Bluefield State College - School of Nursing and Allied Health

 

Requirements

MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Bluefield State College Radiologic Technology Program is to provide a strong educational foundation striving to produce knowledgeable entry level radiologic technologists. Reviewed 2-09

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The two-year program in radiologic technology affords the individual knowledge and ability in the performance of medical imaging procedures. Students participate in structured clinical settings involving direct patient contact which encompasses varied imaging modalities.

The program has restricted enrollment and accepts one class per year with classes beginning in May. Students must obtain a grade of “C,” or better, in each radiologic technology course, in algebra and human anatomy and physiology/laboratory, as well as all required general education courses. On successful completion of the associate degree program in radiologic technology, the graduate is eligible to apply for admission to the certification examination in radiography administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Successful completion of the ARRT examination provides licensure for the graduate to practice as a registered radiographer. All support courses must be completed prior to or concurrent with the curriculum course sequence as listed in the catalog. Once accepted into the program all Radiologic Technology (RADT) coursework must be completed within a three (3) year period. 

Registered technologists who have graduated from certificate programs may obtain an associate of science degree by completing 27 semester hours of general education courses as required by the curriculum. The College grants 42 semester hours of block credit based upon post certification.

The curriculum in radiologic technology is offered in Bluefield on the main campus and some courses may be offered in Beckley at the Beckley Center located in Harper Industrial Park and/or the Higher Education Center. The radiologic technology courses at the Beckley Center are taught by Bluefield State College radiologic technology faculty. Students may elect to take the non-radiologic technology courses at Bluefield State College or other area colleges. Courses taken at other colleges must have prior approval. These courses must be equivalent to the program courses as judged by Bluefield State College (see transfer credit policy). The radiography program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (20 N. Wacker Drive, suite 2850, Chicago, IL  60606-3182, 312-407-5300) and approved by the West Virginia Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Board of Examiners (P.O. Box 638 1715 Flat Top Road, Cool Ridge, WV  25825, 304-787-4398).

Eligibility requirements for admission to the associate degree program include

1. Meet general admission requirements.

2. Complete HESI Admission Test with 75% or better overall average AND a 70% or better in each of the following sections:  Math, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary and General Knowledge, and Grammar.

3. Completion of Health 100, with a “C” or better, prior to admission to the program is strongly recommended.

4. Eligibility to enter MATH 109 by the fall semester of entrance year into the program.  It is strongly recommended that students who have already taken BIOL 201/203 and MATH109 have taken these courses within five (5) years of admission into the program.

5. An overall high school GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale, OR a score of 40 on each of the GED exams with an average standard score or 45 or better. 

6. Have completed with a “C,” or better in one unit of high school algebra, one unit of high school biology, one unit of high school chemistry and/or physics. (An ACT score of 19 in mathematics will substitute for the algebra course) OR Be enrolled at Bluefield State College or another accredited institution of higher learning prior to application and have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours,** achieving a 2.5 or better grade point average. A “C” grade or better is required in each of the following: one mathematics course, one biology course and one introductory chemistry and/or physics course. (copies of high school transcripts of any prior college work, and ACT/SAT scores are required). **Developmental or Remedial courses will not be considered.

7. Applicants exceeding these academic standards and course requirements will be given first priority.

Revised Spring 2010

First Year
First 5 Week Summer Session
RADT	109	Intro To Radioigraphy & Patient Care			2
RADT	109L	Intro To Radioigraphy & Patient Care Lab			1
RADT	110	Rad Anatomy & Terminology			2
		Total			5
Second 5 Week Summer Session
RADT	112	Intro to Clinical Rad			1
		Total			1
First Semester
MATH	109	Algebra			3
BIOL	210	Human Anat & Phys I			3
BIOL	211	Human Anat & Phys I Lab			1
RADT	115	Rad Procedures I			3
RADT	116	Rad Procedures I Lab			1
RADT	117	Clinical Rad I			2
RADT	118	Imaging equipment & Acquisition I			2
		Total			15
Second Semester
BIOL	212	Human Anat & Phys II			3
BIOL	213	Human Anat & Phys II Lab			1
ENGL	101	Composition I			3
RADT	119	Rad Procedures II			3
RADT	121	Rad Procedures II Lab			0
RADT	120	Imaging Equipment & Acquisition II			2.5
RADT	122	Imaging Equipment & Acquisition II Lab			.5
RADT	127	Clinical Rad II			2
					15
Second Year
First 5 Week Summer Session
RADT	216	Clinical Rad III			1
GNET	102	Technical Physics II (10 week course)			4
		Total			5
Second 5 Week Summer Session
RADT	201	Ethics & Law in the Radiologic Sciences			1
RADT	212	Rad Pathology & Image Analysis			2
		Total			3
Third Semester
RADT	220	Imaging Equipment & Acquisition III			2
RADT	211	Radiographic Procedures III			2
RADT	225	Radiobiology & Protection			2
RADT	226	Clinical Rad IV			3
ENGL	102	Composition II			3
					12
Fourth Semester
RADT	218	Integration of Rad Prin			4
RADT	227	Clinical Internship			3
COSC	102	Computers & Society			3
PSYC	103	General Psychology			3
		Total			13
		Total			69

Any student who has already had the BIOL 201/203L courses will not need to take the 2 semester sequence of anatomy and physiology.