Application Process

Radiologic Technology - Next Application Period:
January 15 - February 12, 2025

Selected students will be placed to start the program in Fall 2025

Important Dates to Follow for Applicants:

Date Description
December 2024 or before (to allow sufficient time for processing) Courses taken outside SCCCD should be reviewed with a FCC counselor for Course Substitution Petitions
December 2024 or before All pre-requisite courses must be complete before applying
January 15-February 12,2025 (see Step 3 below for dates and times) Attend an Application Q&A if you have questions (optional)
January 2025 or before Send all college/university transcripts from outside State Center Community College District to FCC Admissions & Records Office
January 15 - February 12, 2025 Complete Online Program Application (link to online application is under Step 3 below)
April 4, 2025 Lottery status will be emailed to all applicants
April 11, 2025 Deadline to accept placement, if selected

Complete each step below in order to apply to the Radiologic Technology Program.

Complete online Fresno City College application.

All applicants to the Radiologic Technology program must apply for admission to Fresno City College to obtain a SCCCD Student ID number prior to applying to the program.  When applying you will be asked to declare a major, please select Pre-Allied Health.  Once accepted into the program your major will be changed to Radiologic Technology.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Application requirements include the completion of all three (3) pre-requisite courses and a cumulative GPA for 2.75 or above.

COMPLETION OF PRE-REQUISITES

"In Progress” pre-requisite courses are not accepted. Pre-requisite courses must be completed with a letter grade of "C" or better. "Pass" or "Credit" grades will only be accepted if completed prior to 2024. Science courses with in-person or online labs are acceptable. FCC BIOL 24 will not fulfill any of the science pre-requisite requirements.

  • BIO 20-Human Anatomy and BIO 22-Human Physiology or BIOL 21A-Human Anatomy & Physiology I and BIOL 21B-Human Anatomy & Physiology II 
  • HIT 10 - Medical Terminology

GPA OF 2.75 OR HIGHER

  • A cumulative GPA calculation will be done using all college coursework documented on all college/university transcripts.

Beginning with the Spring 2026 Radiologic Technology Application:

  • The 2.75 GPA requirement will be calculated based on the three required program pre-requisites and the additional General Education courses required for the local FCC Associate degree.
  • All general education for the local associates degree must be complete at the time of application. GE requirement may also be met by completing the Cal-GETC (the CSU or IGETC GE pattern will be accepted, if completed). If you have questions about which GE pattern you are eligible to complete, please meet with a counselor to review.
  • MATH 103 (or intermediate algebra from an outside institution) will no longer be accepted to meet the math pre-requisite requirement.

Applicants with coursework from outside State Center Community College District:

Applicants who would like to use pre-requisite or general education courses completed from outside of SCCCD should meet with a Fresno City College Counselor.  The counselor will assist in determining whether the Course Substitution Petition process needs to be completed.  This process should be completed before applying to the any Allied Health Program.  Students with courses from a California public community college or university may use the following links to determine equivalency of courses from outside institutions with Fresno City College:

C-ID

ASSIST

If a Course Substitution Petition is needed, courses must be evaluated by each department for possible approval.  The required documents to initiate the review of a course are a copy of the official transcript and the course syllabus.  This is a lengthy process and must be done at least 2-3 months prior to submitting an application.  All approved FCC course substitutions must be submitted with application.


Advanced Placement (AP) Credit

Appropriate credit for AP scores recognized by Fresno City College may be applied to meet general education requirements. Please submit with your Rad Tech program application an unofficial copy of the AP College Board scores for any course you would like considered to meet program course requirements. Students must submit an official copy of their AP College Board scores to Fresno City College in order to receive college credit.


Applicants using Foreign Education courses

Students who have completed courses outside of the United States must have foreign transcripts evaluated by an evaluation service approved by Fresno City College.  Please meet with a Fresno City College Counselor/Allied Health and Nursing Counselor.

The Radiologic Technology Program Application must be completed and submitted during the application period. The upcoming application period is January 15-February 12, 2025.

A completed application must contain the following:

  1. Online Radiologic Technology Program Application. Please list all colleges attended on the application including Fresno City College and all affiliated campuses.  Failure to list all colleges previously attended may result in your application being denied.  If you submitted an application during a previous application period you must complete and submit a new application in order to be considered in the next lottery.
  2. Submit one (1) official college/university transcript from each school attended outside of SCCCD.  If you have attended Fresno City College, Reedley College, Clovis Community College, or Madera Community College you do not need to submit transcripts from those institutions. All pre-requisite coursework must be completed at the time of application and grades must be posted on the transcript.  If you have previously submitted an external transcript to FCC Admissions & Records and have not taken any new courses at the institution, you do not need to resubmit the transcript.  

Transcripts can be submitted one of two ways:

E-Transcripts can be sent by the institution to Fresno City College at: transcripts@fresnocitycollege.edu

OR

Sealed official transcripts can be mailed by the institution or the student to the following address:

Fresno City College

ATT: Admissions & Records (ATT: Transcripts)

1101 E. University Ave

Fresno, CA 93741

If applicable to the applicant, submit the following documents by uploading them to the online application:

  • Veteran or a spouse of a veteran requesting veteran preference requires submission of a copy of the DD214 from.
  • Course Substitutions - include a copy of approved Course Substitution(s) for prerequisite and General Education courses. 
  • AP College Board Report.

Application Q&A

Application Q&A will be available virtually on the following dates and times via Starfish. After logging in you will be added to a list and receive a phone call from a counselor before the Q&A time ends. Click on the link below during designated dates/times to add yourself to the waitlist:

January 14-February 12, 2025

Tuesdays 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Thursdays 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Fridays 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

To view how to complete the application, please watch the Application Video Guide

  1. After submitting the Radiologic Technology Program Application a confirmation email will be sent to the email address provided on the application.  You may need to check your junk folder if you do not see it in the Inbox.
  2. Acceptance notifications will be emailed to applicants.  
  3. If you are accepted into the program a response is required to confirm your acceptance. If a response is not received by the deadline then your placement will be forfeited and your file closed.
  4. If you are not accepted into the program, then you do not need to respond.
  5. Check "Important Dates to Follow" for response deadlines.
  6. All communication from the Radiologic Technology Program will be sent to the email address provided on the application.

Upon selection into the Radiologic Technology Program students must confirm acceptance to participate in the program and must attend a mandatory program orientation.  Information about the orientation will be provided at the time of selection.  Failure to attend will result in forfeiture of program placement. 

Upon admission to the program, all immunizations, health exams, CPR requirements, transportation verification, consents, etc. must be met prior to beginning the Radiologic Technology Program.  More information provided at time of admission to the program.

Lottery

Fresno City College utilizes a computerized statistical lottery selection process for admission into the Radiologic Technology Program.  The Lottery Process is used in response to more eligible applicants than enrollment space to the Allied Health Programs.  The lottery is student driven, which means the student is responsible for supplying all transcripts and supplemental documentation required. To be included in the Lottery, the program application must be completed and all transcripts and supplemental documents included or it will be considered incomplete and processing will be terminated.  All qualified applications received before the stated deadline will be treated equally regardless of the submission date.

All applicants who meet the application requirements are included in the lottery.  After the lottery is complete, applications are evaluated to confirm eligibility. Applicants are then notified of selection into the program.

Students must keep the Allied Health, P.E., & Athletics Division Office informed of any changes in your name, address, and/or phone number.