Pre-Radiotherapy/Pre-Medical Imaging/Pre-Ultrasound Emphasis

Pre-Radiotherapy/Pre-Medical Imaging/Pre-Ultrasound Associate in Science

Keystone College offers a number of pre-professional tracts in the allied health disciplines including; nursinga, occupational therapya, radiologic technology and diagnostic imaginga,b, radiation therapyb , respiratory careb, cardiac perfusionb, medical technologya,b and cytotechnologyb. These programs provide the first two years of study required for the respective disciplines. After successful completion of all required coursework and EXPL hours of study at Keystone College, the student will have the opportunity to transfer credits to affiliate schools as listed for completion of studies within the discipline. The completion phase is usually an additional two years of study at the articulating university. Students in good academic standing will have all credits taken at Keystone College transfer into their respective affiliate programs. Radiotherapists assist physicians in treating patients with malignancies. Radiotherapists use targeted radiation to shrink or destroy malignancies. Medical imaging technologists assist in diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions using x-ray imaging, CT scanning, medical ultrasound, MRI and nuclear medicine. Cardiac perfusion technologists are operating room specialists who conduct cardiopulmonary bypass during open heart surgery. This track prepares students for entry into the 2+2 affiliate programs at Thomas Jefferson University and SUNY Upstate Medical College.

aThomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania bState University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York

ENGL 0050 - Critical and Analytical Reading: All students must demonstrate competency in this course whether by achieving specified SAT/ACT scores or by successful completion of the course. The course carries two credits, which are included in full-time status and financial aid considerations, but do not count toward the minimum earned credits necessary for graduation. Students who are exempted from the course due to SAT/ACT scores receive an exemption that does not carry credits.

All students must successfully complete the General Education and Curriculum requirements listed below with a minimum overall grade point average of 2.00 to graduate from this curriculum. Additional graduation criteria are found beginning on page 38.

Courses fulfilling the General Education Requirements can be found beginning on page 51.

Communication Skills

11 credits COMM 1125 - Speech Communication ENGL 1110 - College Writing I: Academic Writing ENGL 1125 - College Writing II: Writing About Literature FYS 1110 - The First-Year Seminar Quantitative Reasoning Scientific Literacy 3 credits 3 credits Technology & Information Literacy 3 credits Critical Analysis & Reasoning

Arts & Humanities Literacy 3 credits Social & Cultural Consciousness 3 credits

BIOL 1110 - Anatomy and Physiology I BIOL 1115 - Anatomy and Physiology II BIOL 1140 - Medical Terminology CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry I EXPL - Experiential Learning1 MATH 1125 - College Algebra or MATH 1155 - Pre-Calculus or MATH 2150 - Calculus I PHYS 2110 - General Physics I PHYS 2125 - General Physics II PSYC 1110 - General Psychology SOCI 1110 - Introduction to Sociology

Free Electives: Sufficient free electives must be taken to ensure the student has earned a minimum of 61 credits for graduation.

1Student must complete a minimum of one credit of EXPL. 2MATH 2115 does not satisfy this requirement.

Recommended Sequence of Courses: Visit www.keystone.edu/academics for further information.

The academic advisor assists the student in planning his/her curriculum and in preregistration; however, the student is ultimately responsible for meeting the requirements of the curriculum selected.

Course offerings are dependent on enrollment.