Radiologic Imaging Sciences Technology
Radiologic Imaging Sciences Technology Bachelor’s Degree Program Overview
The Bachelor of Radiologic and Imaging Sciences Technology degree is designed for students pursuing studies related to medical imaging. Job opportunities for CT and MRI technologists, sonographers and therapists exist in hospitals, surgical centers, clinics, physician offices and other healthcare facilities.
The Radiologic and Imaging Sciences major comprising the following concentrations:
- The Computed Tomography concentration uses specialized x-ray equipment to create sectional images of the human body. Each cross-sectional image reveals complex information about body structures that are used for a variety of reasons (i.e., diagnostic, treatment planning, interventional or screening).
- Computed Tomography concentration for students who completed an A.A.S. degree in Radiologic Technology, Nuclear Medicine or Radiation Therapy
- Computed Tomography concentration for students who completed a hospital-based certificate or A.T.S. degree in Radiologic Technology and American Registry of Radiologic Technologist certification examination
The Magnetic Resonance Imaging concentration uses a powerful magnet, radio waves, and computers to create sectional images of the human body. The images reveal complex information about body structures and the chemical changes that occur as a result of the onset of disease.
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging concentration for students who completed an A.A.S. degree in Radiologic Technology, Nuclear Medicine or Radiation Therapy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging concentration for students who completed a hospital-based certificate or A.T.S. degree in Radiologic Technology and American Registry of Radiologic Technologist certification examination
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the Computed Tomography concentrations will be able to:
- Effectively utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills when performing computed tomography procedures.
- Communicate effectively in oral and written form with patients, families and members of the health care team.
- Perform Computed Tomography procedures successfully and consistent with entry-level requirements of a registered CT technologist. Successfully perform computed tomography procedures.
- Determine the value of professional growth and development and to conduct themselves in a professional manner.
Graduates of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging concentrations will be able to:
- Effectively utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills when performing magnetic resonance imaging procedures.
- Communicate effectively in oral and written form with patients, families and members of the health care team.
- Perform Magnetic Resonance Imaging procedures successfully and consistent with entry-level requirements of a registered MRI technologist.
- Determine the value of professional growth and development and to conduct themselves in a professional manner.
Program Structure
Computed Tomography Concentration:
120 minimum total credit hours: 31 credits (15) RIS concentration requirement courses, 10-11 additional requirement courses, 24 credits (8) Kent Core courses, 48 credits of general electives, 7-11 credits additional concentration requirements
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Concentration:
120 minimum total credit hours: 31 credits (15) RIS concentration requirement courses, 10-11 additional requirement courses, 24 credits (8) Kent Core courses, 48 credits of general electives, 7-11 credits additional concentration requirements
Professional Licensure Disclosure
This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at Kent State’s website for professional licensure disclosure.
Accreditation
The B.R.I.T. degree in Radiologic Imaging Sciences (Radiation Therapy concentration only) is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.
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Radiologic Imaging Sciences Technology Bachelor’s Degree Program Admissions Requirements
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students.
First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
Former Students: Former Kent State students who have not attended another institution since Kent State and were not academically dismissed will complete the re-enrollment process through the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center. Former students who attended another college or university since leaving Kent State must apply for admissions as a transfer or post-undergraduate student.
Transfer Students: Students who attended an educational institution after graduating from high school or earning their GED must apply as transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.
Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog’s Academic Policies.
Students may be required to meet certain criteria to progress in their program. Any progression requirements will be listed on the program’s Coursework tab
Program Courses
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA; min C grade required in all RIS courses) | ||
| RIS 34084 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SECTIONAL ANATOMY I | 2 |
| RIS 34086 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SECTIONAL ANATOMY II | 2 |
| RIS 44021 | PATIENT MANAGEMENT IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY | 2 |
| RIS 44030 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE PRODUCTION I | 2 |
| RIS 44047 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY PROCEDURES I | 2 |
| RIS 44048 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY PROCEDURES II | 2 |
| RIS 44062 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE PRODUCTION II | 2 |
| RIS 44068 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES | 2 |
| RIS 44083 | PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR MEDICAL IMAGING | 3 |
| RIS 44088 | LEADERSHIP IN MEDICAL IMAGING | 1 |
| RIS 44096 | INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION IN MEDICAL IMAGING DIRECTED READINGS | 3 |
| RIS 44098 | RESEARCH IN MEDICAL IMAGING (ELR) (WIC) | 3 |
| Clinical Electives, choose from the following: | 5 | |
| RIS 44004 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY CLINICAL EDUCATION I | |
| RIS 44054 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY CLINICAL EDUCATION II | |
| RIS 44069 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY CLINICAL EDUCATION III | |
| RIS 44092 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY/MAGNETIC RESONANCE INTERNSHIP (ELR) | |
| Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
| MATH 10041 | INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS (KMCR) | 3-4 |
| MATH 11009 | MODELING ALGEBRA (KMCR) | |
| MATH 11010 | ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR) | |
| PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (KSS) | 3 |
| UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
| American Civic Literacy Requirement 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Core Composition | 6 | |
| Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 6-9 | |
| Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 0-3 | |
| Kent Core Additional | 6 | |
| General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) 1 | 51 | |
| Additional Concentration Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA), choose from the following: | 7-11 | |
| CTRT | ||
| AHS 24010 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 1-3 |
| IHS 14020 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | |
| Biology (BSCI) Electives, choose from the following: 2 | 6-8 | |
| BSCI 11010 BSCI 11020 | and FOUNDATIONAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II (KBS) (KLAB) | |
| BSCI 21010 BSCI 21020 | and ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II | |
| CTHA | ||
| BSCI 10001 | HUMAN BIOLOGY (KBS) | 3 |
| CIS 24053 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES | 3 |
| IT 11000 | INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS | |
| Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 1 | |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 | |
1Most general elective credit hours will be fulfilled with courses earned for radiologic technology associate degree or hospital-based certificate (32-40 credit hours awarded for certificate).
2Students who have successfully completed ATTR 25057 and ATTR 25058 (or EXSC 25057 and EXSC 25058) may use those courses in place of BSCI 11010 and BSCI 11020 (or BSCI 21010 and BSCI 21020).
3If students complete the American Civic Literacy requirement by taking HIST 12061, the course will apply to the Kent Core Humanities category. If they complete it with POL 10101, the course will apply to the Kent Core Social Sciences category.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA; min C grade required in RIS all courses) | ||
| RIS 34084 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SECTIONAL ANATOMY I | 2 |
| RIS 34086 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SECTIONAL ANATOMY II | 2 |
| RIS 44031 | PATIENT MANAGEMENT IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING | 2 |
| RIS 44044 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING PROCEDURES I | 2 |
| RIS 44045 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING PROCEDURES II | 2 |
| RIS 44051 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE EQUIPMENT AND IMAGE ACQUISITION I | 2 |
| RIS 44052 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE EQUIPMENT AND IMAGE ACQUISITION II | 2 |
| RIS 44066 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING TECHNIQUES | 2 |
| RIS 44083 | PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR MEDICAL IMAGING | 3 |
| RIS 44088 | LEADERSHIP IN MEDICAL IMAGING | 1 |
| RIS 44096 | INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION IN MEDICAL IMAGING DIRECTED READINGS | 3 |
| RIS 44098 | RESEARCH IN MEDICAL IMAGING (ELR) (WIC) | 3 |
| Clincal Electives, choose from the following: | 5 | |
| RIS 44003 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING CLINICAL EDUCATION I | |
| RIS 44063 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING CLINICAL EDUCATION II | |
| RIS 44073 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING CLINICAL EDUCATION III | |
| RIS 44092 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY/MAGNETIC RESONANCE INTERNSHIP (ELR) | |
| Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
| MATH 10041 | INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS (KMCR) | 3-4 |
| MATH 11009 | MODELING ALGEBRA (KMCR) | |
| MATH 11010 | ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR) | |
| PSYC 11762 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (KSS) | 3 |
| UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
| American Civic Literacy Requirement 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Core Composition | 6 | |
| Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 6-9 | |
| Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 0-3 | |
| Kent Core Additional | 6 | |
| General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) 1 | 51 | |
| Additional Concentration Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA), choose from the following: | 7-11 | |
| MRRT | ||
| AHS 24010 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 1-3 |
| IHS 14020 | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | |
| Biology (BSCI) Electives, choose from the following 2 | 6-8 | |
| BSCI 11010 BSCI 11020 | and FOUNDATIONAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II (KBS) (KLAB) | |
| BSCI 21010 BSCI 21020 | and ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II | |
| MRHA | ||
| BSCI 10001 | HUMAN BIOLOGY (KBS) | 3 |
| CIS 24053 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES | 3 |
| IT 11000 | INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS | |
| Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 1 | |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 | |
1Most general elective credit hours will be fulfilled with courses earned for radiologic technology associate degree or hospital-based certificate (32 credit hours awarded for certificate).
2Students who have successfully completed ATTR 25057 and ATTR 25058 (or EXSC 25057 and EXSC 25058) may use those courses in place of BSCI 11010 and BSCI 11020 (or BSCI 21010 and BSCI 21020).
3If students complete the American Civic Literacy requirement by taking HIST 12061, the course will apply to the Kent Core Humanities category. If they complete it with POL 10101, the course will apply to the Kent Core Social Sciences category.
Progression Requirements
To be able to register for Radiologic and Imaging Sciences (RIS) courses, students must be accepted to technical study. Acceptance to technical study is a selective process due to the limited number of students approved for each clinical education setting. Criteria for acceptance are the following:
- Completion of required non-radiologic and imaging sciences (RIS) courses, e.g., biology, chemistry, mathematics, psychology, Kent Core courses
- Minimum 2.750 overall GPA
Graduation Requirements
| Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
|---|---|
| 2.750 | 2.000 |
- Students must complete all Radiologic and Imaging Sciences (RIS) courses with a minimum C grade.
- Students must complete all academic and clinical competencies in their core concentration.
Radiologic Imaging Sciences Technology Bachelor’s Degree Program Tuition and Fees
Ohio Residents
| Per Credit Hour | Per 3-Credit Course | Approximate Tuition Cost |
$345.63 Lower Division Courses $405.15 Upper Division Courses | $1,036.89 Lower Division Courses $1,215.45 Upper Division Courses | $15,800 -$24,100 full-time1 For CT or MRI Program |
Non-Ohio Residents
| Per Credit Hour | Per 3-Credit Course | Approximate Tuition Cost |
$355.63 Lower Division Courses $415.15 Upper Division Courses | $1,066.89 Lower Division Courses $1,245.45 Upper Division Courses | $16,400-$24,900 full-time2 For CT or MRI Program |
1The flat-rate semester fee of $3,803.42 for LOWER division courses and $4,457.36 for UPPER division courses applies to full-time Ohio resident undergraduate students taking between 12-18 credit hours per semester. The approximate tuition cost was calculated at students completing the program in 4 or 6 semesters depending on the number of transfer credits. To calculate the tuition for 4 semesters, an average was used of 3 semesters of LOWER division courses and 1 semester of UPPER division courses. To calculate the tuition for 6 semesters, an average was used of 4 semesters of LOWER division courses and 2 semesters of UPPER division courses.
2The flat-rate semester fee of $3,803.42 for LOWER division courses and $4,457.36 for UPPER division courses applies to full-time non-Ohio resident undergraduate students enrolled in a fully online degree program and taking between 12-18 credit hours per semester, PLUS a surcharge of $10 per credit hour of actual credits taken (between 12-18 or $120-$180). The approximate tuition cost was calculated at students completing the program in 4 or 6 semesters depending on the number of transfer credits. To calculate the tuition for 4 semesters, an average was used of 3 semesters of LOWER division courses and 1 semester of UPPER division courses PLUS a surcharge of $10 per credit hour x 4 semesters. To calculate the tuition for 6 semesters, an average was used of 4 semesters of LOWER division courses and 2 semesters of UPPER division courses PLUS a surcharge of $10 per credit hour x 6 semesters.
For part-time semesters: The $345.63 per-credit-hour tuition rate for LOWER division courses and $405.15 for UPPER division courses applies to part-time Ohio resident undergraduate students, PLUS a $10 per-credit-hour surcharge for non-Ohio resident undergraduate students, taking fewer than 12 credit hours per semester.
*For students with an associate degree or hospital-based certificate, most general elective credit hours will be fulfilled with courses earned for that degree (32 credit hours awarded for certificate).
- An additional Distance Learning fee for all students enrolled in a distance learning course is $15 per credit hour. Program tuition and costs are estimated and subject to change.
- Actual tuition costs will vary based on a student’s chosen academic plan. The full cost of attendance consists of tuition and fees, and when applicable, food, housing, books, course materials, supplies and equipment, transportation and personal expenses for the enrolled terms. Other expenses not included in tuition and fees totals can be found on the Kent State University cost of attendance web page.
- For a complete listing of tuition rates for approved online programs, please contact Kent State’s Financial, Billing & Enrollment Center at 330-672-6000 or via our website Contact Us link.
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