Gwynedd Mercy University 2025-2026 University Catalog 206
the degree. Admissions will consult with the Campus Coordinator to determine acceptance. The registrar will evaluate courses for transfer.
Academic Standards / Grade Requirements and Progression for Radiologic Technology: Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.8 overall and a 2.5 average in the Exploring the Natural World section of the curriculum as well as the major. If either the overall GPA or Exploring the Natural World section of the curriculum and the major GPA falls below these standards, the student will be placed on program probation. Should the GPA remain below these standards for a second semester, then the student will be dismissed from the Radiologic Technology program. All grades in Exploring the Natural World section and the major must be“ C”( not a C-) or above. For any grade below a“ C” in any of these courses, the student will have one opportunity, for one course only, to repeat the course.
The student will be placed on program probation. Any subsequent grade below a C in Exploring the Natural World or a major course will result in the student being dismissed from the Radiologic Technology program. Students must go through the admission process required to be admitted to the hospital-based JRCERT accredited affiliate School of Radiologic Technology. Students will be advised when to apply. The hospital-based JRCERT accredited affiliate School of Radiologic Technology is independent from the University. Admission is competitive and the University cannot guarantee admission.
Attendance Policies: The student is required to abide by all attendance policies set forth for each University course. In addition, the JRCERT accredited affiliate program policies for attendance are strictly enforced and will be shared with the student before or upon acceptance.
Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the affiliate program and its clinical affiliate sites.
Non-Academic Criteria for Admission, Progression and Retention for Radiologic Technology
Technical Standards: An applicant to the Radiologic Technology Program must, with or without reasonable accommodation, have sufficient abilities in the following:
• Climbing— Ascending or descending using feet and legs and / or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Balancing— Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching.
• Stooping— Bending body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Kneeling— Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching— Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Reaching— Extending hand( s) and arm( s) in any direction.
• Standing— Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking— Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
• Pushing— Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling— Using upper extremities to exert force in moving objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting— Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.