Course Descriptions
College 101 10890101 Students gain skills that lead to success in college, employment, and life. Students should take this course in their first semester.( Pre-requisite: None.) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Mathematical Reasoning 10804134 All college students, regardless of their college major, need to be able to make reasonable decisions about fiscal, environmental, and health issues that require quantitative reasoning skills. An activity based approach is used to explore numerical relationships, graphs, proportional relationships, algebraic reasoning, and problem solving using linear, exponential and other mathematical models. Students will develop conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts. This course may be used as the first of a two part sequence that ends with Quantitative Reasoning as the capstone general education math requirement.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Arith score greater / equal to 250 AND Rdg score greater / equal to 250; OR ACT Math score greater / equal to 15 AND ACT Reading score greater / equal to 16; OR prep courses-contact an academic advisor 920- 498-5444). Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Gen Anatomy & Physiology 10806177 Overview of the human anatomy / physiology using a body-systems approach, emphasizing the interrelationships between form / function at the gross and microscopic levels.( Prerequisite: C or better in Lab-based Chemistry OR 2 semesters lab-based high school chemistry w / C or better; AND Next Gen Rdg score greater /= to 263; OR ACT Rdg score greater /= to 17; OR prep courses-contact academic advisor at 920-498-5444) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Radiographic Procedures 1 10526149 Prepares radiography students to perform routine radiologic procedures on various parts of the body including the upper body, hip, pelvis and ankle. Students apply knowledge of human anatomy to position the patient correctly to achieve the desired result.( Prerequisites: Enrolled in Radiography program; 10-806-177, General Anatomy & Physiology w / B or better) Course Typically Offered: Fall
Introduction to Radiography 10526158 Introduces students to the role of radiography in health care. Students apply medical terminology, legal and ethical considerations to patient care and pharmacology in the radiologic sciences.( Prerequisite: Enrolled in Radiography program) Course Typically Offered:
Radiographic Imaging 10526159 Introduces radiography students to the process and components imaging. Students determine the factors that affect image quality including contrast, receptor exposure, spatial resolution and distortion.( Prerequisite: Enrolled in Radiography program) Course Typically Offered: Fall
Radiography Clinical 1 10526168 This beginning level clinical course prepares radiography students to perform radiologic procedures on patients with extensive supervision and direction. Students apply radiation protection and standard precautions in the production of radiographs in the health care setting while adhering to legal and ethical guidelines. An emphasis of the course is the development of communication and critical thinking skills appropriate to the clinical setting.( Prerequisites: Enrolled in Radiography program; 10-806-177, General Anatomy & Physiology; Corequisites: 10-526-158, Introduction to Radiography; 10-526-149, Radiographic Procedures 1; 10-526-159, Radiographic Imaging) Course Typically Offered: Fall
Advanced Radiographic Imaging 10526230 Explores the factors that impact image acquisition, display, archiving and retrieval. Guidelines for selecting exposure factors and evaluating images within digital systems are discussed. Principles of digital system quality assurance and maintenance are presented.( Prerequisites: Enrolled in Radiography program; 10-526-159, Radiographic Imaging) Course Typically Offered: Spring
Radiography Clinical 2 10526192 This second level clinical course prepares radiography students to perform radiologic procedures on patients with extensive supervision and direction. Students apply radiation protection and standard precautions in the production of radiographs in a health care setting while adhering to legal and ethical guidelines. An emphasis of the course is the development of communication and critical thinking skills appropriate to the clinical setting.( Prerequisite: 10-526- 168, Radiography Clinical 1) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Radiographic Procedures 2 10526191 Prepares radiography students to perform routine radiologic procedures on various parts of the body including the skull, spine, and gastrointestinal systems. Students apply knowledge of human anatomy to position the patient correctly to achieve the desired result.( Prerequisites: Enrolled in Radiography program; 10-526-149, Radiographic Procedures 1; 10-806-177, General Anatomy & Physiology w / B or better) Course Typically Offered: Spring
Imaging Equipment Operation 10526194 Introduces radiography students to the principles and application of x-ray technology. Students analyze how x-rays are produced and determine the corrective actions necessary for common equipment malfunctions.( Prerequisite: Enrolled in Radiography program) Course Typically Offered: Spring
Radiographic Image Analysis 10526195 Prepares radiography students to analyze radiographic images for quality. Students apply quality control tests to determine the causes of image problems including equipment malfunctions and procedural errors( Prerequisite: Enrolled in Radiography program) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Radiography Clinical 3 10526193 This third level clinical course prepares radiography students to perform radiologic procedures on patients with supervision and direction. Students apply radiation protection and standard precautions in the production of radiographs in a health care setting while adhering to legal and ethical guidelines. An emphasis of the course is the demonstration of communication and critical thinking skills appropriate to the clinical setting.( Prerequisite: 10-526-192, Radiography Clinical 2) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Intro to Psychology 10809198 This science of psychology course is a survey of multiple aspects of behavior and mental processes. It provides an overview of topics such as research methods, theoretical perspectives, learning, cognition, memory, motivation, emotions, personality, abnormal psychology, physiological factors, social influences, and development..( Prerequisite: Cumulative GPA of 2.6 or greater OR satisfactory reading and writing assessment scores OR 10-831-107, College Reading and Writing 1 with " B " or better OR Corequisite: 10-831-102, English Comp Prep). Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Radiographic Pathology 10526189 Prepares radiography students to determine the basic radiographic manifestations of pathological conditions. Students classify trauma related to site, complications, and prognosis and locate the radiographic appearance of pathologies( Prerequisite: Enrolled in Radiography program) Course Typically Offered: Fall
Intro to Diversity Studies 10809172 This course introduces the study of diversity from a local to a global perspective using a holistic, interdisciplinary approach that encourages exploration and prepares students to work in a diverse environment. The course introduces basic diversity concepts, examines the impact of bias and power differentials among groups, explores the use of culturally responsive communication strategies, and compares forces that shape diversity in an international context. 406
( Prerequisite: Next Gen Rdg score greater / equal to 250 AND Writing score greater / equal to 237; OR ACT Rdg score greater / equal to 16 AND English greater / equal to 15; OR 10-831-107, College Reading and Writing with a B or better.)