Location: Online
Start Term: Fall, Spring, Summer
The AS to MS in Radiologic and Imaging Sciences Bridge Program is designed for technologists who want to quickly advance their career within the field. In this program, you’ll build on your associate degree to advance to the master's level without needing to first earn a bachelor’s degree. This program is the first in the nation to offer a direct pathway from the associate degree to a master’s degree specifically related to radiologic and imaging sciences.
In this online, 52-credit program, you can choose between two 9-credit tracks—one for Teaching & Learning Leadership and one for Administrative Leadership. Designed to meet your needs, the extremely flexible curriculum allows you to take courses in any order after completion of your core courses. When you graduate, you will hold a master’s degree in radiologic and imaging sciences and be able to advance into roles within research, leadership, or education.
Advantages of the Program:
Unique offering: The MCPHS AS to MS in Radiologic and Imaging Sciences Bridge Program is the only direct pathway from an associate to a master's degree in the United States.
Financial Savings: The direct pathway from AS to MS saves you thousands of dollars otherwise spent on a bachelor's degree.
Career Advancement: Having a master's degree offers you more jobs within the field, whether in research, corporate, education, and clinical or non-clinical leadership (e.g., potential as a lead technologist or director of the department).
Flexible Curriculum: Aside from the core courses, there are no prerequisites in this online program. Students can enroll in any course in any order they choose and customize the schedule that works best for them.