Apply to the Program

Steps to a Successful Enrollment

The following information describes the steps to enrollment and includes forms you will need to print, complete and submit to order to be accepted into the Magnetic Resonance Imaging certificate program. Please email Teri Huggins with any questions.

Application Cycle

Thank you for your interest in the Magnetic Resonance (MR) Certificate program. The application cycle is open from June 1 to June 30 for a fall semester start and October 1 to November 15 for a spring semester start, each year. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Some clinical sites may interview potential applicants at their discretion.

General Information to Know Before You Apply

Program Admission Requirements

  • This program is not eligible for financial aid.
  • Potential students must show evidence of acute care experience within the last (3) three years.
  • Enroll as a CCD student. Admission to CCD does not guarantee placement in the MR certificate program.
  • Candidates must pass a 10-year background check and drug screen when instructed by the program coordinator. Enrollment in the courses is restricted by the coordinator.
  • You must hold current certification in radiography, radiation therapy, sonography, or nuclear medicine by the ARRT or NMTCB.
  • You must have a minimum of one year of experience in direct patient care. This does not include prior radiography program clinical internship time.
  • Complete the admissions packet. Incomplete packets will not be accepted. The admission packet includes MR program application, current resume, current ARRT card, current CPR (BLS for Healthcare Providers) American Heart Association, immunization paperwork, including PPD, MMR, Hepatitis B series, Varicella or titer, Tetanus/Diphtheria Toxoid/TDaP within 10 years, annual flu shot.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Do not send or take any of the forms to Admissions, Recruitment & Outreach. Please send packets to:

Attn: MR program 
Health Sciences at Lowry
1070 Alton Way
Denver, CO 80230

Step 1. Enroll in CCD

If you haven’t done so yet, you must be a current CCD student to enroll in this program. The CCD application is free.

Apply to CCD

Admission to the College does not guarantee admission to the MR program. Admission to the MR program is dependent upon clinical site availability and fulfillment of the other program admission requirements.

Step 2. Submit the Appropriate Paperwork

Admission to the program is determined after your application packet is evaluated for completeness, prior hospital experience, resume, and interview.

The following items must be included in the application packets. Please contact our office with any questions or concerns.

Step 3. Complete a Background Check (BGC) and Drug Screen

  • Please do not begin the BGC and drug screen process until instructed to do so by the program coordinator.
  • Regardless of a previous employment background check (BGC) and drug screen, a new one must be initiated through Castle Branch.
  • There is a non-refundable fee of $63.00.
  • Once accepted into the program, you must submit a receipt for the background check and drug screening process.

Read, sign, and print the CCD Informed Consent for Background Check and include it in your application packet.