Radiography (A45700)

Associate Degree Program

Career Information

The Radiography curriculum prepares the graduate to be a radiographer, a skilled health care professional who uses radiation to produce images of the human body. Course work includes clinical rotations to area health care facilities, radiographic exposure, image processing, radiographic procedures, physics, pathology, patient care and management, radiation protection, quality assurance, anatomy and physiology, and radiobiology. Graduates of accredited programs are eligible to apply to take the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists’ national examination for certification and registration as medical radiographers. Graduates may be employed in hospitals, clinics, physicians’ offices, medical laboratories, government agencies, and industry.

Special Admission Requirements

Application
Information session
High school transcript/Adult high school diploma/GED
College transcripts, if applicable
Placement tests
Hospital visits arranged by admissions counselor
TEAS V Admissions Test
MAR (Minimum Admissions Requirements) Review
Current certification in CPR after acceptance
Health form after acceptance
Students are required to have their radiation exposure monitored. Semester fees for this service are due at registration and are not refundable.

Fall Semester I

		Class	Lab	Credit
BIO 163	Basic Anatomy & Physiology	4	2	5
ENG 111	Writing and Inquiry	3	0	3
RAD 110	Rad Intro & Patient Care	2	3	3
RAD 111	RAD Procedures I	3	3	4
RAD 151	RAD Clinical Ed I	0	6	2
	Semester Total:	12	14	17

Spring Semester I

		Class	Lab	Credit
PHY 110	Conceptual Physics	3	0	3
PHY 110A	Conceptual Physics Lab	0	2	1
RAD 112	RAD Procedures II	3	3	4
RAD 121	Radiographic Imaging I	2	3	3
RAD 161	RAD Clinical Ed II	0	15	5
	Semester Total:	8	23	16

Summer Semester I

		Class	Lab	Credit
RAD 122	Radiographic Imaging II	1	3	2
RAD 131	Radiographic Physics I	1	3	2
RAD 171	RAD Clinical Ed III	0	12	4
	Semester Total:	2	18	8

Fall Semester II

		Class	Lab	Credit
PSY 150	General Psychology	3	0	3
RAD 211	Radiographic Procedures III	2	3	3
RAD 231	Radiographic Physics II	1	3	2
RAD 241	Radiobiology/Protection	2	0	2
RAD 251	RAD Clinical Ed IV	0	21	7
	Semester Total:	8	27	17

Spring Semester II

		Class	Lab	Credit
COM 231	Public Speaking	3	0	3
RAD 245	Image Analysis	1	3	2
RAD 261	Radiographic Clinical Education V	0	21	7
RAD 271	Radiography Capstone	0	3	1
	Humanities/Fine Arts Elective	3	0	3
	Semester Total:	7	27	16