Program Overview

Computed Tomography - Undergraduate Certificate

Overview

Gain the skills to excel in Computed Tomography with Kent State's undergraduate certificate program. With a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical experience, this program equips you with the skills needed to operate computed tomography equipment and perform diagnostic scans.

Admissions

Admission to this program is selective. Applicants must have graduated from a program in radiologic technology, diagnostic medical sonography, nuclear medicine or radiation therapy and be a registered or registry-eligible radiologic technologist, diagnostic medical sonographer, nuclear medicine technologist or a radiation therapist. Applicants must have a minimum 2.50 overall GPA prior to program entry.

Coursework

Certificate Requirements

• RIS 34084: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SECTIONAL ANATOMY I (min C grade) - 2 credits
• RIS 34086: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SECTIONAL ANATOMY II (min C grade) - 2 credits
• RIS 44021: PATIENT MANAGEMENT IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (min C grade) - 2 credits
• RIS 44030: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE PRODUCTION I (min C grade) - 2 credits
• RIS 44047: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY PROCEDURES I (min C grade) - 2 credits
• RIS 44048: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY PROCEDURES II (min C grade) - 2 credits
• RIS 44062: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE PRODUCTION II (min C grade) - 2 credits
• Clinical Electives (choose from the following) - 4 credits
  • RIS 44004: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY CLINICAL EDUCATION I
  • RIS 44054: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY CLINICAL EDUCATION II
  • RIS 44092: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY/MAGNETIC RESONANCE INTERNSHIP (ELR)

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history.

• Fall Semester:
  • RIS 34084: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SECTIONAL ANATOMY I
  • RIS 44021: PATIENT MANAGEMENT IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
  • RIS 44030: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE PRODUCTION I
  • RIS 44047: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY PROCEDURES I
  • Clinical Elective
• Spring Semester:
  • RIS 34086: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SECTIONAL ANATOMY II
  • RIS 44048: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY PROCEDURES II
  • RIS 44062: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE PRODUCTION II
  • Clinical Elective
• Summer Term:
  • Optional courses:
    • RIS 44068: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES
    • RIS 44069 or RIS 44092: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY CLINICAL EDUCATION III or COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY/MAGNETIC RESONANCE INTERNSHIP (ELR)

Graduation Requirements

• Minimum Certificate GPA: 2.000
• Minimum Overall GPA: 2.000
• All clinical education courses must be completed and with successful passage of all required clinical competencies.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Apply knowledge to the practice of computed tomography.
2. Effectively utilize critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills in the practice of computed tomography.
3. Effectively communicate in oral and written form with patients, customers and all members of the health care team.
4. Successfully perform computed tomography procedures and attain results of high diagnostic value, while providing patient care.
5. Exhibit personal and professional attributes and values relevant to the practice of computed tomography.

Full Description

The Computed Tomography undergraduate certificate provides coursework in anatomy, patient management, procedures and image production. Students observe computed tomography procedures, perform procedures under direct supervision of registered technologists and complete required clinical competencies toward the national certification exam for computed tomography or to be applied toward continuing education requirements as deemed by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).

Computed tomography (CT) scans are ordered on trauma, cancer and non-trauma patients and is often the first diagnostic imaging exam ordered on patients. A computed tomography technologist works in hospitals or outpatient healthcare facilities using a CT scanner with an x-ray unit that rotates to image anatomy in the body as slices. The images are assembled and reconstructed digitally to create a series of diagnostic images that physicians use to interpret for a patient diagnosis.

The Computed Tomography certificate offers a seamless transfer pathway into the Bachelor of Radiologic Imaging Sciences Technology (B.R.I.T.) degree. Students are able to complete the certificate, sit for the national certification exam, begin working in the profession and then enroll in the B.R.I.T. degree and complete the remaining requirements to earn the bachelor’s degree.

Professional Licensure Disclosure

This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at Kent State's website for professional licensure disclosure.