Radiation Sciences — B.S. (Postprofessional)
Program director
Tim Seavey
The postprofessional baccalaureate degree comprises a minimum of 192 quarter units in the following:
- Loma Linda University general education (GE) requirements.
- Professional certification in an imaging modality (entry-level imaging degree).
- Radiation science core requirements.*
- Area of emphasis: administration and education,* imaging informatics,* advanced imaging modalities, or science.*
- E-portfolio that comprises academic and professional work, a capstone project, and service learning.
*Online
Electives to meet the needs of individual students are selected from existing courses after consultation with the program director.
Program objectives
- To graduate managers and educators who contribute to the imaging disciplines through service and leadership.
- To graduate leaders who advocate for excellence in patient care.
Program learning outcomes
By the end of the program, the graduate should be able to:
- Develop meaningful interactions in health care.
- Demonstrate moral leadership.
- Discuss health-care advancement and sustainability.
- Apply emotional intelligence and leadership skills.
- Integrate concepts from chosen area of emphasis.
Applications are accepted year-round and applicants may enter the B.S. degree program at the start of any quarter. Contact the program director for advisement. Admission is based on a selective process. In addition to Loma Linda University and School of Allied Health Professions admissions requirements, the applicant must meet the following requirements:
- an associate degree or a minimum of 72-96 degree transferable units per program director approval;
- be a graduate of an approved program in radiologic technology, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, cardiac and/ or vascular imaging, or sonography (ultrasound);
- have a certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) (R,N,T), American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (AB, BR, FE, OB/GYN, PS, AE, PT, and /or VT), or an equivalent specialty credential (NMTCB).
Applicants who are eligible to take the ARRT, NMTCB or ARDMS specialty examination for certification/credential but who have not had the opportunity to do so are given provisional status for one quarter. Eligibility to continue is subject to the student obtaining certification. It should be understood that the University will not sign or validate registry documents of students who obtained their training in another program.
Prerequisites/corequisites
A maximum of 70 semester or 105 quarter didactic units from an accredited community college will be accepted as transfer credit. Students who have completed a program with the same programmatic accreditation as LLU's program, are allowed up to 50 junior college-level quarter units of academic credit on the basis of their registry license. Students should be within 12 quarter units of completion of general education (GE) requirements in order to be considered for the Bachelor of Science core program OR have developed an academic plan with the program director. For a complete listing of general education requirements, see LLU General Education Requirements. Following is a list of specific requirements and the general education domain to which they apply:
Domain 1: Religion (8 quarter units)
(completed during enrollment at LLU)
Domain 2: Arts and humanities (minimum 16 quarter units)
Units must be selected from at least three of the following content areas: civilization/history, art, literature, language, philosophy, religion, or general humanities electives. A minimum of 3 quarter units in an area are required to meet a "content area."
Domain 3: Scientific inquiry and quantitative reasoning (minimum 12 quarter units)
- Statistics (taken during the program).
- Additional units must be selected from two of the following content areas: biology, chemistry, geology, mathematics, and physics; and one course must include a lab component.
Domain 4: Social sciences (minimum 12 quarter units)
- Select from two of the following content areas: anthropology, economics, geography, political sciences, psychology, and sociology.
- The human diversity requirement is fulfilled in the portfolio core courses: RTCH 491 Portfolio I and RTCH 492 Portfolio II (approved by the University GE Committee).
Domain 5: Written and oral communication (minimum 9 quarter units)
- English composition, complete sequence that meets the baccalaureate degree requirements of a four-year college or university.
- Additional courses may include information systems, critical thinking, and public speaking
Domain 6: Health and wellness (minimum 2 quarter units)
- A didactic course in health or nutrition (e.g., personal health, personal nutrition, population health, global health, and community nutrition) minimum of 2 units
- Physical education. Must include at least two separate physical activity courses totaling a minimum of one quarter units.
Electives
To meet the minimum requirement of 72-96 quarter units required for matriculation, electives may be selected from the previous four domains. For more information regarding GE requirements for graduation, see LLU general education requirements
Core (30 units) 1 | ||
AHCJ 318 | Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Skills for Health-Care Professionals | 3 |
AHRM 475 | Health-Care Research and Statistics | 4 |
RTCH 385 | Radiologic Trends in Health Care | 2 |
RTCH 387 | Writing for Health-Care Professionals | 3 |
RTCH 464 | Moral Leadership | 3 |
RTCH 467 | Management of a Radiologic Service | 3 |
RTCH 485 | Digital Management in Radiology | 3 |
RTCH 489 | Effective Communication for Supervisors | 3 |
RTCH 491 | Portfolio I | 3 |
RTCH 492 | Portfolio II 4 | 3 |
Religion (9 units) | ||
RELT 406 | Adventist Beliefs and Life | 3 |
RELE 456 | Personal and Professional Ethics | 3 |
RELR 409 | Christian Perspectives on Death and Dying | 3 |
Area of emphasis 2 | 12-24 | |
Electives 3 | 0-34 | |
Total Units | 97 |
- 1
Core courses are online.
- 2
Area of Emphasis selected from options listed below.
- 3
Remaining units required for the B.S. program can be obtained from remaining emphases and other available courses offered at Loma Linda University.
- 4
Fulfills service learning agreement
Area of emphasis: administration and education
RTED 475 | Curriculum Development for the Radiation Sciences | 3 |
RTED 476 | Adult Learning Theory for the Radiation Science Student | 3 |
RTED 477 | Learning Activities and Assessment for the Radiation Sciences | 3 |
RTII 354 | Introduction to Informatics | 3 |
HCBL 434 | Financial Management for Health Care | 3 |
HCBL 346 | Legal and Ethical Environment in Health Care | 3 |
HLIN 430 | Quality Management and Performance Improvement in Health Care | 3 |
RTCH 414 | Practicum in Radiation Sciences | 3 |
Total Units | 24 |
Area of emphasis: imaging informatics
RTII 354 | Introduction to Informatics | 3 |
RTED 475 | Curriculum Development for the Radiation Sciences | 3 |
RTII 356 | Information Technology in Radiology | 3 |
RTII 358 | PACS Planning and Implementation | 3 |
RTII 378 | Systems Management in Informatics | 3 |
HCBL 346 | Legal and Ethical Environment in Health Care | 3 |
RTII 384 | Advanced Imaging Informatics | 1 |
RTII 386 | Certification Exam Review | 2 |
HLIN 430 | Quality Management and Performance Improvement in Health Care | 3 |
Total Units | 24 |
Area of emphasis: cardiovascular imaging (CVI)
Students may select CI, VI, or both.
AHCJ 402 | Pathology I 1, 2 | 4 |
CEPT 245 | Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 3 |
CEPT 251 | Cardiac Electrophysiology and Rhythm Recognition I 1 | 2 |
CEPT 252 | Cardiac Electrophysiology and Rhythm Recognition II 1 | 2 |
RTSI 344 | Pharmacology for Imaging Professionals 1, 2 | 4 |
RTSI 345 | Cardiac/Interventional Procedures 1 | 3 |
RTSI 351 | Angio/Interventional Procedures I 2 | 3 |
RTSI 352 | Angio/Interventional Procedures II 2 | 3 |
RTSI 356 | Vascular Anatomy and Physiology 2 | 3 |
RTSI 359 | Vascular Imaging Review 2 | 1 |
Cardiac Interventional Clinical Affiliation 1, 3 | ||
Vascular Interventional Clinical Affiliation 2, 3 | ||
Total Units | 28 |
- 1
Required for cardiac interventional (CI). Total units 28
- 2
Required for vascular interventional (VI ). Total units 27
- 3
Clinical affiliation courses take 2-3 times depending on program selection.
Area of emphasis: special imaging CT/MRI
Students may select CT, MRI, or both.
RTSI 361 | MRI Physics I 2 | 2 |
RTSI 362 | MRI Physics II 2 | 2 |
RTSI 364 | CT Patient Care and Procedures 1 | 2 |
RTSI 365 | MRI Patient Care and Procedures 2 | 2 |
RTSI 367 | Cross-sectional Radiographic Anatomy 1, 2 | 2 |
RTSI 369 | CT Physics 1 | 2 |
Clinical affiliation 4 | 12 | |
Computed Tomography Clinical Affiliation 1, 3 | ||
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinical Affiliation 2, 3 | ||
Total Units | 24 |
- 1
Required for Computed Tomography (CT). Total 12 units
- 2
Required for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Total 14 units
Area of emphasis: science (15-20 units)
15-20 quarter units selected from the natural sciences in the areas of biology, microbiology, chemistry*, math, statistics, or physics*. Courses must be taken from two different content areas with the approval of the program director. These courses are taken at your local college/university. A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required for all courses.
* Introductory sequences not accepted.
Area of emphasis: clinical practice (12-31 units)
The didactic (not including clinical units) coursework from a clinically-based imaging specialty* (from the list below) may be transferred into a clinical practice emphasis. Any clinical practice emphasis requires licensure from the ARRT, NMTCB, or ARDMS:
- Diagnostic Sonography (ARDMS)
- Cardiac Sonography (ARDMS)
- Nuclear Medicine (NMTCB and/or ARRT)
- Special Imaging (Computed Tomography and/or Magnetic Resonance Imaging)(ARRT). Students with special imaging coursework totaling less than 12 units must take additional science or didactic emphasis courses to complete the emphasis. Courses must be approved by the program director.
- Radiation Therapy Technology (ARRT)
- Cardiac Interventional and/or Vascular Interventional (ARRT)
* Didactic coursework should come from a regionally accredited institution. Coursework from a non-regionally accredited institution will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the program director.
Normal time to complete the program
Four (4) years - Two (2) years (6 academic quarters) at LLU — based on full-time enrollment; part time permitted