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Health Science Major

Radiography Comprehensive
Bachelor of Science

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  including General Studies coursework required by major
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
    • MATH 102GS*, College Algebra - 3 hours
    • *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level.
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 27
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 6 including:
      • PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 9 including:
      • Take ONE of the following options:
        • Take 1 course:
          • CHEM 145GS, Introductory Chemistry - 4 hours
        • OR take 2 courses:
          • CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
          • CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
      • Take all of the following:
        • PHYS 205GS, General Physics I - 4 hours
        • PHYS 205LGS, Physics I Laboratory - 1 hour
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 3 including:
      • Take 1 course from:
        • CSIT 130GS, Introduction to Computer Science - 4 hours
        • MIS 182GS, Software Productivity Tools - 3 hours
    • Wellness minimum = 0
  • Capstone = 3
• BS Science-related course requirements = 8 including:
  • BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
  • BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
• Major Option = 64
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 117
• Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 3
• Minimum total hours required for BS in Radiography Comprehensive = 120
• All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

1. Radiography Comprehensive Requirements (4 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • BIOL 325, Medical Terminology - 1 hour
     • STAT 241GS, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
2. Radiography Comprehensive Electives (5 hours required)
   • Take 5-6 hours from:
     • BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
     • BIOL 404, Developmental Biology - 3 hours
     • BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3 hours
     • BSAD 295, Business Communications - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 101 (or equivalent) or English ACT score of 29 or above)
     • CSP 417, Counseling Skills - 3 hours
     • CSP 418, Introduction to Counseling and Social Advocacy - 3 hours
     • FSID 110GS, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours
       (may apply to General Studies credit)
     • HSCI 300, Seminar in Health Sciences - 1 hour
     • MGT 380, Human Resource Management - 3 hours
     • MGT 440, Health Care Management I - Managing People Effectively - 3 hours
     • MGT 441, Health Care Management II - Managing Processes Effectively - 3 hours
     • PE 265, Emergency Medical Response - 2 hours
     • PE 360, Introduction to Anatomical Biomechanics - 4 hours
     • PHIL 120GS, Introduction to Ethics - 3 hours
       (may apply to General Studies credit)
     • PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
       (may apply to General Studies credit)
     • PSY 231GS, Abnormal Behavior and Society - 3 hours
     • PSY 465, Psychopharmacology - 3 hours
     • SPAN 103, Spanish for Special Purposes (Medical) - 1 hour
     • SPCH 300, Interpersonal and Relational Communication - 3 hours
3. Clinical Program (55 hours required)
   • The student must successfully complete a two-year (24 months) clinical training program at an affiliated school of radiography or radiologic technology. Students will be awarded 55 hours of credit upon satisfactory completion of the clinical training program. The University of Nebraska at Kearney is currently affiliated with eight schools of radiography. These include Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings; Alegent Health in Omaha; Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff; Memorial Health Systems in Colorado Springs, CO; St. Anthony's Hospital in Denver, CO; Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD; Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD; and Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD. Admission to the clinical portion of the program is competitive and is not automatically assured by successful completion of pre-radiography courses.
   • Register for the following every semester during clinical training:
     • HSCI 430, Special Topics in Health Sciences - 1 hour (to total 4-6 hours)
     • This requirement is part of the 55 hours of credit awarded for the clinical training program.