Students interested in one of Volunteer State Community Colleges Health Sciences programs must follow the A.S. in Health Sciences curriculum. You must contact an advisor in your preferred area of emphasis to identify appropriate general education and elective courses for admission into your selected program. For more information about specific program deadlines and requirements, please refer to the program's information packet.
Students interested in the radiologic technology program will declare Health Sciences as the major and should follow the recommended schedule of courses. Once formally admitted into the program, the major will be changed to Radiologic Technology.
New Students
Welcome to the Radiology Program. Below you will find links to vital documents. Please carefully read each document and adhere to all deadlines. The files are made available in PDF format and may require additional software for viewing, such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
For more information please contact radiology.info@volstate.edu.
Information Sessions
Potential applicants are encouraged to attend an information session. Information sessions will provide applicants with information regarding program details, class schedules, application procedures, enrollment requirements, and acceptance policies. Reservations are NOT necessary to attend these meetings.
The information session will take place in the Radiology classroom located in the Wallace Health Sciences Building - North. Room 114.
The dates for the sessions are as follows:
- September 13 @ 10:00 a.m.
- October 11 @ 10:00 a.m.
- November 8 @ 10:00 a.m.
- December 13 @ 10:00 a.m.
Clinical Hours
Program faculty will determine clinical site assignments. Clinical sites are located throughout middle Tennessee up to 100 miles from the Gallatin Campus. Each student is responsible for their own transportation to classes and to the assigned clinical sites.
Fall and Spring clinical hours alternate with the classroom schedule Monday through Friday. Clinical hours are typically 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The summer between the first and second year consists of 32 clinical hours per week. Clinical hours are typically 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Accreditation
The Volunteer State Community College Radiologic Technology Program is accredited by the:
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
(312) 704-5300
Email: mail@jrcert.org
The program's current accreditation award is 5 years. General program accreditation information and the current accreditation award letter can be found on the Vol State JCERT Radiology Certifcation page.
