This program will equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to gain employment as entry-level imaging assistants in the imaging departments of hospitals and imaging centers. The program will offer students the opportunity to gain professional experience in the field of medical imaging while also continuing their educational journey toward an associate's degree or higher to obtain higher-level employment in the medical imaging field.
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This program will provide students with the knowledge, skills and dispositions required for employment as an entry level Imaging Assistant in a healthcare setting, including hospitals and imaging centers. The certificate can serve as either a terminal credential leading to employment, or as a foundation for continued study toward an Associate's Degree in Radiologic Technology, Diagnostic Medical Sonography or other medical imaging technology.
Students must complete 16.5-17.5 units of coursework consisting of 10.5 units of required courses, and 6-7 units of elective courses, as set forth below.
Students must complete each of the required courses listed below:
ALH A010 Health Occupations 0.5
ALH A111 Medical Terminology 3.0
ALH A115 Patient Care 2.0
RADT A100 Radiologic Physics 2.0
ENGL A100 Freshman Composition 3.0
or
ESL A100 ESL College Composition 3.0
Subtotal 10.5
In addition, students must complete one 3 or 4 unit (3 unit minimum) course in each of the following general education areas listed below:
1. Area A: English Communication: A2 Communication and Analytical Thinking
CMST A100 Interpersonal Communication 3.0
CMST A110 Public Speaking 3.0
CMST A180 Introduction to Mass Communications 3.0
DMAD A181 Introduction to Computer Graphics 3.0
ENGL A101 Critical Reasoning: Fiction 4.0
ENGL A101H Critical Reasoning: Fiction Honors 4.0
ENGL A102 Critical Reasoning: Nonfiction 3.0
ENGL A102H Critical Reasoning: Nonfiction Honors 3.0
ENGL A109 Critical Reasoning and Writing for Science and Technology 3.0
MATH A100 Liberal Arts Mathematics 3.0
MATH A104 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 3.0
MATH A115 College Algebra 4.0
MATH A120 Trigonometry 3.0
MATH A160 Introduction to Statistics 4.0
PHIL A150 Critical Reasoning & Writing 3.0
PSYC A160 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 4.0
Subtotal 3.0 - 4.0
2. Area D: Social and Behavioral Sciences
ANTH A100 Cultural Anthropology 3.0
CDE A180 Child, Growth and Development 3.0
CMST A155 Intercultural Communications 3.0
ECON A100 Economics: General Concepts 3.0
ECON A170 Microeconomics 3.0
ECON A170H Microeconomics Honors 3.0
ECON A175 Macroeconomics 3.0
ECON A175H Macroeconomics Honors 3.0
ETHS A100 Contemporary Ethnic America 3.0
GNDR A100 Introduction to Gender Studies 3.0
GEOG A100 World Regional Geography 3.0
GLST A101 Introduction to Global Studies 3.0
HLED A122 Drugs, Health and Society 3.0
HLED A200 Introduction to Public Health 3.0
HIST A101 Afro-American History 3.0
HIST A161 World History 1 3.0
HIST A161H World History 1 Honors 3.0
HIST A170 History of the United States to 1876 3.0
HIST A170H History of the United States to 1876 Honors 3.0
HIST A176 Women in U.S. History 3.0
PSCI A180 American Government 3.0
PSYC A100 Introduction to Psychology 3.0
PSYC A100H Introduction to Psychology Honors 3.0
PSYC A130 Life Span Developmental Psychology 3.0
SOC A100 Introduction to Sociology 3.0
SOC A100H Introduction to Sociology Honors 3.0
Subtotal 3.0
Total Units 16.5-17.5
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