Medical Imaging B.S.

Admission Requirements for Concentrations in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nuclear Medicine Technology, and Radiography

Concentrators

1. Completion of all required preclinical courses, with a minimum grade of C in each course.
2. A completed application form submitted by the appropriate deadline to the Director of the Medical Imaging Program.
3. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.70.
4. An interview with the admissions committee of the Rhode Island Hospital School of Diagnostic Imaging.

Admission Requirements for Concentrations in Certified Medical Imager Management 

Prior licensure in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nuclear Medicine Technology or Radiography

Admission Requirements for Concentrations in Certified RT Vascular Interventional Radiography

Prior licensure in Radiography

Retention Requirement for All Concentrations

A minimum grade of C in all required courses.

General Education Requirements for Concentration in Certified RT Computed Tomography

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 Education 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, F or G below.

A. Certified RT Computed Tomography

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

Cognates

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
COMM 338	Communication for Health Professionals	4	Fall.
MATH 209	Precalculus Mathematics	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Note: MATH 209: Fulfills the mathematics category of General Education.

Radiologic Technology Certification Transfer Credits

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
TRANSFER CREDITS		60
	Total Credit Hours:	82

B. Certified RT Vascular Interventional Radiography

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
VIR 300	Principles of Vascular Interventional Radiography	3	Fall.
VIR 301	Procedures I	3
VIR 302	Procedures II	4	Spring.
VIR 303	Clinical Education I	4	Fall.
VIR 304	Clinical Education II	4	Spring.

Cognates

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 108	Basic Principles of Biology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 213W	Plant and Animal Form and Function	4	Fall, Spring.
BIOL 335	Human Physiology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
CHEM 105	General, Organic and Biological Chemistry I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Radiologic Technology Certification Transfer Credits

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
TRANSFER CREDITS		60
	Total Credit Hours:	82

C. Certified Medical Imager Management

Cognates

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 231	Human Anatomy	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 335	Human Physiology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 348	Microbiology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
COMM 338	Communication for Health Professionals	4	Fall.
MATH 209	Precalculus Mathematics	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MGT 201W	Foundations of Management	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
	TWO COURSES in management at the 300-level or above	6-8

Note: MATH 209 Fulfills the mathematics category of General Education.

Medical Imager Certification Transfer Credits

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
TRANSFER CREDITS		30-60
	Total Credit Hours:	60-92

D. Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
DMS 305	Foundations of Diagnostic Medical Sonography	3	Fall.
DMS 306	Abdominal and Small Parts Sonography	5	Spring.
DMS 308	Sonographic Principles and Instrumentation	4	Spring.
DMS 309	Clinical Education I	3	Spring.
DMS 312	Sonographic Women’s Imaging	4	Summer
DMS 313	Clinical Education II	5	Summer.
DMS 431	Vascular Technology	4	Fall.
DMS 432	Obstetrical Sonography	4	Fall.
DMS 433	Clinical Education III	4	Fall.
DMS 434	Registry Review	3	Spring.
DMS 435	Advanced Procedures in DMS	3	Spring.
DMS 436	Clinical Education IV	4	Spring.
MEDI 201	Orientation to Medical Imaging	1	Fall, Spring.
MEDI 203	Complete Introduction to Medical Imaging	3	Fall
MEDI 205	Medical Terminology in Medical Imaging	1	Fall.
MEDI 255	Patient Care in Medical Imaging	3	Fall.
MEDI 308	Professional Behavior in Medical Imaging	3	Fall.
MEDI 463W	Senior Seminar in Medical Imaging	3	Spring.

Cognates

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 108	Basic Principles of Biology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 231	Human Anatomy	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 335	Human Physiology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
CHEM 105	General, Organic and Biological Chemistry I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MATH 209	Precalculus Mathematics	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHYS 110	Introductory Physics	4	Spring, Fall, Summer.
	Total Credit Hours:	84

E. Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
MEDI 201	Orientation to Medical Imaging	1	Fall, Spring.
MEDI 203	Complete Introduction to Medical Imaging	3	Fall
MEDI 205	Medical Terminology in Medical Imaging	1	Fall.
MEDI 255	Patient Care in Medical Imaging	3	Fall.
MEDI 308	Professional Behavior in Medical Imaging	3	Fall.
MEDI 309	Sectional Anatomy in Medical Imaging	3	Fall.
MEDI 410	Pathology in Medical Imaging	3	Fall
MEDI 463W	Senior Seminar in Medical Imaging	3	Spring.
MRI 302	Foundations of Medical Resonance Imaging	3	Spring.
MRI 303	Procedures I	3	Spring.
MRI 304	Physical Principles I	4	Spring.
MRI 305	Clinical Education I	3	Spring.
MRI 306	Procedures II	3	Summer.
MRI 307	Clinical Education II	5	Summer.
MRI 431	Physical Principles II	4	Fall.
MRI 432	Clinical Education III	5	Fall.
MRI 433	Advanced Procedures in Magnetic Resonance Imaging	3	Spring.
MRI 434	MRI Registry Review	3	Spring.
MRI 435	Clinical Education IV	4	Spring

Cognates

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 108	Basic Principles of Biology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 231	Human Anatomy	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 335	Human Physiology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
CHEM 105	General, Organic and Biological Chemistry I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MATH 209	Precalculus Mathematics	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHYS 110	Introductory Physics	4	Spring, Fall, Summer.
	Total Credit Hours:	84

F. Nuclear Medicine Technology

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
CTSC 300	Principles of Computed Tomography	2	As needed.
CTSC 301	Computed Tomography Physics and Radiation Protection	2	As needed.
MEDI 201	Orientation to Medical Imaging	1	Fall, Spring.
MEDI 203	Complete Introduction to Medical Imaging	3	Fall
MEDI 205	Medical Terminology in Medical Imaging	1	Fall.
MEDI 255	Patient Care in Medical Imaging	3	Fall.
MEDI 308	Professional Behavior in Medical Imaging	3	Fall.
MEDI 309	Sectional Anatomy in Medical Imaging	3	Fall.
MEDI 410	Pathology in Medical Imaging	3	Fall
MEDI 463W	Senior Seminar in Medical Imaging	3	Spring.
NMT 302	Foundations of Nuclear Medicine Technology	3	Spring.
NMT 303	Nuclear Medicine Procedures I	3	Spring.
NMT 304	Radiation Safety and Radiobiology	3	Spring.
NMT 306	Nuclear Medicine Procedures II and Therapeutics	3	Summer.
NMT 336	Clinical Education I	3	Spring.
NMT 337	Clinical Education II	5	Summer.
NMT 433	Radiopharmaceuticals in Nuclear Medicine	3	Fall
NMT 434	Radiation Physics and Advanced Instrumentation	3	Fall
NMT 435	Registry Review	3	Spring
NMT 436	Clinical Education III	5	Fall
NMT 437	Clinical Education IV	4	Spring

Cognates

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 108	Basic Principles of Biology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 231	Human Anatomy	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 335	Human Physiology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
CHEM 105	General, Organic and Biological Chemistry I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MATH 209	Precalculus Mathematics	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHYS 110	Introductory Physics	4	Spring, Fall, Summer.
	Total Credit Hours:	86

G. Radiography

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
MEDI 201	Orientation to Medical Imaging	1	Fall, Spring.
MEDI 203	Complete Introduction to Medical Imaging	3	Fall
MEDI 205	Medical Terminology in Medical Imaging	1	Fall.
MEDI 255	Patient Care in Medical Imaging	3	Fall.
MEDI 308	Professional Behavior in Medical Imaging	3	Fall.
MEDI 309	Sectional Anatomy in Medical Imaging	3	Fall.
MEDI 410	Pathology in Medical Imaging	3	Fall
MEDI 463W	Senior Seminar in Medical Imaging	3	Spring.
RAD 331	Foundations of Radiography	3	Spring
RAD 332	Radiographic Procedures I	3	Spring
RAD 333	Radiographic Procedures II	3	Summer
RAD 334	Principles of Radiography	4	Spring
RAD 335	Radiation Physics	3	Summer
RAD 336	Clinical Education I	3	Spring
RAD 338	Clinical Education II	5	Summer
RAD 432	Radiobiology	4	Fall
RAD 433	Clinical Education III	5	Fall
RAD 434	Advanced Procedures in Radiography	3	Spring
RAD 435	Registry Review	3	Spring
RAD 436	Clinical Education IV	4	Spring

Cognates

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
BIOL 108	Basic Principles of Biology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 231	Human Anatomy	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 335	Human Physiology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
CHEM 105	General, Organic and Biological Chemistry I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
MATH 209	Precalculus Mathematics	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHYS 110	Introductory Physics	4	Spring, Fall, Summer.
	Total Credit Hours:	87