Program Description
The MRI Program is two semesters in length, consisting of clinical and classroom education.  An outline of the required courses, and the semester they are offered, is included on the back of this letter.  The goals of the program are:
1.     To provide in-depth education and clinical experience necessary to prepare the student for the advanced level MRI registry examination.
2.     To produce technologists who are competent in the field of MRI with the required knowledge and clinical skills demanded by the profession.

Program Requirements
This program requires that the applicant be a registered radiologic technologist in good standing with the ARRT or permission from the program director.  Applicants may be completing the final semester of their Radiologic Science training at the time of application.  Since the program is designed to conclude in a baccalaureate degree, added consideration will be given to the student who has completed the requirements for an Associate of Science Degree in Radiologic Sciences from Boise State University or an equivalent program.  In addition, the following are required:

• A cumulative GPA of 2.75 or above
• Acceptance fee of $15.00 to cover the expense of a nametag and malpractice insurance for both semesters
• Participants in the program must demonstrate evidence of an annual PPD test, a positive Rubella/Rubeola titre, Varicella immunity, and current (within the last year) CPR certification.
• Evidence of health insurance
• The student is responsible to provide transportation to and from their clinical sites.   

 *Radiology students unable to prove they have passed the ARRT registry by the first day of the Fall semester will be removed from the MR program and all MR courses in which they may be registered.

Application Process
Completed applications, transcripts, and reference forms must be in the Department of Radiologic Sciences at BSU no later than March 1 to be considered for the program.  The student selection process requires the applicants to undergo an interview process with the clinical instructors from the participating clinical agencies. Students for the MRI program will be selected by March 31.  Classes for the MRI program will begin with the Fall semester of each year.  The student will also need to apply for general admission to the University.  Admission forms, schedule of current enrollment fees, financial aid information, and student housing information can be obtained by calling the New Student Information Center 1-800-632-6586, ext. 1820 (in Idaho), and 1-800-824-7017, ext. 1820 (outside Idaho).