When ARRT refers to approved educational programs, which agency approves, and what criteria are used to make approval?
The ARRT Rules and Regulations require that candidates for certification in radiography, nuclear medicine technology, and radiation therapy must have completed a formal educational program accredited by a mechanism acceptable to the ARRT. An acceptable mechanism is one which is administered by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as an accreditation agency and which evaluates education using standards endorsed by the ARRT. To satisfy these requirements, an accrediting agency must demonstrate that its standards are sufficiently rigorous to ensure that the agency is a reliable authority as to the quality of the education or training provided by the institutions or programs it accredits. Currently accepted accreditation mechanisms include the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) and the Joint Review Committee on Education in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT). Programs housed in post secondary institutions accredited by any of the six
