Admission Requirements
- Prerequisite Courses:
- Rhetoric: RHET:1030 Rhetoric (composition I, II, and public speaking)
- Natural Science:
- HHP:1100 Human Anatomy
- AND one of these:
- BIOL:1140 Human Biology
- CHEM:1070 General Chemistry I or CHEM:1110 Principles of Chemistry I
- HHP:1300 Fundamentals of Human Physiology
- HHP:3500 Human Physiology
- HHP:3550 Human Physiology with Lab
- PHYS:1400 Basic Physics or PHYS:1511 College Physics
- Psychology: PSY:1001 Elementary Psychology
- Quantitative/Formal Reasoning:
- MATH:1020 Elementary Functions (precalculus)
- General Education: 3sh from 2 of the following areas:
- Understanding Cultural Perspectives (UCP)
- Historical Perspectives (HP)
- International and Global Issues (IGI)
- Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts (LVPA)
- Values and Society (VS)
- Medical Terminology: CLSA:3750 Medical and Technical Terminology
- 2.5 minimum cumulative college GPA in non-RT or NMT college courses
- Completion of a Radiologic Technology or Nuclear Medicine Technology program
- ARRT radiography, ARRT nuclear medicine, or NMTCB nuclear medicine certification (60sh awarded)
- All admission requirements must be completed or in progress prior to admission
- Apply to the undergraduate College of Medicine Radiation Sciences major.
- International students and students whose first language is not English: satisfaction of all UI Admissions requirements; completion of the English Language Requirements for Admission, the English Proficiency Evaluation, and all proficiency courses required for clearance to take a full academic load
Admission Notes
- Apply early; allow processing time.
- Follow Admissions Profile instructions on MyUI to complete mandatory orientation and advising sessions.
Degree Requirements
1) All courses for one of the following online modalities:
- Breast Imaging
- Cardiovascular Interventional
- Computed Tomography
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Multi-Modality Plan
2) Multidisciplinary courses (choose 2):
- ASP:1800 Aging Matters: Intro to Gerontology
- ASP:3150 Psychology of Aging
- CPH:1400 Fund of Public Health, Sp23 – need permission to register and extra fee
- CSED:4111 Building Leadership & Success at Work
- CSED:4140 Foundations of Leadership
- CSED:4197 Citizenship in a Multicultural Society
- CSED:4194 Interpersonal Effectiveness
- ECON:1200 Principles of Macroeconomics
- GHS:3850 Promoting Health Globally
- HHP:2130 Human Development through the Life Span
- MGMT:2100 Intro to Management
- MGMT:3500 Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness I
- PSQF:1075 Educational Psychology and Measurement
- SSW:2700/PSQF:2700 Intro to Trauma and Resilience
- RHET:2135 Rhetoric of Diversity and Inclusion
- SOC:3510 Medical Sociology
- SOC:4225 Social Psychology of Leadership
- STAT:1020 Elementary Stats and Inference
3) Semester hour, GPA, and Residency Requirements:
- Successfully complete a minimum of 120 semester hours
- Maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative and UI GPA
- Complete all modality courses with a C or above
- complete a minimum of 30 consecutive sh in the College of Medicine
Required Courses
Breast Imaging 22sh | Semester(s) offered |
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RSBI: 3310 Patient Care for Breast Imaging 3sh | Summer |
RSBI: 4110 Breast Imaging Procedures I & Analysis 3sh^ | Fall |
RSBI: 4120 Anatomy & Pathology for Breast Imaging 2sh | Fall |
RSBI: 4130 Breast Imaging Acquisitions & Principles 2sh | Fall |
RSBI: 4210 Breast Imaging Advanced Procedures & Analysis 3sh+ | Spring |
RSBI: 4220 Quality Control in Breast Imaging 3sh~ | Spring |
RSCI: 4110 Vascular Anatomy 3sh | Summer, Fall, Spring |
RSCT: 4100 Sectional Anatomy for Imaging Sciences 3sh | Summer, Fall, Spring |
~Pre or Corequisite: RSBI:4130 ^ Prerequisite: RSBI:3310 + Prerequisite: RSBI:4110
Cardio Vascular Interventional 23sh | Semester(s) offered |
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RSCI: 4110 Vascular Anatomy 3sh | Summer, Fall, Spring |
RSCI: 4120 CVI Principles 4sh~ | Summer |
RSCI: 4130 Electrocardiogram & Hemodynamics 3sh | Spring |
RSCI: 4140 CVI Peripheral Procedures & Pathology 3sh^ | Fall |
RSCI: 4150 CVI Neuro & Nonvascular Procedures & Pathology 3sh^ | Fall |
RSCI: 4160 CVI Cardiac Procedures & Pathology 4sh^+ | Spring |
RSCT: 4100 Sectional Anatomy for Imaging Sciences 3sh | Summer, Fall, Spring |
~Pre or Corequisite: RSCI:4110 ^ Prerequisite: RSCI:4120 + Corequisite: RSCI:4130
Computed Tomography 21sh | Semester(s) offered |
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RSCI: 4110 Vascular Anatomy 3sh | Summer, Fall, Spring |
RSCI: 4130 Electrocardiogram & Hemodynamics 3sh | Spring |
RSCT: 4100 Sectional Anatomy for Imaging Sciences 3sh | Summer, Fall, Spring |
RSCT: 4120 CT Procedures I 4sh* | Fall |
RSCT: 4125 CT Procedures II 4sh^~ | Spring |
RSCT: 4130 CT Physical Principles & Quality Control 4sh | Summer, Fall |
* Pre or Corequisite: RSCT:4100 ^ Prerequisite: RSCT:4120 ~Pre or Corequisite: RSCI: 4110
Magnetic Resonance Imaging 23sh | Semester(s) offered |
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RSCT: 4100 Sectional Anatomy for Imaging Sciences 3sh | Summer, Fall, Spring |
RSMR: 4110 Fundamentals for the MRI Technologist | Summer, Spring |
RSMR: 4120 MRI Procedures I 4sh*~ | Fall |
RSMR: 4130 MRI Procedures II 4sh^ | Spring |
RSMR: 4140 MRI Acquisition & Principles I 3sh~ | Fall |
RSMR: 4150 MRI Acquisition & Principles II 3sh+ | Spring |
RSCI: 4110 Vascular Anatomy 3sh | Summer, Fall, Spring |
* Prerequisite: RSCT:4100 ~ Prereq: RSMR:4110 ^ Prereq: RSMR:4120 + Prereq: RSMR:4140
Multi-Modality Plan 21sh (minimum) | Semester(s) offered |
---|---|
RSCT: 4100 Sectional Anatomy for Imaging Sciences 3sh | Summer, Fall, Spring |
RSCI: 4110 Vascular Anatomy 3sh | Summer, Spring, Fall |
Additional 15sh of BI, CT, CVI, or MRI coursework | Fall |
Course Schedules (multiple scheduling options available; suggested schedules listed below)
BI
Part Time
SUMMER | SH | FALL | SH | SPRING | SH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st Semester | 2nd Semester | 3rd Semester | |||
Sectional Anatomy | 3 | BI Procedures I | 3 | BI Adv Procedures | 3 |
Patient Care for BI | 3 | Anatomy & Path for BI | 2 | Multi | 3 |
Total | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||
4th Semester | 5th Semester | 6th Semester | |||
Vascular Anatomy | 3 | BI Acquisitions & Princ | 2 | QC in BI | 3 |
Multi | 3 | Elective | 2 | ||
Total | 3 | 5 | 30 |
Full Time
SUMMER | SH | FALL | SH | SPRING | SH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sectional Anatomy | 3 | Multi | 3 | BI Adv Procedures | 3 |
Patient Care for BI | 3 | BI Procedures I | 3 | QC in BI | 3 |
Anatomy & Path for BI | 2 | Multi | 3 | ||
BI Acquisitions & Princ | 2 | Vascular Anatomy | 3 | ||
Elective | 2 | ||||
Total | 6 | 12 | 12 | ||
Total | 30 |
CT
Part Time
FALL | SH | SPRING | SH | SUMMER | SH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st Semester | 2nd Semester | 3rd Semester | |||
Sectional Anatomy | 3 | Procedures II | 4 | Multi | 3 |
Procedures I | 4 | Vascular Anatomy | 3 | ||
Total | 7 | 7 | 3 | ||
4th Semester | 5th Semester | ||||
Principles & QC | 4 | ECG | 3 | ||
Multi | 3 | Electives | 3 | ||
Total | 7 | 6 | 30 |
Full Time
FALL | SH | SPRING | SH | SUMMER | SH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vascular Anatomy | 3 | Electives | 3 | Multi | 3 |
Sectional Anatomy | 3 | Procedures II | 4 | ||
Procedures I | 4 | ECG | 3 | 3 | |
Principles & QC | 4 | Multi | 3 | ||
Total | 14 | 13 | 30 |
CVI
Part Time
FALL | SH | SPRING | SH | SUMMER | SH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st Semester | 2nd Semester | 3rd Semester | |||
Sectional Anatomy | 3 | Vascular Anatomy | 3 | CVI Principles | 4 |
Multi | 3 | Multi | 3 | Elective | 1 |
Total | 6 | 6 | 5 | ||
4th Semester | 5th Semester | ||||
Neuro Procedures | 3 | ECG | 3 | ||
Peripheral Procedures | 3 | Cardiac Procedures | 4 | ||
Total | 6 | 7 | 30 |
Full Time
SUMMER | SH | FALL | SH | SPRING | SH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vascular Anatomy | 3 | Sectional Anatomy | 3 | ECG | 3 |
CVI Principles | 4 | Neuro Procedures | 3 | Cardiac Procedures | 4 |
Peripheral Procedures | 3 | Multi | 3 | ||
Multi | 3 | Elective* | 1 | ||
Total | 7 | 12 | 11 | ||
Total | 30 |
*Need 2sh to be FT
MRI
Part Time
SUMMER | SH | FALL | SH | SPRING | SH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st Semester | 2nd Semester | 3rd Semester | |||
Sectional Anatomy | 3 | Procedures I | 4 | Procedures II | 4 |
Fundamentals | 3 | Principles I | 3 | Principles II | 3 |
Total | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||
4th Semester | 5th Semester | ||||
Vascular Anatomy | 3 | Multi | 3 | ||
Elective | 1 | Multi | 3 | ||
Total | 4 | 6 | |||
Total | 30 |
Full Time
SUMMER | SH | FALL | SH | SPRING | SH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fundamentals | 3 | Vascular Anatomy | 3 | Procedures II | 4 |
Sectional Anatomy | 3 | Multi | 3 | Principles II | 3 |
Procedures I | 4 | Elective | 1 | ||
Principles I | 3 | Multi | 3 | ||
Total | 6 | 13 | 11 | ||
Total | 30 |
MULTI (Students select Radiation Sciences courses of interest to complete the multi-modality option.)
Part Time
SUMMER | SH | FALL | SH | SPRING | SH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st Semester | 2nd Semester | 3rd Semester | |||
Patient Care for BI | 3 | Sectional Anatomy | 3 | Elective | 2 |
MRI Fundamentals | 3 | CT Principles & QC | 4 | Vascular Anatomy | 3 |
Total | 6 | 7 | 5 | ||
4th Semester | 5th Semester | ||||
CVI Principles | 4 | Multi | 3 | ||
Multi | 3 | BI Acquisitions & Princ | 2 | ||
Total | 7 | 5 | 30 |
Full Time
SUMMER | SH | FALL | SH | SPRING | SH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MRI Fundamentals | 3 | Vascular Anatomy | 3 | Multi | 3 |
Sectional Anatomy | 3 | CT Principles & QC | 4 | ECG | 3 |
Anatomy & Path for BI | 2 | Elective | 2 | ||
MRI Procedures I | 4 | Multi | 3 | ||
Total | 6 | 13 | 11 | ||
Total | 30 |