CFCC 2019-2020 Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
    Apr 16, 2024  
CFCC 2019-2020 Catalog & Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Radiography, A.A.S. (A45700)


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This program has selective admission requirements. Contact the Counseling Office for information and application deadlines.

The Radiography curriculum prepares the graduate to be a radiographer, a skilled health care professional who uses radiation to produce images of the human body.

Course work includes clinical rotations to area health care facilities, radiographic exposure, image processing, radiographic procedures, physics, pathology, patient care and management, radiation protection, quality assurance, anatomy and physiology, and radiobiology.

Graduates of this program are eligible to apply to take the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists’ national examination for certification and registration as medical radiographers. Graduates may be employed in hospitals, clinics, physicians’ offices, public health, mobile x-ray companies, and industry. With more specialized education, a qualified Radiographer may advance into the areas of Radiation Therapy, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasonography, Computerized Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), education, or hospital administration.

Students are required to pass the computer competency test administered in the Learning Lab, or pass CIS 110  or CIS 111  or take CLEP test for CIS 110 .

General Education Requirements (20 credits)


Required Courses (3 credits)


Mathematics (3 credits)


Communications (3 credits)


Humanities/Fine Arts Electives (3 credits)


Take 3 credits:

Social/Behavioral Science Electives (3 credits)


Take 3 credits:

Biology Electives


Take 1 of 2 Groups:

Other Major Requirements (4 credits)


Total Credits: 74


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