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Radiography Degree Completion Program
Students who have completed an accredited program in radiography, have successfully passed the national certifying examination administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) and have maintained their registration in good standing with the ARRT may seek a Bachelor of Health Science degree in Radiologic Sciences Radiography from the University of Missouri in the following manner:
- Attain a minimum of 120 semester credit hours
- A maximum of 64 credit hours can be transferred from an accredited 2 year college.
- Transfer credits from a regionally accredited four year college/university.
- Take at least the required 30 credit hours at the University of Missouri. These must be at least 30 of the last 36 hours the student takes before receiving their degree.
- A minimum of 25 of the required 30 hours make up the core curriculum for the Degree Completion in Radiography program and are listed on the following pages
- The Remaining hours will be chosen from the elective courses listed on the following pages.
- Students needing more courses to complete the 120 hours required for graduation will be encouraged to choose courses from the list of elective.
- Students will meet the General Education requirements of the University of Missouri
- College Algebra
- English Exposition and Argumentation
- Writing Intensive course(s)
- American History or Government
- Math Reasoning Proficiency course
- Distribution Requirements
- Students will meet University graduation requirements
- Second Writing Intensive course
- Capstone course in the major
- Earn no less than a 2.50 GPA
- Complete all other requirements listed above
- Students will complete pre-requisite and general education course work prior to enrolling in the upper level, core Radiography and elective coursework.
- With advisor approval, students may have one pre-requisite course remaining while completing the upper-level coursework.
General Education Courses
| College Algebra | 3 hrs | Gen Biology (lec & lab) | 4-5 hrs | |
| General Psych | 2 hrs | Human Anatomy (lec & lab) | 4-5 hrs | |
| Exposition | 3 hrs | Human Physiology (lec & lab) | 4-5 hrs | |
| Amer History or Amer Gov | 3 hrs | Gen Chemistry (lect & lab) | 4-5 hrs | |
| Intro to Speech | 3 hrs | College Physics I * (lec & lab) | 4-5 hrs | |
| Behav / Soc Stud ** | 3 hrs | Humanities ** | 9 hrs | |
| * Math reasoning Proficiency Course - College Algebra must be listed as a prerequisite. This requirement can be met by taking MU's Educational Statisics course in place of Physics. | ||||
| ** One course in each of these areas must be at the 2,000 or higher. | ||||
Associate Degree Applicants
According to University policy, a student may not transfer more than 64 credit hours from a 2 year college; therefore, many students receiving an Associate’s Degree in Radiography will not be able to transfer all of the credit they have received.
Certificate Program Applicants
There have been some changes made regarding the way the University of Missouri will award college credit for courses in radiography to students who graduated from certificate programs. Because college credit is not associated with certificate course work, graduates of certificate programs must take challenge tests to receive credit for their radiography mastery. Students may take up to 14 challenge exams for a maximum of 39 credit hours.
In order to sit for challenge exams, the student must:
- Be accepted by MU
- Be accepted by the Radiography Program
- Have completed less than 90 semester credit hours
- Once 90 credit hours have been achieved, students may not take additional challenge tests
- Be enrolled in at least 1 MU class
A score of 75% or greater is required to receive credit. Students are encouraged to begin taking the tests as soon as possible.
Courses Which Will Apply Towards the Required 30 hrs
The first group of courses listed below are Core Courses for the Radiography Program. Students in the Radiography Degree Completion Distance Program will take eight courses from that group. The student may take either MRI Physics & Procedures or CT Physics & Procedures. They will not be required to take both, but can if they so choose. The second group of courses are Elective Courses. Every student will have to take at least two elective courses from those listed below.
The courses listed below will allow the students to gain the depth and breadth of knowledge in Radiologic Sciences that they did not receive in previous course work. They also provide students with educational experiences that will expand their creative thinking and problem solving skills. The faculty believe this will prepare students for upper level positions in the current complex health care system including all aspects of Medical Imaging, whether it be in patient care, management, education, research or sales/marketing. This curriculum will also allow students to pursue advanced educational opportunities.
Core and Elective Courses for Distance Degree Completion
| Students in the Radiography Degree Completion Distance Program will take 8 courses from the following group of core courses. Every student will also have to take at least 2 elective courses from those listed below. | ||
| Core Courses | ||
CPD 3460 |
Cardio Apps (Spring) |
3 hrs |
CPD 4480 |
Clinical Ethics (Fall, Spring) |
3 hrs |
CPD 4955 |
Introduction to Research (WI) (Fall, Spring) |
3 hrs |
CPD 4985 |
Organization & Administration (WI)(cap)(Fall) |
3 hrs |
RS 3150 |
Radiologic Pharmacology (Summer, Fall, Spring) |
3 hrs |
RS 4110 |
Sectional Anatomy (Fall) |
3 hrs |
RS 4140 |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Physics & Procedures (Spring) |
5 hrs |
| OR | ||
RS 4150 |
Computed Tomography Physics & Procedures (Spring) |
5 hrs |
RS 4220 |
Community Health Ed (Fall) |
3-6 hrs |
| Elective Courses | ||
RS 4140 |
MRI Physics & Procedures |
5 hrs |
RS 4150 |
CT Physics & Procedures |
5 hrs |
RS 4946 |
Advanced Medical Imaging Externship |
3 hrs |
RS 4085 |
Problems in Medical Imaging |
1-3 hrs |
| HP 4300 | Health Care in US | 3 hrs |
| HP 3300 | Public Health Principles & Practice | 3 hrs |
| ESCPS4115 | Human Learning | 3 hrs |
| ESCPS4170 | Educational Statistics | 3 hrs |
| ESCPS4087 | Experiencing Cultural Diversity in US* | 3 hrs |
| Soc 3440 | Sociology of Health * | 3 hrs |
| Soc 4210 | Sociology of Aging * | 3 hrs |
| CPD 4500 | Bioterrorism in Healthcare | 1 hr |
| NuEng4330 | Science and Technology of Terrorism and Counter Terrorism | 3 hrs |
| * These will be availalbe when they are offered via internet | ||
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Page last updated on: August 25, 2009
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