The major is offered at NCAS. A major in Allied Health Technologies (AHT) leading to the bachelor of science degree is offered jointly with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–School of Health Related Professions in Newark (UMDNJ-SHRP) and the Department of Biological Sciences at Rutgers–Newark. Graduates become members of health care teams contributing to the diagnosis and treatment of disease in a variety of health care, industrial, governmental, and educational settings. AHT majors take three years of course work at Rutgers– Newark and must apply to the senior clinical year at UMDNJ-SHRP beginning the fall term of their junior year through a separate admissions process. Admission requirements for the senior clinical year include a cumulative grade-point average of 2.75 and grades of C or better in all prerequisite core science courses taken at Rutgers–Newark. Students may specialize in diagnostic medical sonography, vascular technology, nuclear medicine technology, or respiratory care. For more information about the joint program, contact Clifford T. Araki, Ph.D., RVT, at UMDNJ, 973/972-4138, http://arakict@umdnj.edu, or the undergraduate coordinator at Rutgers-Newark.

Requirements

Course requirements to be taken at NCAS and at UMDNJ-SHRP for the four options are as follows:

Core Rutgers–NCAS courses required of all AHT majors (55–56 credits)

• 21:120:101-102 General Biology (4,4)
• 21:160:115-116 General Chemistry (4,4)
• 21:160:113-114 General Chemistry Laboratory (1,1)
• 21:640:114 or 135 Precalculus (3) or Calculus I (4)
• 21:750:203-204 General Physics (3,3)
• 21:750:205-206 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1,1)
• 21:960:211 Statistics (3)
• 21:120:301 Foundations in Cell and Molecular Biology (4)
• 21:120:320 Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates (4)
• 21:120:340 Mammalian Physiology (4)
• 21:120:352 Genetics (3)
• 21:160:331 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• 21:160:335-336 Organic Chemistry (3,3) 

Year 4 (Professional courses at UMDNJ–School of Health Related Professions) 

1. Interdisciplinary Core (4 credits)

Summer, Fall, or Spring 

• IDST2210 Computer Applications in Health Care (1) 
• IDST3510 Principles of Scientific Inquiry (3) 

2. Specialization 

A. Diagnostic Medical Sonography (42 credits) 

Summer I 

• HSTC4100 Advanced Patient Care (3) 
• HSTC4151 Cross-Section Abdominal Ultrasound (2) 
• DXMS4171 Gynecology Ultrasound (2)

 Fall

• DXMS4111 Acoustic Physics I (2)
• DXMS4131 Abdominal Ultrasound I (2)
• DXMS4161 Obstetrical Ultrasound I (2)
• DXMS4172 Gynecology Ultrasound I (2)
• DXMS4199 Clinical Practice I (4)

Spring

• DXMS4212 Acoustic Physics II (2)
• DXMS4232 Abdominal Ultrasound II (2)
• DXMS4240 Neurosonography (2)
• DXMS4262 Obstetrical Ultrasound II (2)
• DXMS4299 Clinical Practice II (4)

Summer II

• DXMS4350 Critique and Clinical Correlation (2)
• HSTC4360 Introduction to Echocardiography (1)
• HSTC4370 Introduction to Noninvasive Vascular Testing (2)
• DXMC4370 Clinical Practice III (6)

B. Vascular Technology (43 credits)

Summer

• HSTC3370 Introduction to Noninvasive Vascular
  Testing (2)
• HSTC4100 Advanced Patient Care for Imaging
  Sciences (3)
• VSTC4300 Vascular Laboratory Practices (2)
• VSTC4381 Introduction to Vascular Physics and
  Instrumentation (1)

Fall

• DXMS4111 Acoustic Physics I (2)
• VSTC4111 Vascular Anatomy, Physiology, and
  Disease I (3)
• VSTC4121 Noninvasive Diagnosis of Vascular
  Disease I (2)
• VSTC4131 Clinical Correlation I (1)
• VSTC4149 Clinical Practice I (5)

Spring

• DXMS4212 Acoustic Physics II (2)
• VSTC4212 Vascular Pathophysics, Diagnosis, and
  Therapeutics (4)
• VSTC4222 Noninvasive Diagnosis of Vascular
  Disease II (2)
• VSTC4232 Clinical Correlation II (1)
• VSTC4249 Clinical Practice II (4)

Summer II

• HSTC4360 Introduction to Echocardiography (1)
• HSTC4151 Cross-Section Abdominal
  Ultrasound (2)
• VSTC4382 Vascular Physics and Instruction (1)
• VSTC4333 Clinical Applications and Vascular
  Techniques (2)
• VSTC4349 Clinical Practice III (3)

C. Nuclear Medicine Technology (44 credits)

Fall I

• RADS2550 Radiation Biology and Protection (3)
• HSTC4100 Advanced Patient Care (3)
• NUCM4111 Nuclear Physics I (2)
• NUCM4141 Clinical Applications I (3)
• NUCM4179 Clinical Practice I (2)

Spring

• NUCM4121 Instrumentation I (2)
• NUCM4212 Nuclear Physics II (2)
• NUCM4242 Clinical Applications II (3)
• NUCM4299 Clinical Practice II (4)
• RSTN4189 Clinical Practice I (2)

Fall

• RSTN4151 Applied Cardiopulmonary
  Pathophysics II (2)
• RSTN4200 Principles of Vent Support (4)
• RSTN4250 Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology (2)
• RSTN4270 Cardiopulmonary Evaluation (2)
• RSTN4289 Clinical Practice II (3)

Spring

• RSTN4330 Pediatric/Neonatal Respiratory Care (2)
• RSTN4350 Patient Management Critical Care (3)
• RSTN4389 Clinical Practice III (4)
• RSTN4510 Long-Term, Home, and Rehabilitation
  Care (2)
• RSTN4990 Independent Study Respiratory Care (3)
  

Summer

• IDST2210 Computer Applications in
  Health Care (1)
• NUCM4343 Clinical Applications III (2)
• NUCM4399 Clinical Practice III (4)
• NUCM4222 Instrumentation II (2)
• NUCM4211 Radiopharm and Chemistry (3)

Fall II

• NUCM4499 Clinical Practice IV (6)
• NUCM4351 Clinical Correlations (2)

D. Respiratory Care (35 credits)

Summer

• RSTN4100 Fund Respiratory Care (4)
• RSTN4150 Applied Cardiopulmonary
  Pathophysics I (2)
• RSTN4189 Clinical Practice I (2)

Fall

• RSTN4151 Applied Cardiopulmonary
  Pathophysics II (2)
• RSTN4200 Principles of Vent Support (4)
• RSTN4250 Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology (2)
• RSTN4270 Cardiopulmonary Evaluation (2)
• RSTN4289 Clinical Practice II (3)

Spring

• RSTN4330 Pediatric/Neonatal Respiratory Care (2)
• RSTN4350 Patient Management Critical Care (3)
• RSTN4389 Clinical Practice III (4)
• RSTN4510 Long-Term, Home, and Rehabilitation
  Care (2)
• RSTN4990 Independent Study Respiratory Care (3)