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Mammography Certi�cate Program
This Mammography Certi�cate Program is designed for experienced medical imaging professionals
seeking to enter the �eld of mammography. The didactic and clinical content is structured to meet
the content requirements of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Post-primary
Examination in Mammography, and will help professionals prepare for the examination. Didactic courses
are delivered online in an interactive format to accommodate the working adult student. Students are
responsible for �nding a host hospital in which to complete the 100 hour clinical internship in which
relevant skills will be reinforced. Students must earn a numerical grade of 80 or higher in all courses.
Failure to meet internship objectives or failure to obtain a numerical course grade of 80 or better
constitutes failure in that course. Students may apply for readmission to the program one time.
All mammography students are required to undergo a physical examination; complete the necessary
immunization forms, including three (3) Hepatitis B series; have malpractice and health insurance, and
undergo a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check and a Sex Offender Registry Information
(SORI) check.
62 Mammography Certi�cate Program
COURSE TITLE COURSE NUMBER SEMESTER TAKEN CREDITS PREREQUISITES
Mammography I MAC111 Fall 3 acceptance into Mammography
Program
Mammography Principles II MAC211 Spring 3 MAC111
Mammography Clinical
Internship
MAC299 Spring 3 chair approval; pre/coreq MAC211
TOTAL CREDITS 9
Health
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Student must apply to the program through the Admissions Of�ce and:
1. Present a completed application with fee.
2. Submit a copy of the current ARRT card.
3. Submit a letter of interest.
4. Submit a letter of recommendation from a supervisor, including guarantee of a clinical site for the
clinical internship.
Admission is selective. Completed applications will be reviewed by the Medical Imaging Department in
April and July for a September start.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
This certi�cate helps to prepare students for the American
Registry of Radiologic Technologists’ (ARRT) Post-primary
Registry Examination in Mammography, as well as for entrylevel
Mammography positions. It is intended for ARRT registered
imaging professionals.
CRIMINAL OFFENDER RECORD INFORMATION
AND SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY INFORMATION CHECKS
As a prerequisite for a clinical placement in the Mammography
Certi�cate Program, all students must undergo a Criminal
Offender Record Information (CORI) check and a Sex Offender
Registry Information (SORI) check. These checks are required
due to potential unsupervised contact with children, the disabled,
or the elderly during a clinical experience. Students found to
have certain criminal convictions or pending criminal actions
will be presumed ineligible for clinical placement. The College
is authorized by the Commonwealth’s Department of Criminal
Justice Information Services, pursuant to Massachusetts General
Laws, Chapter 6, Sections 167-178B, to access CORI records. Sex
Offender checks shall be performed pursuant to Massachusetts
General Laws, Chapter 6, Sections 178C-178P.
For more information regarding the College’s CORI/SORI check
process, please contact the College CORI/SORI Of�cer at
617-228-2193.
CAREER OUTLOOK
It is expected that the number of positions in this modality
will continue to grow in the near future. Opportunities exist in
hospitals, outpatient clinics and free-standing medical imaging
facilities.
UPON COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM,
GRADUATES WILL BE ABLE TO:
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Mammographic imaging at the entry-level.
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in the �eld of Mammographic imaging.
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