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Radiologic Technology: Mission

Curriculum

The program is approximately 22 months long spanning five semesters of continuous education, including one eight week summer session. Students follow the regular college semester and vacation schedule. The program is measured at 72 semester credits including 24 general education / academic credits plus 48 professional-technical education credits. Students participate in 1,260 hours of clinical education while rotating through 3 south central Idaho hospital radiology departments. All students rotate through our largest clinical affiliate -- St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center.

First Year: Fall Semester (16 weeks)

Credits

ENGL 101: English Composition I

3

ALLH 101: Medical Terminology

2

BIOL 127: Human Structure & Function

4

ALLH 202: Introduction to Allied Health

2

RADT 102: Patient Care in Radiography I

1

RADT 101: Radiologic Science

  3  

 

15

First Year: Spring Semester (16 weeks)

Credits

COMM 101: Fundamentals of Oral Communications

3

Any Gen. Ed. Core Math (Math 123, 130, or 143)*

3

Any General Education Core Course **
4

RADT 150: Patient Care in Radiography II

1

RADT 151: Radiographic Procedures I

4

RADT 152: Radiation Protection

2

RADT 153: Image Analysis

  1  

 

18

Summer Session (8 weeks)

Credits

RADT 180: Clinical Education I (315 hrs)

7

Second Year: Fall Semester (16 weeks)

Credits

PSYC 101: Gen Psych or SOCY 101: Intro to Soc

3

RADT 162: Radiographic Procedures II

4

RADT 163: Imaging Equipment

2

RADT 164: Imaging and processing

2

RADT 181: Clinical Education II (315 hrs)

  7  

 

18

Second Year: Spring Semester (16 weeks)

Credits

RADT 182: Clinical Education III (630 hrs)

14

Summary of Program Credits

Credits

General and Academic

24

Technical (Didactic)

20

Technical (Clinical)

  28  

 

72

*  NOTE: The prerequisite for Math 123 Math in Modern Society is MATH 025 Beginning Algebra with a grade of "C" or better, or CSI placement test score. Also, students may take MATH 130 Finite Math or MATH 143 College Algebra to meet General Education Core Course Math requirements. The prerequisite for both of these courses is MATH 108 Intermediate Algebra with a grade of "C" or better --- or --- CSI placement test score.

**  NOTE: Students wanting to meet the anatomy and physiology course requirement --- and --- the General Education Core Course requirement are advised to take BIOL 227 Anatomy and Phisiology I (4 cr) and BIOL 228 Anatomy and Physiology II (4 cr) sequence --- instead of  --- BIOL 127 Human Structure and Function (4 cr) and any General Education Core Course (4 cr).