Before going into Radiologic Technology program?

Question

If I go to Foothill hill college for Radiologic Technologist. It's a 2 year program but do I have to take General Education(pre-requisit) first before I get into the program?

Answer 1

Prerequisites:
-High School chemistry or CHEM 30A or CHEM 25 OR CHEM 10 with a grade of “C” or better.
-High School algebra or MATH 101, or equivalent college level course with a grade of “C” or better, or placement into MATH 105 on the Foothill College placement test.
-BIOL 40A, 40B, & 40C or a semester of Anatomy & a semester of Physiology. Anatomy & Physiology in a language other than English will not be considered.
-Eligibility for ESL 26 or English 1A.
-A minimum grade point of 2.5 or better.
-Compliance with the technical standards
-AHS 200 or medical terminology (and petition for determination of equivalency) with a grade of “C” or better.
-RT 200L with a grade of “C” or better

Answer 2

I would suggest the Rad Tech program; and it will depend on what school you are interested in attending, and how long you want to attend school (Associate's or Bachelor's). If planning on attending a University, many schools offer advanced certifications (sonography, MRI, CT, Nuclear Medicine, etc.) along with a B.S. in Radiography. Schools like Quinnipiac University in New Haven, Connecticut, cover most of the Radiography part within the third year; where you could take your registry exam, get your license, and get a Rad Tech job, and the fourth year of the B.S. program is mostly an advanced Certification (like sonography) along with clinicals. If planning on attending a technical school for an Associates in Radiography (Pima Medical Institute, Keiser, Community Colleges, etc.), you would most likely be able to get those advanced certifications anyway, once you get an Associates's degree and find a Rad Tech job at a hospital, since many hospitals offer those certifications in the first place. The downside is that if you plan on going to grad school, you will obviously need to finish the bachelor's degree and get those prerequisites; and most universities do accept the Associate's degrees anyway, if you had attended an accredited radiography program (like Pima Medical Institute, Keiser, Community Colleges, etc.). So you would be able to either finish prerequisites (like pre-med) or simply getting that advanced certification and get the B.S. degree. So either way, it's kind of a win-win situation...

Answer 3

There are prereqs for anything in nursing and allied health. Usually HS algebra two years and one additional math. Bio with a grade of C or better. Sometimes HS Chem.

What you didn't do in HS you will have to do in college either as a prereq or coreq.

Rad tech is a bit easier to get into than say RN or pharm but once you're in it it's tough, very tough.

You better really like anatomy and physiology and physics.

Answer 4

you should have found out before you started...it could be the difference in a certificate, or an associate degree

I am a rad tech...I went to a 4 year college and have a bachelors degree

There are many kinds of programs , I'm sure