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Mercy College recognizes your professional success and advanced imaging experience by waiving courses for your imaging credentials.

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Primary Credentials

Primary Credentialing BodiesCredit Hours
ARRT; ARDMS; NMTCB; and CCITwo primary credentials = IMG 491 (15)

Individuals holding two (2) or more primary pathway credentials will receive fifteen (15) credits of prior learning, and fulfill the program’s advanced imaging requirement.

Primary pathways are defined as:

  • Radiography (R)
  • Radiation Therapy (T)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging* (MR)
  • Nuclear Medicine (N)
  • Sonography (S)
  • Vascular Sonography (VS)

*MR is considered a primary pathway if credential is earned after completing a JRCERT-accredited MR program. Otherwise, MR certification will be considered a post-primary modality, equivalent to 9 credit hours.

  • Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS)
  • Register Vascular Technologist (RVT)
  • Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS)
  • Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT)
  • Registered Vascular Sonographer (RVS)
  • Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS)

Note: Equivalent credentials will not be evaluated as separate primary modalities. Equivalent primary credentials are defined as NMTCB's "CNMT" and ARRT's "N"; ARDMS's "RDMS" and ARRT's "S"; ARDMS's "RVT" and CCI's "RVS"; ARDMS's "RDCS" and CCI's "RCS".


Post-Primary Credentials

Credit hour equivalents for post-primary imaging credentials are noted below. Click each credential to display the credit hour equivalents.

Credential

Credit Hours

Course Equivalent

Bone Densitometry (BD)

6

IMG 345; IMG 491 (3)

Breast Sonography (BS)

6

IMG 491 (6)

Cardiac Interventional (CI)

9

IMG 491 (9)

Cardiovascular Interventional (CV)

15

IMG 491 (15)

Computed Tomography (CT)

9

IMG 310; IMG 330; IMG 340

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MR) post-primary

9

IMG 310; IMG 430; IMG 440

Mammography (M)

6

IMG 350; IMG 355

Quality Management (QM)

3

IMG 491 (3)

Vascular Interventional (VI)

9

IMG 450; IMG 491 (6)

Credential

Two Specialties

Three Specialties

Four Specialties

Course Equivalent

RDMS

(AB)(OB/GY) = 6

(AB)(OB/GY)(PS) = 12

(AB)(OB/GY)(BR) = 12

(OB/GY)(PS)(BR) = 12

(AB)(OB/GY)(PS)(BR) = 15 credits

IMG 491

(AB)(PS) = 6

(OB/GYN)(PS) = 6

(OB/GYN)(BR) = 6

(AB)(BR) = 6

RDCS

(AE)(FE) = 6

(AE)(FE)(PE)= 12

N/A

IMG 491

(AE)(PE) = 6
(FE)(PE) = 6

Credential

Credit Hours

Course Equivalent

Advanced Cardiac Sonography (ACS)

6

IMG 491 (6)

Registered Congenital Cardiac Sonographer (RCCS)

6

IMG 491 (6)

Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES)

9

IMG 491 (9)

Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS)

9

IMG 491 (9)

Credential

Credit Hours

Course Equivalent

Computed Tomography (CT)

9

IMG 310; IMG 330; IMG 340

Nuclear Cardiology Technologist (NCT)

6

IMG 491 (6)

Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

6

IMG 491 (6)

Radiation Safety (RS)

3

IMG 491 (3)

Credentialing Body

Credential

Credit Hours

Course Equivalent

ABII

Certified Imaging Informatics Professional (CIIP)

3

IMG 305

ABMRS

Magnetic Resonance Safety Officer (MRSO)

3

IMG 445

BPNC

Certified Navigator – Breast Imaging (CN-BI)

3

IMG 491 (3)

ISCD

Certified Bone Densitometry Technologist (CBDT®)

6IMG 345; IMG 491 (3)

MDCB

Certified Medical Dosimetrist (CMD)

15

IMG 491 (15)

RACC

Certified Radiology Administrator (CRA)

12

HCA 312; HCA 410; IMG 410; IMG 470

Note: Equivalent credentials will not be evaluated as separate post-primary modalities. Examples of equivalent post-primary credentials include but are not limited to ARRT's "CT" and NMTCB's "CT"; ARRT's "CI" and CCI's "RCIS"; etc.

Abbreviations

  • ABII – American Board of Imaging Informatics
  • ABMRS – American Board of Magnetic Resonance Safety
  • ARDMS – American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • ARRT – American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
  • BPNC - Breast Patient Navigator Certification Program
  • CCI - Cardiovascular Credentialing International
  • ISCD - International Society for Clinical Densitometry
  • JRCERT – Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
  • MDCB – Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board
  • NMTCB – Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board
  • RACC – Radiology Administration Certification Commission

Students must meet institutional residency credit hour requirements regardless of total number of credits earned for professional certifications. 36 credit hours will need to be taken at Mercy College and 15 of those 36 hours must be courses with an IMG prefix.