Medical Imaging B.S.

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

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 Radiologic Technology.

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, or F 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 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 201	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

C. Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
DMS 300	Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Sonography	1.5	Fall.
DMS 301	Abdominal Sonography I	1.5	Spring.
DMS 302	Scan Lab I	1	Spring.
DMS 303	Abdominal Sonography II	1.5	Summer.
DMS 305	Obstetrical and Gynecological Sonography I	1.5	Spring.
DMS 306	Obstetrical and Gynecological Sonography II	1.5	Summer.
DMS 307	Sonographic Principles and Instrumentation	3	Spring.
DMS 310	Clinical Practice I	6	Spring.
DMS 312	Scan Lab II	1	Summer
DMS 330	Clinical Practice II	8	Summer.
DMS 333	Abdominal Sonography III	1.5	Fall.
DMS 335	Obstetrical and Gynecological Sonography III	1.5	Fall.
DMS 403	Abdominal Sonography IV	1.5	Spring.
DMS 406	Obstetrical and Gynecological Sonography IV	1.5	Spring.
DMS 410	Clinical Practice III	8	Fall.
DMS 412	Scan Lab III	1	Fall.
DMS 422	Scan Lab IV	1	Spring.
DMS 430	Clinical Practice IV	6	Spring.
MEDI 201	Orientation to Medical Imaging	1	Fall, Spring.
MEDI 202	Introduction to Medical Imaging	1.5	Fall.
MEDI 255	Patient Care Interventions for Allied Health	1.5	Fall.

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.
COMM 338	Communication for Health Professionals	4	Fall.
MATH 209	Precalculus Mathematics	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHYS 110	Introductory Physics	4	Spring, Fall, Summer.
	Total Credit Hours:	80.5

D. Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
MRI 301	Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Imaging	3	Spring.
MRI 309	Clinical Observation	3.5	Spring.
MRI 310	Clinical Practice I	8	Summer.
MRI 311	Cross Sectional Anatomy and Imaging Procedures I	3	Summer.
MRI 321	Physical Principles I	3	Summer.
MRI 410	Clinical Practice II	8	Fall.
MRI 411	Cross Sectional Anatomy and Imaging Procedures II	3	Fall.
MRI 420	Clinical Practice III	6	Spring.
MRI 421	Physical Principles II	3	Fall.
MRI 430	Registry Review	3	Spring.
MRI 455	MRI Pathology	1.5	Spring.
MEDI 201	Orientation to Medical Imaging	1	Fall, Spring.
MEDI 202	Introduction to Medical Imaging	1.5	Fall.
MEDI 255	Patient Care Interventions for Allied Health	1.5	Fall.

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.
COMM 338	Communication for Health Professionals	4	Fall.
MATH 209	Precalculus Mathematics	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHYS 110	Introductory Physics	4	Spring, Fall, Summer.
	Total Credit Hours:	77

E. Nuclear Medicine Technology

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
MEDI 201	Orientation to Medical Imaging	1	Fall, Spring.
MEDI 202	Introduction to Medical Imaging	1.5	Fall.
MEDI 255	Patient Care Interventions for Allied Health	1.5	Fall.
NMT 231	Clinical Observation	3.5	Spring.
NMT 301	Introduction to Nuclear Medicine Technology	3	Spring.
NMT 311	Radiation Safety	1	Spring.
NMT 321	Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures I	3	Spring.
NMT 325	Radiation Physics	1	Summer.
NMT 332	Clinical Diagnostic Procedures I	8	Summer.
NMT 402	Instrumentation and Radiobiology	1.5	Fall.
NMT 405	Radiopharmacy	1	Summer.
NMT 421	Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures II	3	Summer.
NMT 425	Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures III	3	Fall.
NMT 430	Registry Review	2	Spring.
NMT 431	Clinical Diagnostic Procedures II	8	Fall.
NMT 432	Clinical Diagnostic Procedures III	6	Spring.
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.

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.
COMM 338	Communication for Health Professionals	4	Fall.
MATH 209	Precalculus Mathematics	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHYS 110	Introductory Physics	4	Spring, Fall, Summer.
	Total Credit Hours:	82

F. Radiologic Technology

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
MEDI 201	Orientation to Medical Imaging	1	Fall, Spring.
MEDI 202	Introduction to Medical Imaging	1.5	Fall.
MEDI 255	Patient Care Interventions for Allied Health	1.5	Fall.
RADT 301	Introduction to Radiographic Procedures	2	Fall.
RADT 305	Skeletal Anatomy	3	Spring.
RADT 306	Radiographic Procedures I	4	Spring.
RADT 307	Radiographic Procedures II	3	Summer.
RADT 309	Clinical Education I	4	Spring.
RADT 310	Clinical Education II	8	Summer.
RADT 320	Principles of Radiography I	3	Spring.
RADT 321	Principles of Radiography II	3	Fall.
RADT 330	Radiation Physics I	3	Summer.
RADT 411	Clinical Education III	8	Fall.
RADT 412	Clinical Education IV	6	Spring.
RADT 425	Ethics/Critical Thinking and Problem Solving	2	Fall.
RADT 431	Radiation Physics II	3	Spring.
RADT 461	Registry Review	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.
COMM 338	Communication for Health Professionals	4	Fall.
MATH 209	Precalculus Mathematics	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHYS 110	Introductory Physics	4	Spring, Fall, Summer.
	Total Credit Hours:	87