This checklist does not guarantee admission into the LLCC Radiography (RAD) program. It is to be used for guiding purposes only and to assist the student in determining if ready to apply to the program.

It is the student’s responsibility to notify LLCC Admission/Records/Registration when requirements have been met.

Admission and program requirements are subject to change.

1. High school transcript with proof of graduation or GED certificate on file in LLCC Admission/Records/Registration. For high school seniors applying prior to graduation, a letter from a school official documenting the student’s ability to graduate must accompany the student’s application.
2. Attend an informational session given by the Radiography program director.
3. TEAS score of Basic or higher (TEAS scores are valid for five years and may be accepted from any location offering the TEAS testing) or have an associate degree or higher.
4. Demonstrate placement into EGL 101.
5. Demonstrate placement out of MAT 092 (within the last five years).
6. Two years of high school lab sciences or two semesters of college sciences (BIO 101, CHE 100, PHY 100, BIO 107, BIO 111, BIO 175 and BIO 176) with grades of “C” or above within the last five years.
7. Official transcripts from all colleges ever attended evaluated by LLCC Admission/Records/Registration. Students who neglect to do this, or delay doing this, may jeopardize their ability to apply to, be accepted to, or remain enrolled in a health professions program at LLCC.
8. GPA of 2.5 or higher for all previous college courses.
9. Documentation of a chargeback agreement. (Applicable to out-of-district students only.)
10. Submit the Radiography program application with the assistance of an LLCC student success coach.

Program-specific courses required for RAD

General education courses

All general education courses must be completed within the first year of the program.

• EGL 101 Composition I
• EGL 102 Composition II, or CMN 104 Interpersonal Communications
• BIO 175 Anatomy and Physiology I*  **
• BIO 176 Anatomy and Physiology II**
• PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology

*Students must be eligible to take BIO 175 or must have completed BIO 175 within the past five years with a “C” or better upon entering the RAD program. To be eligible, a student is required to have one year of high school biology with a grade of “B” or higher within the past five years; or have taken BIO 101, BIO 107 or BIO 111 with a grade of “C” or higher within the past five years; or have received a passing score on the BIO 175 prerequisite waiver exam within the past five years.

**All science and math courses must have been taken within five years of application date.

Radiography course sequence once admitted to the program

RAD 101, 102, 103, 100, 104, 110, 105, 111, 125, 200, 210, 220, 225 , 221, 250 and 295

Additional requirements

Following acceptance to the program, students are required to have (at the student’s expense):

• A health assessment
• Documentation of immunizations
• A criminal background check and drug screening
• CPR certification for health care providers (completed during first semester of the program)
• Influenza vaccines (completed in the fall of first and second year)

Residency criteria

Chapter 112, Section 103-17, of the Illinois Public Community College Act requires that whenever enrollment in a program must be restricted because of space limitations, a college must give preference to district residents. Consequently, admission to Health Career programs for students who live outside of LLCC District #526 vary per program based on space available and qualified applicant pools.

Please carefully review and be familiar with the following items.

To help ensure students are successful, our program uses a selective admission process. Please note that applicants must complete this selective admission process in addition to the LLCC general enrollment steps. In order to prepare for applying to the program please follow the steps listed below.

Qualified applicants (those who have or will have met all admission criteria from the RAD admission requirements listed in step 2a) will be placed in rank order based on the number of points predicted in this evaluation. Applicants’ predicted points will be evaluated at the time of application and again as a final evaluation at the end of the spring semester to ensure completion of pending requirements. Failure to complete any pending factors will jeopardize the applicant’s initial ranking and may additionally void initial acceptance into the program. A total of 15.75 points for first-time applications is the maximum possible.

Applicants with the same number of points will be selected at random for available seats.

Applicants will be notified by email and mail from the Radiography office if they are selected for admission. It is imperative for the applicant to maintain accurate contact information through the office of admissions.

If all seats are filled for the current admissions cycle, students who wish to re-apply must meet with a health professions student success coach to fill out an application and inform that success coach of any changes that may increase awarded points.

Criteria

Points will be awarded based on:

1. College GPA on a 4-point scale (example: GPA of 3.25 will get 3.25 points). Maximum points: 4.
2. TEAS scores (scores valid for 5 years). Maximum points: 4.
   • Exemplary = 4 points
   • Advanced = 3 points
   • Proficient = 2 points
   • Basic = 0.5 point
   • or associate degree = 3 points, or bachelor's degree or higher = 4 points.
3. Prior academic achievement
   • Certified nursing assistant or certified medical assistant (certification within last 5 years or current work history) = 1 point
   • Radiography technologist assistant (current work history with at least 3 months experience) = 1 point
   • EMT/AMT = 0.25 point. Or paramedic (current work history with at least 6 months experience) = 1 point
   • Military corpsman/medic = 0.5 point
   • One college-level math or physics course with a grade of "C" or higher within the last 5 years = 0.5 point. Or two or more college-level math or physics courses with a grade of "C" or higher within the last 5 years = 1 point
   • Completion of CSC 105 Computer Applications and Concepts course = 0.25 point
   • Completion of all general education courses prior to the program's effective start date = 2 points. Courses include: EGL 101, EGL 102 or CMN 104, PSY 101, BIO 175 and BIO 176 with a grade of "C" or better. Students must have taken BIO 175 and BIO 176 within the past five years to be awarded these points.
4. Previous application to the RAD program: second application = 0.5 point; third application and beyond = 1 point. Maximum points: 1.

If interested in taking the ATI-TEAS test, please review the ATI-TEAS For Allied Health Fact Sheet. For information on how to register for the TEAS exam, please contact the LLCC Testing Center at 217-786-2211.

Schedule an appointment with a health professions student success coach to map out your plan! The health professions student success coaches are happy to assist you in working towards your educational goal of applying to the RAD program. To ensure that you stay on the right path towards this goal, we require that all potential RAD applicants meet with a student success coach. Your student success coach will review with you in detail the LLCC Radiography Program admission requirements, as well as the selective admission procedures from Steps 2a and 2b. Once you have completed all program admission requirements, your student success coach will provide you with the RAD program application. For information regarding their office hours and appointment scheduling, please visit the Student Success page.