EDUCATION REQUIREMENT

The first step toward ARRT certification and registration is education. The education requirements will differ depending on whether you are pursuing a credential using the primary, postprimary, or R.R.A. eligibility pathway. 


EDUCATION FOR THE PRIMARY ELIGIBILITY PATHWAY

The primary pathway is how the majority of people earn their first ARRT credential. It includes completing an ARRT-approved educational program in one of the following:

  Magnetic Resonance Imaging*

  Nuclear Medicine Technology

  Radiation Therapy

  Radiography

  Sonography

Primary Education Requirement

EDUCATION FOR THE POSTPRIMARY ELIGIBILITY PATHWAY

The postprimary pathway is for those who are currently certified and registered with ARRT and would like to pursue an additional credential. The postprimary pathway may also be used by those who hold a credential from ARDMS or NMTCB. 

  Bone Densitometry

  Breast Sonography

  Cardiac Interventional Radiography

  Computed Tomography

  Magnetic Resonance Imaging*

  Mammography

  Vascular Interventional Radiography

  Vascular Sonography

Postprimary Education Requirement

EDUCATION FOR THE REGISTERED RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT CREDENTIAL

  Registered Radiologist Assistant (R.R.A.)

R.R.A. Education Requirement

*You can earn an MRI credential using the primary or postprimary eligibility pathways