Radiography, AAS (A45700)

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

Major Courses

RAD 110 - Rad Intro & Patient Care Credit Hours: 3
RAD 111 - RAD Procedures I Credit Hours: 4
RAD 112 - RAD Procedures II Credit Hours: 4
RAD 113 - RAD Lab Elective Credit Hours: 1
RAD 121 - Image Production I Credit Hours: 3
RAD 122 - Image Production II Credit Hours: 2
RAD 141 - Radiation Safety Credit Hours: 2
RAD 151 - RAD Clinical Ed I Credit Hours: 2
RAD 161 - RAD Clinical Ed II Credit Hours: 5
RAD 171 - RAD Clinical Ed III Credit Hours: 3
RAD 181 - RAD Clinical Elective Credit Hours: 1
RAD 211 - RAD Procedures III Credit Hours: 3
RAD 231 - Image Production III Credit Hours: 2
RAD 251 - RAD Clinical Ed IV Credit Hours: 7
RAD 261 - RAD Clinical Ed V Credit Hours: 7
RAD 271 - Radiography Capstone Credit Hours: 3

Total: 52 Credit Hours

General Education Courses

ENG 111 - Writing and Inquiry Credit Hours: 3
ENG 112 - Writing/Research in the Disc Credit Hours: 3
MAT 121 - Algebra/Trigonometry I Credit Hours: 3
PSY 150 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Credit Hours: 3 *
Natural Sciences Credit Hours: 5 *

Total: 20 Credit Hours

Other Required Courses

ACA 111 - College Student Success Credit Hours: 1

Total: 1 Credit Hours

Total Credits for AAS Degree: 73

*Recommended General Education Options:

Humanities/Fine Arts:

Take One:

HUM 115 - Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 3
PHI 240 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences:

Take 5 credits:

BIO 163 - Basic Anat and Physiology Credit Hours: 5
or
BIO 168 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 4 and
BIO 169 - Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hours: 4

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