Darton State College 2016-2017 Catalog

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PREGNANCY POLICY

Please refer to the program’s handbook on th

e college web site

for the RADS program’s complete

pregnancy policy. Any student that is pregnant or becomes pregnant while in the Radiologic Science

program should consider the following:

Exposure to communicable diseases. As a student, one may be exposed to a variety of

communicable diseases such as rubella and the Hepatitis C virus which are a serious

danger to the developing fetus. It is the pregnant student’s responsibility to avoid those

patients that may put them at risk.

Students are at risk to radiation exposure while performing radiographic exams. Pregnant

students must protect themselves and the unborn child(ren) by using radiation protection

practices and avoided as much radiation as possible until after the first trimester.

If the student’s medical condition limits her ability to continue in the program, she may

choose to withdraw and continue with the following cohort of RADS students, if a

position is available, beginning with the withdrawn course(s). Excessive absences over

the specified allowed amount (excused or unexcused) may cause the student to be

dropped from that/those course(s).

If a student discovers she is pregnant, disclosure of the pregnancy to program faculty is

voluntary. If she chooses to disclose the pregnancy, a Disclosure Form will need to be

completed and submitted to the program director. A Withdrawal of Disclosure Form is

also available to be completed if the student needs to withdraw the disclosure.

ACCREDITATION

The Radiologic Science program at Darton State College is currently accredited by the Joint Review

Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). Contact information is as follows:

Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology

20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850

Chicago, IL 60606-3182

(312) 704-5300

(312) 704-5304 fax

: mail@jrcert.org

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

In addition to college graduation requirements, students must have a grade of “C” or better in all

RADS courses. The Radiologic Science program reserves the right to discontinue, at any time, the

enrollment of Radiologic Science student, if, in the judgment of the Vice President of Academic

Affairs and the Radiologic Science faculty, the student does not appear to have the necessary

qualifications for radiologic science.

READMISSION OF RETURNING STUDENTS

Any student who fails a RADS course will not be allowed to continue onto the next semester of

RADS courses. If this is the student’s first failure, the student may re-apply to the program the

following year. If the student fails a second time, or fails more than one RADS course, it will result

in permanent dismissal from the RADS program without a chance of re-admission. If a student

withdraws or leaves due to reasons other than failure, the student may re-apply for admission in the

following year. However, in any case, prior to readmission, the student must demonstrate continued

competency in the completed courses via examination and/or demonstration with the program

faculty to determine continued competency in previously completed courses. If a period longer than

one year lapses before readmission, the student must reapply to begin the program from the

beginning (occupational specific courses repeated not general core). RADS courses more than two

years old must be repeated. If a student is dismissed due to disciplinary reasons, that student may not

reapply for admission for a period of five years from the time of dismissal.