If you are already a licensed radiologic technologist and would like to complete your undergraduate degree, the AAS completion program is 24 liberal arts credits at NYSCAS.
You must have credit for the courses listed below, either at NYSCAS or as transfer credits. If you have taken any of the courses listed below and transferred credits you will need to taken another liberal arts course at NYSCAS.
You can complete the program in one year. Courses can be taken asynchronously online (at whatever time is convenient for you), synchronously on Zoom (set times, with a virtual class), on-campus in a traditional classroom. You pick the time and pace that work best for you.
GLLN 121 - College Writing I (4 credits)
The course is based on planning, drafting, writing and rewriting critical and expository essays utilizing argument, compare/contrast, cause/effect, definition, and summary/analysis. A short critical paper with cited sources in APA format will be assigned. Prerequisite: GLLN 110 or placement.
GSMN 130 - College Mathematics (3 credits)
Algebraic topics including linear equations and inequalities, systems of equations, quadratic equations, all including word problems. Exponents and radicals, operations with polynomials, factoring, and graphing. Prerequisite: GSMN 001 or placement.
GSMN 132 - College Mathematics Workshop (1 credit)
Individualized and small-group-based study of skills such as word problem interpretations, translation and solution, algebraic operations with polynomials, process for solving various forms of equations. Corequisite: GSMN 130.
GSBN 117 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credits)
This course is designed for pre-professional students (i.e., OTA, PTA and Medical Coding) as an introduction to a basic understanding of the structural organization of the human body starting with the tissues, integumentary, skeletal, muscular, digestive, and nervous systems. The course will focus on the cellular organization and on the tissue and organ level of each system. In laboratory exercises, students study and learn structures from various available anatomical models. Not for science majors.
GPHN 233 - Biomedical Ethics (3 credits)
An examination of ethical issues that arise in the context of medicine. The relevance of ethical theory to such issues as abortion, euthanasia, the allocation of medical resources and research on patients is discussed.
GHUN 150 - The World of Work (2 credits)
This course will enable students to prepare for future vocational and occupational opportunities in contemporary America. Topics will include: the current employment picture, job preparation and requirements, public policy considerations, employment opportunities, local career options and job development skills. Field trips to job sites and related activities, as well as work with resource people from various occupational fields will represent an integral part of the course.
GSON 322 - Sociology of Health Care (3 credits)
Overview of the sociology of medicine. The relationships between social conditions and health; the history, structure and functions of health care institutions; the roles of patients and health care practitioners.
GSPN 110 - Introductory Physics (3 credits)
The Course is designed to provide an introductory survey to basic physics. This course will include discussions in the following subject areas; the structure of matter, electricity, magnetism and electromagnetism.
