Policy

Validation of previous medical radiography knowledge is done to verify adequate knowledge and skills prior to placement in medical radiography courses.  Testing may be required for students seeking advanced placement as medical radiography program transfer students and for students who have interrupted their medical radiography studies by withdrawing from or failing a medical radiography course or taking a leave of absence.

A student who has successfully completed or who has applied for advance placement out of any medical radiography course(s) will be required to validate previous medical radiography knowledge if six (6) months or more has elapsed since the student’s last enrollment in the program.  If less than six months have elapsed, the record must show that the student was maintaining a passing grade average or C+ (78%) or better and had participated in at least 50% of the most recent medical radiography course and/or clinical experiences in order to continue in medical radiography courses without validation testing.  Any student who fails or withdraws failing (WF) from a medical radiography course, will be required to validate previous medical radiography knowledge.

Validation testing will include content from appropriate medical radiography courses (classroom, laboratory and/or clinical).  Validation of medical radiography knowledge is done through written validation testing (based on a compilation of that course’s past final exams) and may include demonstration of performance competency in a selected clinical facility/simulated laboratory.  Fees will be charged for each validation evaluation.

A student who does not pass validation testing, written, clinical or laboratory will be given the opportunity to remediate and retest once using an alternate final exam/clinical or laboratory evaluation.  A student who fails the retest will not be allowed to progress in the curriculum.  The student may repeat the course, which was not validated or withdraw from the program.

To be enrolled in medical radiography courses, all validation testing must be completed by July 15th for the fall semester and by December 15th for the spring semester and April 15th for the summer semester.

Validation tests are valid for twelve (12) months.  After twelve (12) months, a student must retest and pass all required validation tests in order to be enrolled in medical radiography courses.

A student who fails or withdraws failing near the end of a course may be unable to progress in Medical Radiography the next semester.  A student will be re-enrolled on a space available basis after successful completion of validation testing.

Procedure

1. A student requesting or required to take validation tests must contact the Registrar, Medford campus, well before deadline dates to make arrangements for the assessment(s).
   
2. Payment for validation assessment is due on or before the assessment date(s).
   
3. The Registrar will notify the student of assessment results within a reasonable time frame after testing.