Apr 11, 2025  
2025-2026 College Catalog 
  
2025-2026 College Catalog

Radiologic Technology: Computed Tomography Certificate


Health Career Admissions
Program Code: G.XCT.CER

Graduation requirement: 12 credit hours

The Computed Tomography Certificate Program offers advanced training for radiologic technologists.

Upon completion of the certificate, graduates will be prepared to take the national ARRT certification exam.

Program Notes


  • This is a selective admissions program-applicants must be ARRT certified in Radiologic Technology. Contact Tammy Cox at tcox@parkland.edu for more information regarding admission, progression, and graduation.
  • Clinical sites must be approved before enrolling in XCT 215 . Clinical sites must be Joint Commission accredited and the clinical mentor must be an ARRT certified technologist in CT.
  • XCT 212  and XCT 214  qualify for both CT and MRI certificates. Students taking those courses for the CT certificate who then pursue the MRI certificate within five years will not need to repeat the courses.
  • Students are required to keep a 2.0 minimum GPA and a C or higher in all XCT courses.
  • XCT 210 , XCT 212 , and XCT 214  are 8-week accelerated online courses.

Graduation Requirements


Program Courses (12 credit hours)


Suggested Sequence


1st Semester (Summer)


2nd Semester (Fall)


3rd Semester (Spring)