NEWS RELEASE

Contact: David West (west@nsula.edu )
News Bureau
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA 71497
(318) 357-6466

11/09/2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATCHITOCHES-Northwestern State University's radiologic technology program has maintained its eight-year accreditation from the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology. The program was accredited in 1999 and will receive a site visit in 2007. An accreditation period of eight years is the longest granted by the Joint Review Committee.

"This was an interim report to judge whether the program was maintaining standards," said Program Director Laura Carwile. "After a review, the JRCERT determined that Northwestern's program continued to meet the highest national standards."

According to Carwile, the committee did not require a full self-study, but did examine Northwestern's program closely.

"This is a very rigorous review," said Carwile. "An eight-year accreditation is difficult to achieve, so we can feel good about the quality of education provided by the faculty and clinical partners in the radiologic technology program as well as the high caliber of students and graduates."

This year, NSU has enrolled its largest class in radiologic technology clinicals as 30 students began clinicals in Shreveport and 10 more started in Alexandria. The program has also maintained a 100 percent pass rate on the Registry Exam required for licensure for the second year.

Northwestern is one of 28 bachelor's programs in radiologic technology in the U.S. accredited by JRCERT.

JRCERT is the only agency recognized by the United States Department of Education to accredit educational programs in radiography and radiation therapy.

According to the Joint Review Committee, accreditation of an educational program provides students, as graduates, assurance that the educational program will provide them with the requisite knowledge, skills, and values to competently perform the range of professional responsibilities expected by potential employers nationwide. It also assures they will be eligible for licensure in all 50 states. By requiring programs to teach the entire curriculum developed by the professional society, the American Society of Radiologic Technology, it also assures students they will have the foundation knowledge to continue to develop as professionals in the various fields of the radiation sciences.

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