Admission/Degree Requirements - Online RT to BS | Radiation Sciences Programs

Admission/Degree Requirements - Online RT to BS

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:4175 Motivational Interviewing
  • 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

Courses Offered

Course  Course Title SH Offered
RSCT:4100 Sectional Anatomy for Imaging Sciences (required) 3 Summer, Fall, Spring
RSCI:4110 Vascular Anatomy (required) 3 Fall, Spring
Choose at least 15 SH from the following:    
RSBI:3310  Patient Care for Breast Imaging 3 Summer
RSBI:4110  Breast Imaging Procedures I & Analysis 3 Fall
RSBI:4120  Anatomy & Pathology for Breast Imaging 2 Fall
RSBI:4130 Breast Imaging Acquisitions & Principles 2 Fall
RSBI:4210  Breast Imaging Advanced Procedures & Analysis 3 Spring
RSBI:4220  Quality Control in Breast Imaging 3 Spring
RSCI:4120  CVI Principles 4 Summer
RSCI:4130  Electrocardiogram & Hemodynamics 3 Spring
RSCI:4140  CVI Peripheral Procedures & Pathology 3 Fall
RSCI:4150  CVI Neuro & Nonvascular Procedures & Pathology 3 Fall
RSCI:4160 CVI Cardiac Procedures & Pathology 4 Spring
RSCT:4120  CT Procedures I 4 Fall
RSCT:4125 CT Procedures II 4 Spring
RSCT:4130  CT Physical Principles & Quality Control 4 Summer, Fall
RSMR:4110   Fundamentals for the MRI Technologist 3 Summer, Spring
RSMR:4120 MRI Procedures I 4 Fall
RSMR:4130   MRI Procedures II 4 Spring
RSMR:4140 MRI Acquisition & Principles I 3 Fall
RSMR:4150  MRI Acquisition & Principles II 3 Spring