2019 - 2020 Catalog
Program: Radiologic Sciences

Note: This program may lead to an occupational license for which a prior criminal history may make a student ineligible. For more information, please visit: https://www.dcccd.edu/hb1508.

(Associate of Applied Science Degree)

• Students pursuing this award program are required to meet Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites.
• Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Degree Plan Code: AAS.BHC.RADIOLOG.19

This program prepares the student to become a professional radiologic technologist with a specialty in radiography. The radiographer uses radiation to produce internal images of the patient which are used by the physician to make a diagnosis. For the vast majority of diagnostic procedures, the radiographer has total responsibility for the care and well-being of the patient and must be prepared to produce quality images with care and empathy.

The graduate radiographer is eligible to sit for the examination given by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and eligible to be a Certified Medical Radiologic Technologist licensed by the Texas Department of Health. Radiographers work in hospitals, physician's offices, and primary care facilities.

Completion of the program and successful completion of the ARRT examination provides the graduate with credentials to continue their education in other radiologic specialty disciplines. The Brookhaven College program is programmatically accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, Illinois 60606-3182; Phone: 312-704-5300; Fax: 312-704-5304.

This degree is offered at El Centro and Brookhaven. Since the admission requirements vary from El Centro to Brookhaven, please see each program website for details.

Students wishing to be admitted to the Brookhaven Radiography program must comply with the following criteria outlined in this paragraph. The student must be admitted to a college of the DCCCD, have completed the five prerequisite courses with a 3.0 grade point average or higher and a "B" or higher in SCIT 1407 or BIOL 2401, watch an information session online for the program and complete an application packet within the designated filing period. Applicants will be required to submit a comprehensive application packet to the Brookhaven College Radiologic Science office that will be used during the selection process. The selection process contains several criteria that are outlined on the Brookhaven College Radiology website.

Admission to Brookhaven College: https://www.brookhavencollege.edu/cd/instruct-divisions/bhc/hhs/rad/Pages/admission.aspx
Application packets will be available after the completion of watching the program information session.

Admission to El Centro College: http://www.ElCentroCollege.edu/health-packets
Application packets will be available at the information sessions.

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.

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RADIOLOGIC SCIENCES - VASCULAR INTERVENTIONAL

Note: This program may lead to an occupational license for which a prior criminal history may make a student ineligible. For more information, please visit: https://www.dcccd.edu/hb1508.

Gainful Employment Information

(Advanced Technical Certificate)

Brookhaven only

• Students pursuing this award program are required to meet Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites.
• Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Degree Plan Code: ATC.RAD.VAS.INTV

This program prepares the student to further their radiologic science career with a specialty in vascular interventional radiography. The VIR technologist uses radiation and advanced patient care skills to produce vascular images of the patient which are used by the physician to make a diagnosis. For the vast majority of the diagnostic procedures, the VIR technologist has total responsibility for the care and well-being of the patient and must be prepared to produce quality images with care and empathy.

This program is for graduates or students in their last semester of a radiography program and/or are registered radiographer by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and Certified Medical Radiologic Technologist licensed by the Texas Department of Health.

PREREQUISITE
Course	Course Title	Credit Hours
BIOL 2401	Anatomy and Physiology 1I OR	4
SCIT 1407	Applied Human Anatomy and Physiology 1I	(4)
BIOL 2402	Anatomy and Physiology 2II OR	4
SCIT 1408	Applied Human Anatomy and Physiology 2II	(4)
RADR 2240	Sectional Anatomy for Medical Imaging	2
Prerequisite Total		10

Semester 1
Course	Course Title	Credit Hours
VIRT 2340	Advanced Patient Care and Pathophysiology for Interventional Radiology	3
VIRT 1310	Principles of Interventional Radiology 1I	3
VIRT 2164	Practicum (or Field Experience)-Vascular Interventional Technology/Science	1
Semester Total		7

Semester 2
Course	Course Title	Credit Hours
VIRT 2310	Principles of Interventional Radiology 2II	3
VIRT 1320	Interventional Radiology Equipment and Methodology	3
VIRT 2364	Practicum (or Field Experience)-Vascular Interventional Technology/Science	3
Semester Total		9

Semester 3
Course	Course Title	Credit Hours
VIRT 2330	Advanced Vascular Interventional Procedures	3
VIRT 2265	Practicum (or Field Experience)-Vascular Interventional Technology/Science	2
Semester Total		5

Minimum Hours Required		31

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.

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