Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Application processing

This program is open to applications beginning:

• February 1st* for the January intake
• May 1st* for the April intake
• October 1st* for the September intake

Entrance requirements

This program has a two-step admission process. Applicants must meet all entrance requirements and will be accepted on a first-qualified basis as long as space remains.

Step 1: Meet the following entrance requirements

The MRI Advanced Certificate is a second discipline program which requires:

• English language proficiency: Category 2 – English Studies 12 (67%) or equivalent


• Post-secondary education: diploma, degree or equivalent accredited program in one of the following:
  • Medical Radiography
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • Radiation Therapy
• Submit the following with your online application:
  • MRI Safety Screening form [PDF]
  • Proof of current active registration with the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) or Sonography Canada or the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography.

Applicants who have completed post-secondary studies outside of Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia or New Zealand will require a comprehensive evaluation of their credentials by the International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES). Credential evaluation reports from other Canadian services may be considered. These reports must include course-by-course evaluations and GPA calculations.

Read more about how to meet BCIT’s entrance requirements

Step 2: Department assessment

Applications will be reviewed and assessed by the program area when the entrance requirements are complete.

Clinical requirements

Note: Effective immediately, all health care workers who come into contact with patients at publicly-funded health care facilities or in the community, including at long-term-care facilities, will have to get the influenza vaccine or wear a mask during flu season. This policy affects all students who will be entering a clinical setting.

As such, you will be required to provide proof of your immunization or agree to wear a mask at all times through the flu season prior to being placed in your clinical studies.

The program will work with students who reside in BC to obtain clinical placements at BC sites. Students residing outside BC will need to find their own clinical placement. BCIT will help facilitate the clinical placement once a non-BC student has initiated contact with a site that is local to them. Students may be required to relocate for the clinical at their own expense.

Prior to entry into the clinical phase of the program, students must provide:

• Immunization Review [PDF]
  • Submit to Student Health Services.
  • For instructions and more information, visit Student Health Services’ Health Science Student Information and view HSPnet's Practice Education Guidlines for BC - Immunization [PDF].
• Criminal record check clearance for children and vulnerable adults
  • View the Criminal Record Check information sheet [PDF].
• Verification of current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training


• Recent respirator mask fitting results (testing required annually)

International applicants

This program is not available to international students. View available programs.

Apply to program

To submit your application:

• Include proof of meeting all entrance requirements.
• Convert all transcripts and supporting documents to PDF files.
• Have a credit card ready to pay the application fee.

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Scheduled Intakes

Ongoing Flexible Learning (Part-time Studies) intakes: January, April, and September.

myCommunication

Within two business days of submitting your completed application, BCIT will send a message to your personal and myBCIT email addresses. All correspondence regarding your application will be posted to your online myCommunication account at my.bcit.ca. We will send you an email when a new message is posted. It is important to watch for these emails or regularly check your account online.

You can expect to receive communication concerning the status of your application within four weeks.

Tuition fees

Flexible Learning (Part-time Studies) tuition is charged on a course-by-course basis. Please see the Flexible Learning Tuition & Fees page for more information.

Books & supplies

Program matrix

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**prior learning assessment challenge courses

Transfer credit

Do you have credits from another BC/Yukon post-secondary school? Do you want to know if they transfer to courses here at BCIT? Check out BCIT's Transfer Equivalency Database to find out.

Program length

The maximum time to complete the program is three years.

It is recommended that students complete the theory courses for the program within two years (six terms) and that students enroll in the 16-week clinical experience upon completing their last theory course.

Approach to completing the program

Students have some flexibility in how they approach the required program studies. The following is recommended:

1. MIMG 7200 is the first course as it is a prerequisite for all other theory courses in the program.
2. The remaining theory courses (MIMG 7202, 7210, 7220, 7230, and 7240) be completed within five terms (eighteen months) before the start of the 16 week practicum.
3. MIMG 7240 be taken as the last course and completed just prior to beginning the clinical practicum.

A recommended approach for completing the program is as follows:

Term 1 - MIMG 7200
Term 2 - MIMG 7202 and/or MIMG 7210
Term 3 - MIMG 7210 and/or MIMG 7220 and/or MIMG 7230
Term 4 - MIMG 7220 and/or MIMG 7210 and/or MIMG 7230
Term 5 - MIMG 7230 and/or MIMG 7240
Term 6 - MIMG 7240
Term 7 or 8 - MIMG 8200 MRI Clinical Practicum*.

*Students will be required to do a full-time (equivalent to typical working hours) 16-week (4 month) MRI clinical experience at an approved clinical site to meet the clinical requirements of the program. During your clinical term, you must be available to work varying shifts, which include weekdays, evening, nights and weekends. MIMG 8200 is available in the January, May, and September terms.

Any other approach should be discussed with the program head to ensure that it will meet your learning goals and BCIT's requirements.

CAMRT preparation guide and practice exams

Online practice exams are available for students in the program. These exams are for review only and do not count towards program marks. Students can take these practice exams while doing their clinical experience.

Accreditation

This program is accredited by the Health Standards Organization (HSO) and its affiliate accreditation (AC) through their new EQUAL Canada program.

Program delivery

Online: This program is delivered fully online.

Studies may begin at the start of the next term following acceptance in the program. The online theory courses (MIMG 7xxx series) can be done in any of the three 12 week terms in which they are offered. The 12 week terms are:

• Winter (January to April)
• Spring (April to July)
• Fall (September to December)

MIMG 8200 is a 16-week full-time (equivalent to working hours) clinical experience that students are required to do at an approved clinical site following the successful completion of their theory courses. MIMG 8200 is generally done starting in January, May or September.

Program location

Continue your education

Graduates of the BCIT MRI Advanced Certificate can transfer up to 40 credits into the elective courses of the Bachelor of Health Science – Magnetic Resonance Imaging Option.

Graduate employment outcomes

The BCIT student outcomes report presents summary findings from the annual survey of former students administered by BC Stats one to two years after graduation. These reports combine the last three years of available results for the 2021-2023 BCIT Outcomes Surveys of 2020-2022 graduates and for Degree 2019-2021 graduates. The reports are organized into three-page summaries containing information on graduates’ labour market experiences and opinions regarding their education. More detailed information can be accessed at the BC Student Outcomes website.

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• Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Apply for graduation

Upon successful completion of all program requirements, complete an Application for BCIT Credential [PDF] and submit it to Student Information and Enrolment Services.

Allow approximately six to eight weeks for processing.

All financial obligations to the Institute must be met prior to issuance of any credential.