Elevate Your Imaging Career: MRI Specialty Certification
Specialize in MRI imaging through this focused certificate for credentialed technologists. Learn the science, safety, and hands-on skills needed to operate MRI systems, complete clinical rotations, and prepare for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certification in magnetic resonance imaging.
Career Opportunities and Income
Visit sanjac.edu for information regarding career opportunities and potential earnings in the Greater Houston region.
Job Entry Requirements. In accordance with Texas House Bill 1508 amendments to Texas Occupations Code Sec 53.152, the College informs all students in this program who may have a criminal background that a criminal history could keep graduates from being licensed by the state of Texas. Students with any questions about their background and licensure may speak with the program’s department chair.
Learning & Career Pathway
This is an Advanced Technical Certificate that builds on your prior learning experiences. This award requires having previously earned a minimum of an associate degree in imaging technology.
Learning Outcomes and Career Skills
A student completing the last award in the pathway will be able to:
- Apply magnetic safety measures
- Produce magnetic resonance images of acceptable diagnostic quality
- Adapt magnetic resonance procedures for non-routine situations.
- Critique images for diagnostic quality.
- Communicate effectively as part of the healthcare team.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate through written correspondence pertaining to healthcare.
- Analyze various healthcare scenarios to appropriately recognize and apply ethically sound decisions.
- Exhibit professionalism by delivering unrestricted patient care regardless of various patient differences including age, gender, race, creed, social, cultural or economic status, abilities, personal attributes, or the nature of the health problem.
Licensure or Certification
Applicants must have graduated from an accredited radiography, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, or sonography program and hold a certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) or the American Registry of Diagnostic Sonography (ARDMS). Upon successful completion of the program, students are eligible to take the magnetic resonance imaging certification exam with the ARRT.
External Learning Experiences
This program includes external learning experiences outside of the classroom, e.g., an internship, externship, clinical, practicum, or cooperative learning experience. Those experiences are typically on-site at a business or organization.
All students participating in external learning experiences are required to comply with the immunization requirements and policies of the external learning sites. Some learning sites outside the college have their own vaccination requirements. These rules come from those facilities and are not mandated by the college. Failure to meet those immunization requirements may limit a student’s ability to complete the program and/or may delay the student’s graduation date. San Jacinto College does not process exemptions, and students should address potential vaccination exemptions directly with the external learning site.
Locations
College Admission
San Jacinto College is an open admission institution. All students are welcome to apply and will be admitted to the College. You may begin the process on the College’s “How to Apply” webpage.
Program Admission
In addition to being admitted to the College, students must also be admitted to the Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Advanced Technical Certificate which has additional requirements and/or steps. Meeting minimum admission requirements does not guarantee acceptance into the program.
Information about the admission requirements can be found on the program page of the college website.
Plan of Study
AMRAD-MRI
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Term | Credits | |
| MRIT 2460 | Clinical - Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer | 4 |
| RADR 2340 | Sectional Anatomy for Medical Imaging | 3 |
| MRIT 2330 | Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 3 |
| MRIT 1471 | MR Imaging Procedures | 4 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Summer Year One Term | ||
| MRIT 2266 | Practicum (or Field Experience) - Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer | 2 |
| MRIT 2334 | Magnetic Resonance Equipment and Methodology | 3 |
| MRIT 2355 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Physics | 3 |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Term | ||
| MRIT 2367 | Practicum (or Field Experience) - Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer | 3 |
| MRIT 2274 | MRI Pathology | 2 |
| MRIT 2375 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technology Seminar | 3 |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Capstone Experience: MRIT 2375 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technology Seminar
The Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Advanced Technical Certificate program starts in the 1st Year, Spring Term, runs through the Summer Term, and ends in the 2nd Year, Fall Term of the following year.
Students must earn a C or better in all Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRIT) and Medical Imaging (RADR) courses and maintain an overall cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 to remain in and/or graduate from the program.
The College will award students either the Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Associate of Applied Science degree or the Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Advanced Technical Certificate, but not both.