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Admission/Degree Requirements - Online RT to BS

Admission Requirements

  • Prerequisite Courses:
    • Rhetoric: RHET:1030 Accelerated Rhetoric
    • Natural Science: anatomy, one of these:
      • HHP:1100  Human Anatomy
      • HHP:3105  Anatomy for Human Physiology
      • HHP:3115  Anatomy for Human Physiology with Lab
    • 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: one of these:
      • MATH:1440 Math for the Biological Sciences
      • MATH:1020 Elementary Functions
    • General Education: 3sh from 2 of the following areas:
      • Diversity and Inclusion (DI)
      • Historical Perspectives (HP)
      • International and Global Issues (IGI)
      • Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts (LVPA)
      • Values and Culture (VC)
    • 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

  • Deadlines: April 1 for summer or fall; November 1 for spring admit. 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
  • PSQF:3700 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
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
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
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
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