RADIOGRAPHY
(Associate in Applied Science Degree, Code 0246)
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(75 credit hours minimum)
Study of the theory, technical skills, patient care, and techniques necessary to use radiation in the diagnosis of disease can lead to employment as an X-ray technologist or radiographer in private and public hospitals, clinics, and laboratories.
The mission of the Wright College program in Radiography is to prepare graduates to function as integral members of the healthcare team.To accomplish this mission, the program is designed to provide the necessary professional skills, progressive maturity, and the intellectual, social, and emotional values necessary to make the graduate a trustworthy member of the healthcare team.
The program goals are:
to provide the healthcare community with a graduate possessing the knowledge and skills to function capably in the patient care environment.
to provide an educationally supportive environment that will produce a graduate able to successfully pass the nationally recognized certification examination.
Students must complete Mathematics 140 and Biology 120 in order to be considered for admission. If more candidates apply than the program can accept, the best qualified will be admitted. Provisional admission is not provided for in this program.
Upon completion of the program of study, the graduates become eligible to take the national certification exam offered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). In addition, they are also eligible to apply for a license issued by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency/Division of Nuclear Safety.
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
CIS	120	Introduction to Microcomputers	3
English	101	Composition	3
Psych	201	General Psychology	3
Bio	226	Human Structure and Funct I	4
Bio	227	Human Structure and Funct II	4
		Total Hours	17
FIRST YEAR, RADIOGRAPHY CURRICULUM
Fall Semester
Rad	101	Intro to Rad Sciences	2
Rad	102	Attitudes in Patient Care	2
Rad	124	Intro to Patient Care	2
		Total Hours	6
Spring Semester
Rad	105	Imaging Physics	3
Rad	115	Basic Prin. of Image Prod.	3
Rad	140	Intro to Clin. Ed.	4
		Total Hours	10
Summer Semester
Rad	128	Image Evaluation	1
Rad	131	Radiographic Procedures I	2
Rad	141	Radiography Clin. Ed. I	4
		Total Hours	7
SECOND YEAR, RADIOGRAPHY CURRICULUM
Fall Semester
Rad	205	Applied Rad. Technique	3
Rad	208	Radiobiology	3
Rad	232	Radiographic Proc. II	4
Rad	242	Radiography Clin. Ed. II	4
		Total Hours	14
Spring Semester
Rad	200	Pathology	3
Rad	206	Imaging	2
Rad	233	Radiographic Proc. III	4
Rad	234	Special Radiographic Proc.	2
Rad	243	Radiography Clin. Ed. III	4
		Total Hours	15
Summer Semester
Rad	202	Radiology Management	1
Rad	244	Radiography Clin. Ed. IV	5
		Total Hours	6
		Total Cumulative Hours	75