2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Radiography, AAS (A45700)


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The Radiography curriculum prepares the graduate to be a radiographer, a skilled healthcare professional who usesradiation 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.

Total: 52 Credit Hours


General Education Courses


Total: 20 Credit Hours


Other Required Courses


Total: 1 Credit Hours


Total Credits for AAS Degree: 73


*Recommended Elective & General Education Options:


Humanities/Fine Arts:


Take 3 credits:

Natural Sciences:


Take 5 credits:

Note:


Student making satisfactory progress should complete this program in five semesters. Additional time may be needed to complete general education requirements.

This program has special admission requirements. These requirements are in addition to those completed for the College. Please visit www.pittcc.edu to review the requirements (click on Health Sciences > Admissions).

This Radiography program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT).

JRCERT
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
Phone: 312-704-5300
Email: mail@jrcert.org

The medical advisor for this program is Rosemary Tulloh, MD

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