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Standard Six: Programmatic Effectiveness and Assessment:

Using Data for Sustained Improvement

6.1 The program maintains the following program effectiveness data:

• Five-year average credentialing examination pass rate of not less than
75 percent at first attempt within the next testing cycle after graduation,

• Five-year average job placement rate of not less than 75 percent within
twelve months of graduation, and

• Annual program completion rate.

Explanation:
Program effectiveness outcomes focus on issues pertaining to the overall curriculum such as admissions,
retention, completion, credentialing examination performance, and job placement.

The JRCERT has developed the following definitions and criteria related to program effectiveness
outcomes:

Credentialing examination pass rate: The number of graduates who pass, on first attempt, the
Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB) certification examination, or an unrestricted state
licensing examination, compared with the number of graduates who take the examination within
the next testing cycle after graduation.

Job placement rate: The number of graduates employed in the radiologic sciences compared
to the number of graduates actively seeking employment in the radiologic sciences. The JRCERT
has defined not actively seeking employment as: 1) graduate fails to communicate with program
officials regarding employment status after multiple attempts, 2) graduate is unwilling to seek
employment that requires relocation, 3) graduate is unwilling to accept employment, for
example, due to salary or hours, 4) graduate is on active military duty, and/or 5) graduate is
continuing education.

Program completion rate: The number of students who complete the program within the
stated program length. The program specifies the entry point (e.g., required orientation date,
final drop/add date, final date to drop with 100% tuition refund, official class roster date, etc.)
used in calculating the program’s completion rate. When calculating the total number of
students enrolled in the program (denominator), programs need not consider students who
attrite due to nonacademic reasons such as: 1) financial, medical/mental health, or family
reasons, 2) military deployment, 3) a change in major/course of study, and/or 4) other reasons an
institution may classify as a nonacademic withdrawal.

Credentialing examination, job placement, and program completion data must be reported annually via
the JRCERT Annual Report.

No Required Program Response.

Possible Site Visitor Evaluation Methods:

• Review of program effectiveness data
• Interviews with faculty