Radiography / Bachelor of Science 3 + 2 Program
Total Credit Hours: 173
Major Credit Hours: 130
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 3.0 by the time they complete 02-422 Human Anatomy 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 (68)
II. Recommended
| 02-355 | Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates | 3 |
| 02-426 | Immunology | 3 |
III. Clinical Courses at Northwestern Memorial Hospital (62)
| 02-302 | Introduction to Radiography and Medical Imaging | 3 |
| 02-303 | Imaging Principles I | 3 |
| 02-318 | Radiographic Procedures I and Lab | 4 |
| 02-328 | Fluoroscopic Procedures I | 1 |
| 02-338 | Medical Terminology | 1 |
| 02-330 | Management and Methods of Patient Care for Sonography | 4 |
| 02-350 | Radiography Clinical I | 2 |
| 02-361 | Physics of Radiography | 3 |
| 02-365 | Medical Law and Ethics | 1 |
| 02-366 | Radiographic Procedures II and Lab | 4 |
| 02-368 | Fluoroscopic Procedures II | 1 |
| 02-378 | Radiography Clinical II | 4 |
| 02-402 | Imaging Principles II | 3 |
| 02-404 | Radiography Clinical III | 4 |
| 02-408 | Radiographic Procedures III and Lab | 3 |
| 02-411 | Imaging Modalities and Equipment | 2 |
| 02-415 | Radiographic Procedures IV and Lab | 4 |
| 02-430 | Radiographic Clinical IV | 3 |
| 02-436 | Operational Issues in Health Care Environment | 1 |
| 02-442 | Computed Tomography and Cross-Sectional Anatomy | 2 |
| 02-452 | Radiation Biology | 1-2 |
| 02-454 | Radiographic Pathology | 1 |
| 02-458 | Radiographic Clinical V | 3 |
| 02-459 | ARRT Review | 3 |
(Radiography students enroll in
02-452 Radiation Biology for two credits.)
IV. General Education Courses (43)
V. 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.