Gwynedd Mercy University
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
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 .
• Grasping-- Applying pressure to an object with the fingers or palm .
• Talking-- Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word to other workers accurately , loudly or quickly .
• Hearing-- Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound when applicable .
• Visual Acuity-- This is a minimum standard for use with those whose work deals largely with preparing and analyzing data and figures , accounting , transcription , computer terminal , monitors , extensive reading , visual inspection , using measurement devices , assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to eyes .
• Medium Work-- Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally , and / or up to 20 pounds of force frequently , and / or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects .
All standards were formulated to be in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disability Act .
Affiliate Program Clearances and Policies / Procedures : Students accepted to an affiliate Radiologic Technology program must follow all pre-admission clearance procedures as stated by that program . In
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