Medical Imaging B.S.

Admission Requirements for Concentrations in Nuclear Medicine Technology and Radiologic Technology Concentrators

1. Completion of the Enrollment Form signed by the program director.
2. Completion of all required courses, with a minimum grade of C in each course.
3. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.70.
4. An interview with the program director of the Rhode Island Hospital School of Diagnostic Imaging.

Admission Requirements for Concentrations in Certified RT Computed Tomography and Certified RT Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Prior American Registry of Radiologic Technologists certification and concurrent acceptance into the Rhode Island Hospital School of Diagnostic Imaging.

Retention Requirement for All Concentrations

A minimum grade of C in all required courses.

General Education Requirements for Concentrations in Certified RT Computed Tomography, Certified RT Diagnostic Medical Sonography, and Certified RT Management

Students must complete the college’s General Education requirements, with the following contingencies:

1. Students will take a required MATH course in the cognates for each program that will satisfy their General Eduation Mathematics category.
2. Students will receive transfer credit for NS 175, which will fulfill the Natural Science category.
3. Students will receive transfer credit for AQSR 175, which will fulfill the Advanced Quantitative/Scientific Reasoning category.

Course Requirements

CHOOSE concentration A, B, C, D, E, or F below.

A. Nuclear Medicine Technology

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
NMT 231	Clinical Observation	3	Offered spring.
NMT 301	Introduction to Nuclear Medicine Technology	4	Offered spring.
NMT 311	Radiation Safety and Radiation Physics	2	Offered spring.
NMT 321	Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures I	3	Offered spring.
NMT 332	Clinical Diagnostic Procedures I	7	Offered summer.
NMT 402	Instrumentation and Radiobiology	2	Offered spring.
NMT 405	Radiopharmacy	1	Offered summer.
NMT 421	Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures II	3	Offered fall.
NMT 425	Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures III	3	Offered spring.
NMT 430	Registry Review	2	Offered spring.
NMT 431	Clinical Diagnostic Procedures II	8	Offered fall.
NMT 432	Clinical Diagnostic Procedures III	7	Offered spring.
RADT 201	Orientation to Medical Imaging	1	Offered fall and spring.
RADT 255	Patient Care Interventions for Allied Health	1	Offered summer and spring.
RADT 440	Cross-Sectional Anatomy	1	Offered fall.

Cognates

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 108	Basic Principles of Biology	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
BIOL 231	Human Anatomy	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
BIOL 335	Human Physiology	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
CHEM 103	General Chemistry I	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
CHEM 104	General Chemistry II	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
COMM 358	Interpersonal Communication	3	Offered fall.
MATH 209	Precalculus Mathematics	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
PHYS 110	Introductory Physics	4	Offered spring.
	Total Credit Hours:	79

B. Radiologic Technology for Day Students

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
RADT 201	Orientation to Medical Imaging	1	Offered fall and spring.
RADT 255	Patient Care Interventions for Allied Health	1	Offered summer and spring.
RADT 301	Introduction to Radiologic Technology	35	Offered summer.
RADT 305	Skeletal Anatomy	3	Offered fall.
RADT 306	Radiographic Procedures I	3	Offered fall.
RADT 307	Radiographic Procedures II	3	Offered spring.
RADT 308	Radiographic Procedures III	3	Offered summer.
RADT 309	Clinical Education I	35	Offered fall.
RADT 310	Clinical Education II	35	Offered spring.
RADT 320	Principles of Radiography I	3	Offered spring.
RADT 321	Principles of Radiography II	3	Offered summer.
RADT 330	Radiation Physics I	3	Offered spring.
RADT 411	Clinical Education III/IV	8	Offered fall.
RADT 412	Clinical Education IV/V	8	Offered spring.
RADT 425	Ethics/Critical Thinking and Problem Solving	2	Offered spring.
RADT 431	Radiation Physics II	3	Offered fall.
RADT 440	Cross-Sectional Anatomy	1	Offered fall.
RADT 455	Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology	2	Offered spring.
RADT 461	Registry Review	3	Offered spring.

Cognates

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 108	Basic Principles of Biology	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
BIOL 231	Human Anatomy	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
BIOL 335	Human Physiology	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
COMM 358	Interpersonal Communication	3	Offered fall.
MATH 139	Contemporary Topics in Mathematics	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
PHYS 110	Introductory Physics	4	Offered spring.
	Total Credit Hours:	83.5

C. Radiologic Technology for Evening Students

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
RADT 201	Orientation to Medical Imaging	1	Offered fall and spring.
RADT 255	Patient Care Interventions for Allied Health	1	Offered summer and spring.
RADT 301	Introduction to Radiologic Technology	35	Offered summer.
RADT 305	Skeletal Anatomy	3	Offered fall.
RADT 306	Radiographic Procedures I	3	Offered fall.
RADT 307	Radiographic Procedures II	3	Offered spring.
RADT 308	Radiographic Procedures III	3	Offered summer.
RADT 312	Clinical Education I (E)	3	Offered fall.
RADT 313	Clinical Education II (E)	3	Offered spring.
RADT 320	Principles of Radiography I	3	Offered spring.
RADT 321	Principles of Radiography II	3	Offered summer.
RADT 330	Radiation Physics I	3	Offered spring.
RADT 406	Clinical Education III (E)	3	Offered fall.
RADT 407	Clinical Education IV (E)	3	Offered fall.
RADT 408	Clinical Education V (E)	3	Offered spring.
RADT 409	Clinical Education VI (E)	8	Offered fall.
RADT 425	Ethics/Critical Thinking and Problem Solving	2	Offered spring.
RADT 431	Radiation Physics II	3	Offered fall.
RADT 440	Cross-Sectional Anatomy	1	Offered fall.
RADT 455	Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology	2	Offered spring.
RADT 461	Registry Review	3	Offered spring.

Cognates

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 108	Basic Principles of Biology	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
BIOL 231	Human Anatomy	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
BIOL 335	Human Physiology	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
COMM 358	Interpersonal Communication	3	Offered fall.
MATH 139	Contemporary Topics in Mathematics	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
PHYS 110	Introductory Physics	4	Offered spring.
	Total Credit Hours:	83.5

D. Certified RT Computed Tomography

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
CTSC 300	Principles of Computed Tomography	2	Offered as needed.
CTSC 301	Computed Tomography Physics and Radiation Protection	2	Offered as needed.
CTSC 407	Sectional Anatomy and Pathology	2	Offered as needed.
CTSC 432	Computed Tomography Clinical Practice	8	Offered as needed.

Cognates

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 358	Interpersonal Communication	3	Offered fall.
MATH 139	Contemporary Topics in Mathematics	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.

MATH 139: Fulfills the Mathematics category of General Education.

Electives (11)

Radiologic Technology Certification Transfer Credits (60)

E. Certified RT Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
DMS 303	Abdominal Sonography I	1	Offered summer.
DMS 305	Obstetrical and Gynecological Sonography I	1	Offered summer.
DMS 307	Sonographic Principles and Instrumentation I	1	Offered fall.
DMS 310	Clinical Practice I	8	Offered summer.
DMS 311	Clinical Lab I	05	Offered summer.
DMS 330	Clinical Practice II	8	Offered fall.
DMS 331	Clinical Lab II	05	Offered fall.
DMS 333	Abdominal Sonography II	1	Offered fall.
DMS 335	Obstetrical and Gynecological Sonography II	1	Offered fall.
DMS 337	Sonographic Principles and Instrumentation II	1	Offered spring.
DMS 403	Abdominal Sonography III	1	Offered spring.
DMS 405	Obstetrical and Gynecological Sonography III	1	Offered spring.
DMS 410	Clinical Practice III	8	Offered spring.
DMS 411	Clinical Lab III	05	Offered spring.
DMS 430	Clinical Practice IV	8	Offered summer.
DMS 433	Abdominal Sonography IV	1	Offered summer.
DMS 435	Obstetrical and Gynecological Sonography IV	1	Offered summer.
DMS 438	Registry Review	15	Offered summer by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers.

Cognates

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 358	Interpersonal Communication	3	Offered fall.
MATH 139	Contemporary Topics in Mathematics	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.

MATH 139: Fulfills the Mathematics category of General Education.

Radiologic Technology Certification Transfer Credits

F. Certified RT Management

Cognates

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 348	Microbiology	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
COMM 358	Interpersonal Communication	3	Offered fall.
MATH 177	Quantitative Business Analysis I	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
MGT 301	Foundations of Management	3	Offered fall, spring, summer.
	TWO COURSES in management at the 300-level or above

MATH 177l Fulfills the Mathematics category of General Education.

Electives (9-12)

Radiologic Technology Certification Transfer Credits (60)