{"id":2207,"date":"2018-02-16T09:33:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T14:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/radisci\/?page_id=2207"},"modified":"2026-03-10T10:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:34:20","slug":"prospective-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/radisci\/prospective-students\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<p id=\"pageTitle\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-right\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/radisci\/images\/RadSci_WEB.jpg\/@@images\/b566906f-8186-4a49-a45f-c330d1fb9e12.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>Thank you for your interest in the Division of Radiologic Science. We have great pride in our educational programs and profession and want to recruit students who will continue the standards of excellence with which we practice. Faculty, staff, current students, and alumni consider it a priority to assist each prospective student in gaining knowledge about radiologic science. An informed applicant is much more likely to succeed in coursework and later engage in a successful, rewarding career.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"content-area\">\n<div id=\"parent-fieldname-text-39f0fcf3ad8d68c51916526fb4d5b0f5\" class=\"\">\n<p>The Division of Radiologic Science offers the following educational programs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/radisci\/programs\/2245-2-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Science (Diagnostic &amp; Interventional Radiology concentration or Diagnostic Medical Sonography concentration)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/radisci\/programs\/radiography-certificate\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Certificate (Radiography)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/radisci\/programs\/radiologist-assistant\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Masters in Radiologic Science (Radiologist Assistant)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3179\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3179 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/radisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/589\/2019\/09\/RadSci_2-300x242.png\" alt=\"Patient assessment is essential quality patient care before, during, and after procedures.\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/radisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/589\/2019\/09\/RadSci_2-300x242.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/radisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/589\/2019\/09\/RadSci_2.png 704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Patient assessment is essential quality patient care before, during, and after procedures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Carefully review the descriptions, prerequisite criteria, observation opportunities, coursework, and career options for our educational programs. For additional information, contact the individual listed for the program of interest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In addition to our website, we strongly recommend that you investigate radiologic science using multiple sources. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some additional sources of information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Radiologic Science information sessions (see Events page for details)<\/li>\n<li>Health Profession Advisors (<a href=\"https:\/\/hpa.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Health Professions Advising<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>UNC-CH Radiologic Science alumni in your local area (contact our office for detailed information)<\/li>\n<li>UNC General College Advisors (for current UNC students) or off-campus guidance counselors<\/li>\n<li>High school health occupations\/careers teachers<\/li>\n<li>Local hospital volunteer services<\/li>\n<li>Local radiology facilities<\/li>\n<li>Professional organizations:\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncahec.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AHEC<\/a>\u00a0(North Carolina Area Health Education Centers)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsrt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NCSRT<\/a> (North Carolina Society of Radiologic Technologists, Inc.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asrt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASRT<\/a> (American Society of Radiologic Technologists)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arrt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ARRT<\/a>\u00a0(American Registry of Radiologic Technologists)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncus.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NCUS<\/a> (North Carolina Ultrasound Society)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aium.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AIUM<\/a> (American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdms.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SDMS<\/a> (Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardms.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ARDMS<\/a> (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for your interest in the Division of Radiologic Science. We have great pride in our educational programs and profession and want to recruit students who will continue the standards of excellence with which we practice. Faculty, staff, current students, and alumni consider it a priority to assist each prospective student in gaining knowledge &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/radisci\/prospective-students\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about About Us\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55977,"featured_media":3668,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2207","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>About Us - Radiologic Science<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/radisci\/prospective-students\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About Us - Radiologic Science\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Thank you for your interest in the Division of Radiologic Science. 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