Curriculum and Calendar

Semester 1 (July through December)

  • Clinical Education I
  • Orientation & Protection
  • Patient Care & Imaging Modalities
  • Professional Ethics
  • Anatomy & Osteology
  • Medical Terminology
  • Radiographic Procedures I
  • Introduction to Equipment Operation
  • Image Production & Evaluation I

Semester 2 (January through June)

  • Clinical Education II
  • Anatomy & Physiology I
  • Image Production & Evaluation II
  • Radiographic Procedures II
  • Patient Care & Management
  • Introduction to Disease
  • Equipment Operation & Maintenance

Semester 3 (July through December)

  • Clinical Education III
  • Radiographic Procedures III
  • Image Production & Evaluation III
  • Special Procedures I
  • Anatomy & Physiology II
  • Professional Development
  • Digital Imaging Technology I
  • Quality Control/Equipment Operation

Semester 4 (January through June)

  • Clinical Education IV
  • Introduction to Venipuncture & EKGs
  • Radiation Biology
  • Anatomy & Physiology III
  • Special Imaging Modalities
  • Special Procedures II
  • Digital Imaging Technology II
    Radiographic Procedures IV
  • Registry Exam Preparation

See the handbook for credits and hours.

Program Schedule

  • The program runs for two full years, beginning the third Monday in July. 
  • School hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., subject to change.
  • Students are provided 14 vacation days per year, as dictated by the school. First year students will be assigned a spring break [third week in April] and second year students will be assigned a winter break [fourth week in December] for which a portion of their allotted vacation time will be applied.
  • Absenteeism may not exceed 12 days per school year.
  • Students are also provided eight holidays:
    • New Year’s Day
    • President’s Day
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    • Memorial Day
    • Independence Day
    • Labor Day
    • Thanksgiving Day
    • Christmas Day or Hanukkah

Faculty

The faculty includes the following healthcare professionals:

  • Program Director, MS, RT (R)
  • Clinical Coordinator, BS, RT (R)(M)
  • Radiology Administrator
  • Radiologist, MD
  • Special Technologists in Ultrasound, CT Scanning, Nuclear Medicine, Digital Angiography, Cardiac Catheterization, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Radiation Oncology, Mammography and Bone Densitometry
  • Nursing Staff
  • Radiologic Technologists

Grading and Graduation

Failure of Midterm, Final Exam, Course or 3 Tests

If a midterm is failed, the student will not be permitted to continue the program. If a final is failed at the end of the first year, the student will not be permitted to become a senior student. If the final is failed at the end of the senior year, the student will not have met the school’s academic requirements for graduation. A student must maintain a minimum of 77 percent in all didactic courses during both school years in order to remain in the program. A student may not fail more than two tests per year in all courses in order to remain in the program. Eight (8) quizzes failed in a year is equivalent to one test failure.

Clinical Grading

Students must obtain a minimum grade of 85 percent on the mandated number of clinical competency evaluations. Students may not fail (minimum grade of 85 percent) more than two 3-month overall (affective domain) evaluations throughout the duration of the program. These two grades averaged make up a student’s clinical grade. Infractions of student policies, such as excessive lateness or sick time will result in deductions from a student’s clinical grade.

Graduation Requirements

  1. Successful completion of full attendance requirements
  2. Successful completion of academic requirements
  3. 85 percent or above average for all clinical grading throughout the training
  4. Minimum grade of 85 percent on 6 of the 8 overall (affective domain) evaluations
  5. Demonstrated knowledge of and respect for the code of ethics prescribed by the profession

Technical Standards

Upon completion of appropriate instruction, the student must be able to master the following technical standards:

  • Pushing a stretcher and/or wheelchair without injury to self, patient, or others.
  • Pushing a portable X–ray tube and manipulate a portable X–ray machine in turning corners, getting the machine on and off an elevator, getting it into a patient’s room, and manipulating it there.
  • Manually moving the X–ray machine and manipulate the tube at standard and nonstandard heights and angles up to seven feet.
  • Drawing up sterile contrast media and other solutions without contaminating the syringe and/or needle, etc.
  • Selecting exposure factors by manipulating dials, buttons, and switches.
  • Placing image receptors in Bucky trays and spot film devices and properly manipulate all locks.
  • Physically being able to administer emergency care, including CPR.
  • Reading patients’ medical charts and/or doctors’ orders.
  • Evaluating radiographic images to make certain that radiographs contain proper identification and are of diagnostic value.