Radiography, AAS

Program Code: A45700

(2024*03)

This program requires a 2.2 or greater high school GPA from a College Prep Curriculum valid within 10 years, or a placement test demonstrating placement into college-ready English 111 and math.  If either of these requirements is not met, the student will be placed into Associate in General Education – First Year (A10300-FY).  *See the A10300FY – Associate in General Education-First Year Program page for more information.

Math:  Students are required to demonstrate competency in the equivalent of MAT 003, Tier 2, prior to applying to the program.

Biology: If BIO 163 has not been completed with a “C” or higher within 5 years of admission, the applicant must complete BIO 163 before or during the spring semester prior to enrollment.  Proof of enrollment is required when submitting the Health Sciences application.

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 maybe employed in hospitals, clinics, physicians’ offices, medical laboratories, government agencies, and industry.

Radiography, AAS Semester-By-Semester Plan