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2021 Standards

After many years of draft and revisions, the 2021 Standards are set to be implemented
January 1, 2021. These Standards were adopted during the April 2020 Board of Directors
meeting. While there are similarities between the 2014 Standards and the 2021 Standards,
the documents are unique. The JRCERT urges program officials to enroll in the 2021
Standards e-Learning course, which is now open. Course schedules are available here. This
course will provide valuable insight into the new Standards and prepare program officials for
continuing accreditation over the next several years.
Programs that have an Interim Report with a due date of January 1, 2021 or later will submit
the Interim Report using the 2021 Standards. Interim Reports that were due before this date
will continue to be submitted using the 2014 Standards. In July of 2020, programs had
begun to receive notification that the Interim Report using the 2021 Standards was available
for completion.
Programs that previously submitted continuing applications using the 2014 Standards will be
evaluated using the 2014 Standards during the on-site visit, even if the site visit occurs after
The JRCERT is the only agency
the January 1, 2021 implementation date. Any program that submits a self-study report using
recognized by the United States
the 2021 Standards will be evaluated on-site using the 2021 Standards.
Department of Education
Programs are encouraged to note the required program responses and site visitor evaluation
(USDE) and the Council for
methods for each objective in the 2021 Standards. The required program response in each
Higher Education Accreditation objective is what is required of the program when completing a self-study report. Objectives
(CHEA) for the accreditation of in the 2021 Standards may require a narrative, documentation, a narrative with
documentation, or no response at all. Possible site visitor evaluation methods provide the
traditional and distance
site visit team and the program a list of methods that may be utilized during the on-site
delivery education programs in review to determine compliance with an objective.
radiography, radiation therapy,
Please feel free to contact the office with any questions or comments.
magnetic resonance, and
medical dosimetry.

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Pulse Editors:
Timothy Ebrom, M.S., Accreditation Assistant
Jason Mielcarek, M.A.M.Ed., Accreditation Assistant
Joanne Sauter, B.A., Administrative Assistant
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