Baccalaureate Degree in Radiation Sciences

Degree Requirements Overview

1. Application/Admission to the University of Iowa (UI)
2. General education courses - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, radiation sci interest, degree status
3. Professional radiologic technology program - College of Medicine - non-degree status
4. A second modality at University of Iowa - CCOM, undergraduate, radiation sci major, degree status
5. Three advance courses
6. Semester hour, GPA, and residency

Degree Requirements Details

1. Meet admission requirements and admit to the UI.
2. General Education Course Requirements (23-25 sh):
   • Rhetoric: (4 sh)
     • 10:003 Accelerated Rhetoric^ (4 sh)
   • Natural Sciences: two semesters (6-8 sh)
     • 004:007 General Chemistry I
     • 004:008 General Chemistry II
     • 027:053^ OR 060:110 Human Anatomy, Principles of Human Anatomy
     • 027:130 Human Physiology

       Students interested in nuclear medicine must complete a chemistry course and lab (004:011) and a physics (029) course.

   • Social Sciences: (3 sh)
   • 031:001^ Elementary Psychology
   • Quantitative or Formal Reasoning: (4 sh)
     • 22M:015 Mathematics for the Biological Sciences or
       22M:009^ Elementary Functions
   • Distributed Education^: (6 sh)

     A 3-sh course from 2 of the following areas:

     • Social sciences (not including more 031:001), humanities, cultural diversity, and historical perspectives.
3. Radiologic Technology Requirement: (60 sh)

   Application/Selection process for limited class size. Healthcare experience and job shadowing in diagnostic radiology is strongly recommended. Semester hour credit is awarded for passing the ARRT national certification exam.

   • 670:901, 902 Radiologic Technology Program
4. Modality: (15 - 36 sh)

   Complete one of the following programs of study.

   • On-Campus: (Application/Selection process for limited class sizes. Admission is not guaranteed)
     • Radiation Therapy 672:803-805 (12 months) (30 sh)
     • Diagnostic Medical Sonography 673:803-807 (18 months) (36 sh)
     • Nuclear Medicine Technology 074:101-105 (12 months) (30 sh)
     • Optional Internships:
       • Cardiac Interventional (CI) and Vascular Interventional (VI) 675:170, 180 (12 sh)
       • Computed Tomography 676:140 (6 sh)
       • Magnetic Resonance Imaging 674:160, 170 (9 sh)
   • Distance Education:
     • Cardiovascular Interventional (CVI)^ 675:110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160 (20 sh)
     • Computed Tomography (CT)^ 676:100, 110, 120, 130 (15 sh)
     • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)^ 674:110, 120, 130, 140, 150; 676:100, 110 (24 sh)
5. Additional Course Requirements:
   • 06J:048, 036:019^, or 06J:147^ Introduction to Management, Organizational Leadership, Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness I
   • 074:150^ Medical Imaging and Radiology Informatics
   • 22S:025^ or 102^ Elementary Statistics and Inference, Introduction to Statistical Methods
6. Semester Hour/Residency/GPA requirements:
   • Successfully complete a minimum of 124 semester hours of credit
   • Satisfy at least one UI residency requirement. After admission to the Carver College of Medicine (CCOM)
     • Option 1: At least 90 sh. must be completed in the UI CCOM.
     • Option 2: Forty-five of the final 60 sh. must be completed in the UI CCOM.
     • Option 3: The final consecutive 30 sh. must be completed in the UI CCOM.
   • Maintain a minimum grade-point average of at least 2.00 for each semster, UI cumulative, and overall cumulative after admission to the CCOM.

^Courses with distance education option.

Radiation Sciences Sample Schedule

Modality Application Process

Students must complete a modality at the UI.  Except for the distance education CVI, CT and MRI courses, students need to apply to, interview, and be accepted to one of the modality programs.  The optional VI, CI, CT and MRI clinical internships also require an application/selection process.  Each program or internship varies in length, admission requirements, start date, and maximum number of students selected. All programs are full-time, include supervised clinical education, and are scheduled for approximately eight hours per day. Vist the individual program web pages by selecting the program of interest from the left side NavBar for additional information.