Gwynedd Mercy University AY2021-2022 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology https :// www . jrcert . org / NAACLS The National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences 5600 North River Rd / Suite 720 ; Rosemont , IL 60018-5119 https :// www . naacls . org / about . aspx PDE Pennsylvania Department of Education – Approved Teacher Preparation Programs ttps :// www . education . pa . gov / Educators / Certification / Bec omeAnEducator / Pages / ACPAll . aspx
* Affiliate sites hold accreditation for BS in Radiologic Technology
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Program Type
Term Program --Typical characteristics of these programs include : Courses begin and end according to a semester-based , academic schedule ( e . g . August-December for FALL ; January-May for SPRING ; May-August for SUMMER ) Non-Term Program--Typical characteristics of these programs include : Courses begin and end independently of any term structure . Non-Term Programs--Typical characteristics of these programs include : Courses begin and end independently of any term structure . Courses may overlap , extend , or accelerate , involve multiple start dates , and courses and / or modules may be of unequal lengths
Program Modality
Online Program--50 percent or more of the program is offered via courses using online technologies in order to deliver instruction to students who are separated from the instructors . Regular and substantive interaction between the students and the instructor occurs either synchronously and / or asynchronously . ( Note : 50 percent applies to all of the requirements of the program including general education and core curriculum courses .) On-ground Program--The majority of the instruction is to students through on-ground , face-to-face meetings with the flexibility for instruction in other modalities . Hybrid Program--The program is offered via a blended combination of online and on ground classroom instruction , with no more than 50 % of the coursework being offered online .
Course Modality
Online Course --In an online course , all course activity occurs through online technologies in order to deliver instruction to students who are separated from the instructor and to support regular and substantive interaction between the students and the instructor , synchronously and asynchronously . Typically , there are no required face-to-face instructional sessions in an online course , with the exception of on-site hours as required by select courses , clinicals or practicums . All online courses meet for the required number of instructional hours through the documentation of 14 hours of Alternative Instructional Equivalencies per credit hour ( i . e ., 42 hours for a three-credit course , 56 hours for a four-credit course , etc .).
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