The curriculum of the associate degree program in radiologic technology is a 22-month program that prepares students for entry-level work in the radiology specialty or radiography (diagnostic x-ray). Graduates are competent in routine radiographic and fluoroscopic diagnostic procedures as well as in selected specialized procedures.

Education for the radiography student is an integrated plan of classroom, laboratory, and clinical education. Courses include patient care, human structure and function radiation biology and protection, principles and techniques of diagnostic imaging, radiation physics, and image evaluation. In addition to their regular classroom coursework, students spend an average of 20 hours per week practicing their skills at one of the following clinical sites:

Additional affiliations are maintained with orthopedic offices to provide experience in this type of setting. Other opportunities are also available for elective rotations during the second year of the program. Although most courses are taught during the day, some are schedule in late afternoon or evening during the second year of the program.

Graduates receive the degree of Associate of Applied Science in radiologic technology and eligible to sit for the examination of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Upon passing the examination, graduates may use the designation R.T.(R) and are also eligible to apply for an operator’s license in the applicable state of employment.

Admission to the radiologic technology program is accomplished through a selective admissions process that includes an academic screening and hospital observation. The Radiologic Technology Admissions Committee determines academic eligibility and ranks the applicants.

About 25 students are accepted into each class. Names of other candidates meeting the admission criteria are placed on a waiting list and are accepted for the current year if vacancies occur prior to the start of the Introduction to Radiography course in July. Preference is given to students who have completed all admission requirements prior to 15 February.

All candidates are required to observe in the radiology department of one of the affiliate hospitals or, for those candidates from outside the NKU area, at a hospital near their home. Applicants are responsible for completing an "Observation Worksheet" and submitting it as part of the application.