Radiography Associates
Thank you for inquiring about the Radiography Associates Degree. All students will start by applying to Bay College at www.baycollege.edu. Once you have been accepted into the Pre Radiography Liberal Arts degree at Bay you then start working with a Bay Advisors to reigster for Fall classes. It will be strategic for you to enroll in classes that are the ranking classes for the program and the General education classes from within the Radiography program classes that you can take ahead of time. Once you have worked with your Advisor you will need to apply to the program for Fall of the next year. Link below.
This program is unique as we are in a partnership with another educational entity to offer the programming. The Radiography program is offered through a partnership between Bay College and the Michigan Workforce Training and Education Collaborative(MWTEC). Educational Programs in the Collaboration (EPiC) in the consortium for the purpose of sharing instructional resources to offer healthcare programs. In this collaboration there are other community college members. The program will have students from our college, other colleges, other hospital systems in and out of the state. There are a total of 60 Program seats.
The curriculum is formulated on the principle that the student radiographer’s education should blend knowledge and skills derived from a program of studies including the natural sciences, mathematics, social sciences, computer sciences, health principles, and communication skills with radiography principles in developing the skills needed to enter the field as a beginning practitioner. As a member of the patient-oriented team of health occupation specialists, the radiographer utilizes basic knowledge and skills to contribute to patient care in the provision of diagnostic services as indicated by patient needs. All RAD classes that are lecture are online, all labs are in a local community, and clinics are assigned in local communities. Students are not always able to have a clinic in their hometown.
Admission is competitive.The classes that are needed to rank creating a GPA are; BIOL 213 or BIOL 214, HLTH 118, MATH 105 or higher, the higher your GPA the higher your chance students have of entering the program. 2026 GPA's were 3.5 or higher for UP seats. Only four to ten local seats are available each Fall semester. It depends on what the facilities open for students in the Upper Peninsula.
Upper Michigan Pre requisites- It is highly recommended students complete BIOL 213, HLTH 118 and MATH105 prior to May of each year. The admissions review begins after May grades post. The admissions criteria ranks a student based on highest GPA of completed pre requisite classes. All classes must be passed with a “C” or better in the program sequence or anything taken ahead of time. If a class was taken ahead of time it will be used in the calculated GPA for admissions.
Pre Requisite Semester
In 2026 the GPA of the 10 students awarded a seat was no lower than 3.5.
Second Semester- Fall Semester- a student cannot enroll in RAD classes unless awarded a seat by the Allied Health Office
Sixth Semester- Winter
To find out more about the program please contact the Admissions email at admissions@baycollege.edu or your Success Advisor email at advising@baycollege.edu
Competitive entry/ Ranking: Ranking for the program begins after May grades post at Bay. The Rad ranking awards will go out no later than mid June. Students will receive an email stating they have been awarded a seat. If you are not awarded a seat and meet the ranking criteria a student would receive a waitlist email. The Waitlist email will state a student could still be awarded a seat in order of GPA, if someone gives up a seat awarded to the highest GPA. We do not tell students where they are at in the Ranking list. We ask all students to plan like they are not awarded a seat in the program and if awarded a seat all RAD classes are held for those awarded a seat. Students will register for RAD classes in a July Orientation(4th Thursday of the month), details would be provided in award letters. We know this is the hardest time to sit and wait for files to be reviewed. Thank you for your patience. Ranking Team.
Upper Peninsula seats are not awarded to students from other states or hospital groups. There is a unique cohort for those circumstances.
For those other than in the Upper Peninsula you would have different set of Entrance requirements because you are sponsored by your hospital and meet their rules . Students come from Lower Michigan, Other US States, Hospitals in State and Out of State, and a Hospital group called SSM.
Could a student be awarded a seat and live in another State? Yes, this it is a possibility.
Could my Hospital sponsor/apprentice me? Yes your hospital could sponsor/apprentice you and you will need to speak with Amanda Morgan the Program Director. The MWTEC RAD Program Director will be the one who will work with a student-ONLY if the student has all pre requisites complete and has a Hospital system willing to apprentice the student.
For all unique circumstances contact Email for the Program Director, Amanda Morgan: amorgan@mwtec.org
This is a competitive entry program; students must apply to Allied Health's Radiography program by selecting Apply Online to the left of the screen.
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You may apply for more than one program.
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RAD Applications: open June 1-May 1.
RAD Awards go out June