NVCC 2004-2005 Catalog

ALLIED HEALTH AND NURSING CURRICULA

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RADIOGRAPHY
Associate in Applied Science Degree MEC

Purpose: The curriculum is designed to prepare students to produce diagnostic images of the human body through safe application of x-radiation. The radiographer is a central member of the health care team and assists the radiologist, a physician specialized in body image interpretation. Upon successful completion of degree requirements, the student will be eligible to take the American Registry of Radiologic Technology (ARRT) examination leading to certification as a Registered Technologist in Radiography: A.S., R.T.(R).

Transfer Information: NVCC has formal articulation agreements for transfer to the B.S. in Radiologic Science at Virginia Commonwealth University and a B.S. degree in Health Sciences-Health Care Management at Old Dominion University TELETECHNET and Old Dominion University at Norfolk, VA.

Students must comply with all General Admission Requirements for Allied Health Programs. (See page 101.)

Additional Admission Requirements:

In addition to meeting the requirements to be admitted to NVCC and the Allied Health programs, you must meet specific requirements to be admitted to the Radiography A.A.S. Degree Program. These include:

1. Satisfactory scores on NVCC placement tests to qualify for ENG 111 and MTH 120.

2. Completion of NAS 150, Human Biology, 4 credits, with a grade of C or better.

3. Attendance at a Radiography Information Session.

4. A clinical observation.

5. The American Registry of Radiologic Technology requires an applicant to be of good moral character. "Generally, the conviction of either (a) a felony or (b) any offense, misdemeanor or felony involving moral turpitude, indicates a lack of good moral character for registry purposes. Those who have been convicted of a crime may be eligible for registration if they have served their entire sentence, including probation and parole, and have had their civil rights restored." For further information contact the program head.

All incomplete grades (I) must be resolved prior to taking the next course in the sequence.

Second Year				1st Semester	2nd Semester
	RAD	112	Radiologic Science II	4
	RAD	205	Radiation Protection & Radiobiology	3
	RAD	231	Adv. Clinical Procedures I	5
	SPD	229	Intercultural Communication	3
	MDL	195	Topics in Venipuncture and I.V.		1
	RAD	232	Adv. Clinical Procedures II		5
	RAD	240	Radiographic Pathology		3
	RAD	255	Radiographic Equipment		3
	RAD	215	Correlated Radiographic Theory		1
	HIS	101	History of Western Civilization I OR
		HIS	111 History of World Civ. I OR
		HIS	261 Topics in Cultural Ethnicity		3
		Total Credits/Semester		15	16

Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Radiography = 68 (72 with a 4 credit NAS prerequisite).

To graduate from a degree program, students entering NVCC Fall 1999 or later must demonstrate computer competency skills as described in the Degree Requirements section of the Instructional Programs of this catalog. Students in this program may take HIT 130 Intro. to Healthcare Information Systems or take the NVCC computer competency test.

¹ The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 220, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course. PED 116, 2 cr., is strongly recommended.

² The social science electives may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology).

³ RAD 135 meets for 40 hours a week for ten weeks.

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