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Radiography Bachelor of Science 3 + 1 Program

Total Credit Hours: 172

Major Credit Hours: 129

It is the policy of the Biology department to support with letters of recommendation for professional school applications, only those students who have achieved a cumulative and science GPA of 3.25 by the time they complete 02-355 Biochemistry I and have no withdrawals in their records. In the event that a student has his/her request for letters of recommendation denied, he/she has the right to petition for reconsideration with the understanding that there is no guarantee that the petition will be successful. Acceptance into any professional or graduate school is solely determined by the admission committee of that school. All faculty members have the right to decline a request to write a letter of recommendation for any student.

Radiography majors may take a Biology class only two times. If a student has not achieved a minimum grade of “C” after the second attempt, the student may not repeat the class.

Students are required to shadow, observe a radiographer, for a day at Northwestern Memorial Hospital or show proof of such activity at another medical facility before applying to the program.

The Biology Department will award 3 hours of credit for the General Education class 02-100 Introduction to Biology when students have received a score of 4 or 5 on AP tests. No credit is awarded for major classes based on AP scores.

Degree Requirements

I. Core Courses (77)

02-110General Biology I

4
02-111General Biology I Lab

1
02-115General Biology II

4
02-116General Biology II Lab

1
02-220Genetics

4
02-221Genetics Lab

1
02-224General Microbiology

4
02-226General Microbiology Lab

1
02-303Imaging Principles I

3
02-320Biostatistics

3
02-330Management and Methods of Patient Care for Sonography

1
02-335Advanced Clinical Physiology

3
02-336Case Studies in Human Physiology

1
02-338Medical Terminology

1
02-355Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates

3
02-356Molecular Biochemistry Lab

1
02-38xJournal Club

1
02-426Immunology

3
02-436Operational Issues in Health Care Environment

1
02-496Biology Senior Thesis

2
03-110General Chemistry I

4
03-111General Chemistry I Lab

1
03-115General Chemistry II

4
03-116General Chemistry II Lab

1
03-220Organic Chemistry I

4
03-221Organic Chemistry I Lab

1
03-225Organic Chemistry II

4
03-226Organic Chemistry II Lab

1
13-200Calculus I

4
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13-211Calculus for the Life Sciences

4
17-200College Physics I

4
17-201College Physics I Lab

1
17-205College Physics II

4
17-206College Physics II Lab

1

II. Clinical Courses at Northwestern Memorial Hospital (52)

02-302Introduction to Radiography and Medical Imaging

3
02-318Radiographic Procedures I and Lab

4
02-328Fluoroscopic Procedures I

1
02-350Radiography Clinical I

2
02-361Physics of Radiography

3
02-365Medical Law and Ethics

1
02-366Radiographic Procedures II and Lab

4
02-368Fluoroscopic Procedures II

1
02-378Radiography Clinical II

4
02-402Imaging Principles II

3
02-404Radiography Clinical III

4
02-408Radiographic Procedures III and Lab

3
02-411Imaging Modalities and Equipment

2
02-415Radiographic Procedures IV and Lab

4
02-430Radiographic Clinical IV

3
02-442Computed Tomography and Cross-Sectional Anatomy

2
02-452Radiation Biology

1
02-454Radiographic Pathology

1
02-458Radiographic Clinical V

3
02-459ARRT Review

3

III. General Education Courses (43)

IV. The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by the successful completion of the following courses that contain strong writing components: 02-111, 02-116 General Biology Labs I and II; 02-226 General Microbiology Lab; and 02-496 Senior Thesis.