Radiography, BS

Requirements

Radiography students complete a minimum of 72 credit hours of academic work, including the College of Science, Health and Pharmacy general education requirements, in addition to the Radiography core courses outlined below. Students must take their final 30 credit hours before clinical training at Roosevelt University. Students complete their last 48 credit hours in a 21-month, full-time, daytime clinical training program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Upon successful completion of the clinical program, students receive a Certificate in Radiography from the hospital and a BS in Radiography from Roosevelt University, and are eligible to sit for the American Society of Radiologic Technologists certification examination.            

Core
ALH 119INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY2
BIOL 123ANATOMY &PHYSIOLOGY I4
BIOL 124ANATOMY &PHYSIOLOGY II4
BIOL 202ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND GENETICS5
BIOL 301CELLULAR &MOLECULAR BIOLOGY5
CHEM 201GENERAL CHEMISTRY I5
CHEM 202GENERAL CHEMISTRY II5
CHEM 210SURVEY OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY5
or CHEM 211 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
MATH 121COLLEGE ALGEBRA3
MATH 217ELEMENTARY STATISTICS3
COMM 101PUBLIC SPEAKING3
Clinical Courses for Radiography
ALH 251INTRODUCTION TO RADIOLOGY & MEDICAL IMAGING3
ALH 252RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES I3
ALH 253PATIENT CARE IN MEDICAL IMAGING3
ALH 254RADIOGRAPHY CLINICAL I2
ALH 255FLUOROSCOPIC PROCEDURES I1
ALH 261FLUOROSCOPIC PROCEDURES II1
ALH 262MEDICAL LAW &ETHICS1
ALH 264IMAGING PRINCIPLES I2
ALH 266RADIOGRAPHIC PROCEDURES II3
ALH 267RADIOGRAPHIC CLINICAL II5
ALH 380RADIATION PHYSICS3
ALH 381OPERATIONAL ISSUES IN THE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT1
ALH 382IMAGING PRINCIPLES II3
ALH 383RADIOGRAPHIC PROCEDURES III3
ALH 384IMAGING EQUIPMENT & MODALITIES2
ALH 385RADIATION BIOLOGY & PROTECTION2
ALH 386INTRODUCTION TO CT & CROSS-SECTIONAL ANATOMY3
ALH 387ARRT REVIEW3
ALH 388RADIOGRAPHIC CLINCIAL III4
General Education, University Writing Requirement, and Electives28
Core Requirements44
Clinical Requirements48
Total Credit Hours to Degree120

CORE Requirements (General Education)

First Year Success Course or Transfer Success Course
FYS 101FIRST YEAR SUCCESS COURSE1
or TRS 101 TRANSFER SUCCESS 101
Communication Requirement
ENG 101COMPOSITION I: CRITICAL READING & WRITING3
ENG 102COMPOSITION II: INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC RESEARCH3
COMM 101PUBLIC SPEAKING (or program specific CORE communications course)3
Ideas of Social Justice
3 credits in coursework categorized as Ideas.3
Humanities and Fine and Performing Arts 2, 3
9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Art History, English (excluding ENG 101 and ENG 102), History, Languages, Music, Philosophy, Theatre, Communication and Women's and Gender Studies9
Mathematics
MATH 110QUANTITATIVE LITERACY (or above) 13
Science
One biological science and one physical science required (one must include a one credit lab).7-8
Social Sciences 2,3
9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Criminal Justice, Economics, History, Journalism, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies9
Experiential Learning
6 credits from coursework categorized as Experiential Learning. 6
Total Credit Hours47-48
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Higher level of Math may be required by major

2

Coursework must come from outside of students' major discipline

3

A maximum of 9 credits can be applied from a single discipline towards humanities and social science requirements

These quantitative requirements also apply to degrees.

  • Students must earn a minimum of 120 semester hours.
  • Students may apply no more than 60 credit hours of 100-level courses toward the degree.
  • Students must apply no fewer than 60 credit hours of 200- and 300-level courses toward the degree.
  • Students must have at least 18 credit hours (of the 60 credit hours above) at the 300 level.
  • Students may transfer in no more than 70 credit hours from community colleges.
  • Students earning less than 60 total hours in residence must take their final 30 hours at Roosevelt University. Note that some majors have additional requirements for RU hours.
  • Students must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher to graduate. Note that some majors have additional GPA requirements.
  • Students may apply no more than 51 hours in the major (BA) or 57 hours in the major (BS)

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different.

Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit HoursSummerCredit Hours
FYS 1011ALH 1192Humanities #13
ENG 1013ENG 1023 
MATH 1213BIOL 1244 
BIOL 1234CHEM 2025 
CHEM 2015Ideas of Social Justice3 
 16 17 3
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit HoursSummerCredit Hours
BIOL 2025BIOL 301 (Experiential Learning #1)5Social Science #33
CHEM 2105MATH 2173 
COMM 1013Social Science #13 
Humanities #23Social Science #23 
 Humanities #33 
 16 17 3
Year 3
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours 
ALH 2513ALH 2551 
ALH 2523ALH 2663 
ALH 2533ALH 2675 
ALH 2542ALH 3823 
ALH 2642  
 13 12 
Year 4
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours 
ALH 2612ALH 3852 
ALH 2621ALH 3863 
ALH 3803ALH 3873 
ALH 3811ALH 388 (Experiential Learning #2)4 
ALH 3833  
ALH 3842  
 12 12 
Total Credit Hours 121
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Clinical applications due March 1st.

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Must be accepted to clinical school for clinical training courses. Not guaranteed.