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Standards Revision Update

The JRCERT Standards Revision  Standard Six: Programmatic  Association of Collegiate
Evaluation: Using Data for Sustained
Committee would like to update you on Educators in Radiologic
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the progress of the project. The Technology (ACERT) 43 ACERT
committee has worked diligently over Other noteworthy proposals include: Conference, Thursday, February 1,
2018, Las Vegas, NV.
the past six months to develop draft
 Three-year average credentialing
documents. The draft documents  Atlanta Society of Radiologic
examination pass rate of not less than th
(Radiography, Radiation Therapy, 80 percent at first attempt within six Technologist (AtlSRT) 28
Student & Radiographer’s Seminar
Magnetic Resonance, and Medical months of graduation.
& Educators Conference, March 3-
Dosimetry) are currently being proofed  Three-year average job placement 6, 2018, Atlanta, GA.
and finalized, and we anticipate posting rate of not less than 80 percent  Virginia Society of Radiologic
the documents on the Standards within twelve months of graduation.
Technologists (VSRT) Student,
Revision webpage in December. The  Three-year average program Educators, & Technologist Annual
JRCERT will announce a call for completion rate of not less than 80 Seminar, April 5-7, 2018, Virginia
comments via both surveys and email. If percent within 150 percent of stated Beach, VA.
at any time you wish to comment, please program length.  Ohio Society of Radiologic
feel free to email us at  Program completion rate is defined as Technologists (OSRT) Annual
Standards.Revision@jrcert.org. the number of students who Meeting, April 5-8, 2018,
complete the program within 150 Cincinnati, OH.
For more information regarding the percent of the stated program length.  North Carolina Society of
Standards revision timetable, please visit The program specifies the entry point Radiologic Technologists (NCSRT)
the Standards revision webpage. (e.g., required orientation date, final Annual Conference, April 11-13,
drop/add date, final date to drop with 2018, Asheville, NC.
A major change from previous Standards 100 percent tuition refund, official
class roster date, etc.) used in  Association of Educators in
is the development of Standards specific
calculating its completion rate. When Imaging and Radiologic Sciences
to the program’s terminal award, i.e.,
considering the total number of (AEIRS), 2018 Annual Meeting, July
degree or certificate. This will result in students enrolled in the program 12-13, 2018, Charleston, SC.
two Standards documents for each (denominator), programs need not  Other dates/locations to be
discipline. The draft documents include consider graduates who attrite due to determined – check the JRCERT
non-academic reasons such as: 1)
six Standards: website.
financial, medical/mental health, or
 Standard One: Accountability, Fair family reasons, 2) military
Practices, and Public Information deployment, 3) a change in major/ We look forward to your feedback and
 Standard Two: Institutional course of study, and/or 4) other thank you for your continued support
Commitment and Resources reasons an institution may classify as a of programmatic accreditation.
 Standard Three: Faculty and Staff non-academic withdrawal. Sincerely,
(new)
 Standard Four: Curriculum and JRCERT representatives will be facilitating
Academic Practices Standards revision presentations at the
 Standard Five: Health and Safety following meetings in 2018:
Bette A. Schans, Ph.D., R.T.(R), FASRT
Standards Committee Chair
First Vice Chair JRCERT Board of
Directors