Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging (BS) Requirements

Palm Beach State College offers several different bachelor's degree programs. The degrees are a combination of lower division courses (1000-2000 level) and upper division courses (3000-4000 level).

The lower division requirements for the B.S. degree in Medical Imaging degree include:

36 credits of transferable general education courses

48 credits of transferable technical core A.S. courses

The technical core courses and the elective courses may come from the student's A.S. program, provided the hours are deemed transferable credits (see "Bachelor Degree-Seeking Students" in the Enrollment Process section under the Admissions section in this catalog to determine the transferability of credits into a bachelor's degree program). Please see a bachelor's degree advisor for specific information on how your lower division courses meet these requirements and what additional coursework you may need to take to meet program admission and graduation requirements. Each concentration area within the degree has specific courses that must be taken at the lower level to prepare a student for upper division study.

General Education

The bachelor's degree requires completion of 36 credits of transferable general education credits, satisfying Palm Beach State College's general education requirements (or indication on the transcript that the student has completed general education requirements at another Florida college or university). Each Medical Imaging bachelor's degree has requirements as to the types of acceptable A.S./ A.A. degrees and coursework that may be applied. Please see a bachelor's degree advisor for more information. The B.S. degree in Medical Imaging upper division requirements include 36 credits.

Graduation Requirements

Students Must:

Successfully complete all courses in the program. All general education courses and upper division courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher.

Achieve at least a 2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale in all coursework attempted at the College and at other institutions.

Demonstrate foreign language competencies.

In accordance with Florida State Board of Education Administration Rule 6A-10.02413 students must meet the Civic Literacy Competency requirement.

For additional information regarding graduation requirements, please see the Graduation Requirements section of this catalog.

Satisfy all financial obligations to the College.

Details of lower division requirements for Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging

General education requirements (Credits: 36)

ENC1101	English Composition 1 (AA)	3 Credits
ENC1102	English Composition 2 (AA)	3 Credits
SPC1017	Fundamentals of Speech Communication (AA)	3 Credits
PSY2012	Introduction to Psychology (AA)	3 Credits

Select Two courses from Area III (Mathematics) (Credits: 6)

Note: MACxxxx and STA2023 preferred

Select two courses from Area II (Humanities) (Credits: 6)

Select three courses from Area IV (Natural Science) (Credits: 9)

Select one course from Area V (Social Science) (Credits: 3)

Note: AMH 2010, AMH2020 or POS1041 will satisfy the course portion of Civic Literacy Competency requirement.

Technical Core courses from A.S. Degrees: Nuclear Medicine Technology, Radiation Therapy, Radiography or Sonography (Credits: 48)

A.S. courses from Radiography, Sonography, Nuclear Medicine Technology and Radiation Therapy accredited programs are eligible to fulfill the required lower division Technical Core A.S. course requirement.

Total Credit Hours: 84