RADIOLOGIC SCIENCES

Brookhaven only

(Associate in Applied Sciences Degree, Tech Prep)

• Students pursuing this award program are required to meet Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites.
• Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Degree Plan Code: AAS.BHC.RADIOLOG.08

This program prepares the student to become a professional radiologic technologist with a specialty in radiography. The radiographer uses radiation to produce internal images of the patient which are used by the physician to make a diagnosis. For the vast majority of diagnostic procedures, the radiographer has total responsibility for the care and well-being of the patient and must be prepared to produce quality images with care and empathy.

The graduate radiographer is eligible to sit for the examination given by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and eligible to be a Certified Medical Radiologic Technologist licensed by the Texas Department of Health. Radiographers work in hospitals, physician's offices, and primary care facilities.

Completion of the program and successful completion of the ARRT examination provides the graduate with credentials to continue their education in other radiologic specialty disciplines. The Brookhaven program is in the process of obtaining accreditation from the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JECERT). Brookhaven College's Radiologic Sciences Program is regionally accredited; therefore, a graduate of the program is eligible to take the national registry examination administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).

DCCCD offers this degree at El Centro and Brookhaven; although the admission requirements vary from El Centro to Brookhaven, the program of courses are the same with the exception of five courses. NOTE: HPRS 1204, 1271, 1202, 2300 and 2231 are all health occupations core curriculum courses. These courses are listed and described in a separate section of the El Centro College catalog: Health Occupations Core Curriculum.

Students wishing to be admitted to the Brookhaven Radiography program must comply with the following criteria outlined in this paragraph. The student must be admitted to a DCCCD college, have completed the four prerequisite courses with a 3.0 grade point average or higher and a "B" or higher in SCIT 1407 or BIOL 2401, attend an information session for the program and complete an application packet within the designated filing period. Applicants will be required to submit a comprehensive application packet to the BHC Radiologic Science office that will be used during the selection process. The selection process contains several criteria that are outlined on the BHC Radiology website.

Admission to Brookhaven College: http://www.brookhavencollege.edu/instruction/h-h-services/rad/ Application packets will be available at the information sessions.

Admission to El Centro College: http://www.elcentrocollege.edu/Programs/HealthLegalStudies/RadSci/default.asp Application packets will be available at the information sessions.

PREREQUISITES

SEMESTER I

SEMESTER II

SEMESTER III

SEMESTER IV

SEMESTER V

SEMESTER VI

+Humanities/Fine Arts Elective - must be selected from any 3-credit hour course in the DCCCD Core Curriculum for Humanities/Fine Arts.

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.