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.
The Radiography program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.
Joint Review Committee on Education Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60606-3182, 312-704-5300, mail@jrcert.org, www.jrcert.org
Special Admission Requirements
- Application
- High school transcript/Adult high school diploma/high school equivalency
- College transcripts
- Gateway English and math readiness
- View information session online
- Hospital visits arranged by admissions counselor
- ATI-TEAS Admissions Test
- MAR (Minimum Admissions Requirements) Review
- Health form after acceptance
- Current certification in CPR after acceptance
- Criminal background checks/drug screening 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
| ACA 115 | Success & Study Skills | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | or | | | |
| ACA 122 | College Transfer Success | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| BIO 163 | Basic Anatomy & Physiology | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| RAD 110 | Radiography Intro & Patient Care | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| RAD 111 | RAD Procedures I | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| RAD 113 | RAD Lab Elective | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| RAD 151 | RAD Clinical Ed I | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Semester Total: | 9 | 19 | 16 |
Spring Semester I
Summer Semester I
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| RAD 122 | Image Production II | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| RAD 171 | RAD Clinical Ed III | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective (3 ,0, 3) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 7 | 12 | 11 |
Fall Semester II
Spring Semester II
| COM 120 | Intro to Interpersonal Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | or | | | |
| COM 231 | Public Speaking | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| RAD 141 | Radiation Safety | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| RAD 261 | RAD Clinical Ed V | 0 | 21 | 7 |
| RAD 271 | Radiography Capstone | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 7 | 24 | 15 |