Austin Community College

FY 2000 Degree Plan

Curriculum subject to change based on Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board mandates.

This program provides radiologic technology and clinical experience with general education courses in the arts and sciences and is designed to prepare persons for the safe use of X-ray equipment in clinical settings under the supervision of a radiologist or other physician. Students are eligible to take the national examination for registration administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists upon successful completion of the prescribed curriculum. The Program is nationally accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, 20 North Wacker Dr., Suite 900, Chicago, IL, 60606-2901; phone (312) 704-5300. ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE DOES NOT GUARANTEE ADMISSION TO THE RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AND ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED.

Semester I

+	BIO	1714		Anatomy and Physiology I	4
	AHS	1303		Medical Terminology	3
	DMR	1013		Fundamentals of Radiography	3
+	DMR	1014		Radiographic Procedures I	4
+	DMR	1022		Principles of Radiographic Exposure I	2
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Semester II

+	SPCH	1315	1,2,4,5	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
	DMR	1222		Radiation Physics	2
+	DMR	1224		Radiographic Procedures II	4
+	DMR	1322		Principles of Radiographic Exposure II	2
+	DMR	1303		Radiology Clinical I	3
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Semester III

+	DMR	1402		Introduction to Sectional Anatomy and Other Imaging Modalities	2
+	DMR	1403		Radiology Clinical II	3
+	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
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Semester IV

	MATH	1314	2,4,3	College Algebra	3
+	DMR	2014		Advanced Principles of Imaging and Radiation Protection	4
+	DMR	2015		Radiology Clinical III	5
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Semester V

+	DMR	2113		Special Procedures and Pathological Conditions	3
+	DMR	2105		Radiology Clinical IV	5
+	PSYC	2301	2	Introduction to Psychology	3
	CIS	1003		Introduction to Computers	3
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Semester VI

	DMR	2204		Radiology Clinical V	4
+	DMR	2203		Radiologic Technology Seminar	3
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				TOTALS	------- 71

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions