elective credits to fulfill Utah Valley University’s AAS Healthcare Services degree requirement. Students will receive 30 credits once they complete the Radiography Technology program. Students will need 19 credits of general studies and 15 credits of elective courses. Students transferring from another college may also have to complete 20 resident credits at UVU. Students are required to take Human Anatomy with Lab (ZOOL 2320 and ZOOL 2325) and Human Physiology with Lab (ZOOL 2420, and ZOOL 2425) as part of their elective credits. All courses must be passed with a B- or higher.
- All classes must be completed with a C or better except for Human Anatomy and Human Physiology that requires a B- or higher.
- We recommend the prerequisite classes to be taken from a regionally accredited college or i.e. Utah Valley University, Brigham Young University, Utah State University, Salt Lake Community College, Weber State University, etc. Courses must transfer equally to Utah Valley University. If you have questions about your prerequisite classes, please email the Radiography Technology Program Coordinator, Katie Hong (katie.hong@mtec.edu).
- After completion of the Radiography Technology Program at MTECH, students will be awarded 30 credits towards the AAS Healthcare Services degree at UVU.
- Students that completed the prerequisites and the Radiography Technology program will be awarded an AAS Healthcare Services Degree from Utah Valley University.
- Students that already have their associate’s degree or higher will be awarded a Certificate of Completion from MTECH in Radiography
- Students must have an Associate’s Degree or higher in order to sit for the (ARRT) National Registry
| Utah Valley University Course List | CREDITS REQUIRED |
| ENGLISH - Complete ONE of the following: | 3 Credits |
| ENGL 1010 Intro to Academic Writing** (HIGHLY SUGGESTED) | |
| ENGH 1005 Literacies and Composition Across Contexts | |
| MATH – Complete one of the following: | 3 Credits |
| MAT 1010 Intermediate Algebra | |
| MAT 1030 Quantitative Reasoning QL | |
| MAT 1035 Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL | |
| MATH 1050 College Algebra QL | |
| MATH 1055 College Algebra with Preliminaries QL | |
| STAT 1040 Intro to Statistics QL | |
| STAT 1045 Intro to Statistics with Algebra QL | |
| Any HUMANITIES or FINE ARTS DISTRIBUTION Course | 3 Credits |
| Any SOCIAL SCIENCE DISTRIBUTION Course | 3 Credits |
| BIOLOGY – Complete ONE of the following: | 3 Credits |
| BIOL 1010 General Biology BB* | |
| BIOL 1610 & 1615 College Biology & Lab** (HIGHLY SUGGESTED) | 5 Credits |
| HEALTH - Complete ONE of the following | 2 Credits |
| HLTH 1100 Personal Health and Wellness TE | |
| PES 1097 Fitness for Life TE | |
| The following course are REQUIRED | |
| HLTH 2200 Intro to Health Professions | 2 Credits |
| ZOOL 1090 Intro to Human Anatomy & Physiology BB* | 3 Credits |
| SUBTOTAL | 19 Credits |
| HEALTHCARE SERVICES ELECTIVES | 15 Credits |
| Complete 12 Credits from the following list | |
| ACC 2010 Financial Accounting | 3 Credits |
| ACC 2020 Managerial Accounting | 3 Credits |
| BIOL 1610 College Biology 1 BB ** | 4 Credits |
| BIOL 1615 College Biology 1 Lab** | 1 Credit |
| CHEM 1110 Elementary Chemistry for the Health Sciences PP | 4 Credits |
| ESEC 1013 Emergency Medical Response | 3 Credits |
| ESEC 1140 Emergency Medical Technician Basic (can be taken at MTECH) | 9 Credits |
| HLTH 2400 Concepts of Stress Management | 3 Credits |
| HLTH 2600 Drugs Behavior and Society SS | 3 Credits |
| IM 1010 Basic Computer Applications | 3 Credits |
| IM 2010 Business Computer Proficiency | 3 Credits |
| NUTR 1020 Foundations of Human Nutrition | 3 Credits |
| PSY 1010 General Psychology SS | 3 Credits |
| PSY 1100 Human Development Life Span SS | 3 Credits |
| SOC 1010 Introduction to Sociology SS | 3 Credits |
| ZOOL 2320 Human Anatomy BB (REQUIRED ELECTIVE) | 3 Credits |
| ZOOL 2325 Human Anatomy Lab (REQUIRED ELECTIVE) | 1 Credit |
| ZOOL 2420 Human Physiology (REQUIRED ELECTIVE) | 3 Credits |
| ZOOL 2425 Human Physiology Lab (REQUIRED ELECTIVE) | 1 Credit |
| MTECH Radiography Technology Program | 30 Credits |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 64 Credits |
* - Courses will be counted toward credit total but are not a prerequisite or requirement for entry into the program. Students that take ZOOL 2320 will satisfy the ZOOL 1090 requirement.
** - Courses are HIGHLY SUGGESTED because they are prerequisites for other required courses. ENG 1010 is a prerequisite for many courses you will need. BIOL 1610 and BIOL 1615 will be counted as 3 General Biology credits and 2 elective credits. Courses are prerequisites for Human Anatomy w/Lab and Physiology w/Lab.
*** - If you are transferring to UVU, you will be subject to completing 20 "residential" credits. This means 20 of your total credits must be taken at UVU.
