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Radiography Associate of Applied Science Degree

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Availability: North Metro Campus

Program Accreditation: The Radiography program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology is located at 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850 Chicago, IL 60606-3182 312.704.5300 email: mail@jrcert.org website: http://www.jrcert.org.

Program Purpose: The Radiography program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for positions in Radiology departments and related businesses and industries. Learning opportunities develop academic, technical, and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program emphasizes a combination of didactic and clinical instruction necessary for successful employment. Program graduates receive a Radiologic Technology Associate of Applied Science degree, and possess the qualifications of an entry-level radiographer and are eligible to take the national boards administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) once all academic and clinical requirements are met.

Program Length: Students that have completed all of the required prerequisite courses can complete the Radiography program in four semesters.

Admission Requirements: Students must meet all admission requirements of the college and have reached the age of 18. Students who intend to apply for the Radiography program must enroll in the Health Sciences Certificate program or Interdisciplinary Studies- Health Track to complete the associate degree level pre-requisite courses. The completion of the pre-requisite courses does not guarantee admission into the Radiography program. Admission into the Radiography program is competitive, and the program does not maintain a waiting list.

Degree Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE

Required Minimum: 15 Semester Credit Hours

General Education Core Area I: Language Arts/Communication - 3 Credit Hours

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

General Education Core Area II: Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 Credit Hours

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

General Education Core Area III: Natural Sciences/Mathematics - 3 Credit Hours

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

General Education Core Area IV: Humanities/Fine Arts - 3 Credit Hours

Choose one of the following courses:

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2110World Literature

3
ENGL 2130American Literature

3
ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3
HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3
MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3
MUSC 2040History of Popular Music

3
THEA 1101Theater Appreciation

3

Program Specific: General Education Course – 3 Credit Hours

Recommended:

MATH 1131Calculus I

4
HIST 2111U.S. History I

3
POLS 1101American Government

3
SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3
CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3
and
CHEM 1211LChemistry Lab I

1

Non general Education Degree Courses

BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3
BIOL 2113LAnatomy and Physiology Lab I

1
BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3
BIOL 2114LAnatomy and Physiology Lab II

1

Pre-requisite Occupational Courses

ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

Occupational Courses

RADT 1010Introduction to Radiology

4
RADT 1030Radiographic Procedures I

3
RADT 1060Radiographic Procedures II

3
RADT 1065Radiologic Science

2
RADT 1075Radiographic Imaging

4
RADT 1085Radiologic Equipment

3
RADT 1200Principles of Radiation Biology and Protection

2
RADT 1320Clinical Radiography I

4
RADT 1330Clinical Radiography II

7
RADT 2090Radiographic Procedures III

2
RADT 2260Radiologic Technology Review

3
RADT 2340Clinical Radiography III

6
RADT 2360Clinical Radiography IV

9

Total Credit Hours: 77