NEWuPROGRAMuPROPOSAL
BACHELORuOFuSCIENCEuINuMEDICALuIMAGINGuINDIAN
AuUNIVERSITY-PURDUEuUNIVERSITYuFORTuWAYNE
Augustu2013
Institution:u IndianauUniversity–
PurdueuUniversityuFortuWayneuCollege:
HealthuanduHumanuServices
Department: MedicaluImaging
DegreeuProgramuTitle:uBacheloruofuScienceuinuMedicaluImagingu(BSMI)uSuggeste
duCIPuCode:
LocationuofuProgram:u FortuWayne,uIndianauPro
jecteduDateuofuImplementation: Fallu2014
DateuProposaluwasuapprovedubyuInstit
utionaluBoarduofuTrustees:
SignatureuofuAuthorizinguInstitutionaluOfficer
Date
DateuReceivedubyuCommissionuforuHigheruEducation
CommissionuActionu(Date)
1
, BACHELORuOFuSCIENCEuINuMEDICALuIMAGINGuDEGREEuPROPOSAL
Table of Contents
u u
SECTION CATEGORY PAGEu#
1 CharacteristicsuofutheuProgram 4
2 RationaleuforutheuProgram 4
a.u u InstitutionaluRationale 4
b.u u StateuRationale 7
c.u u EvidenceuofuLaboruMarketuNeed 8
3 CostuofuanduSupportuforutheuProgram 12
a.u u Costs 12
b.u u Support 14
4 SimilaruanduRelateduPrograms 15
a.u u ListuofuProgramsuanduDegreesuConferred 15
b.u u ListuofuSimilaruProgramsuOutsideuIndiana 16
c.u u ArticulationuofuAssociate/BaccalaureateuPrograms 17
d.u CollaborationuwithuSimilaruoruRelateduProgramsuonuOtheruCa
mpuses 17
5 QualityuanduOtheruAspectsuofutheuProgram 17
a.u u CredituHoursuRequired,uTimeuforuCompletion 17
b.u u ExceedingutheuStandarduExpectationuofuCredituHours 18
c.u u ProgramuCompetenciesuoruLearninguOutcomes 18
d.u u Assessment 18
e.u u LicensureuanduCertification 18
f. PlacementuofuGraduates 19
g.u u Accreditation 20
6 ProjecteduHeadcount,uFTEuEnrollments,uDegreesuConferred 20
2
,ATTACHEDu
PAGEu#
APPENDICES
1.1 IPFWuMission,uValues,uVision 22
1.2 IPFWuGoals,uStrategicuDirectionsu&uAction 23
1.3 IPFWuBaccalaureateuFramework 24
1.4 IPFWuBSMIuBaccalaureateuFrameworkuCurriculumuGrid 25-26
1.5 IPFWuGeneraluEducationuRequirements 27-38
1.6 BSMIuGeneraluEducationuCourseuList 39
1.7 JRCERTuBSMIuRadiographyuCurriculumuAnalysis 40-46
1.8 ASRTuCurriculumuGuideu–uRadiography 47-177
1.9 ASRTuCurriculumuGuideu–uBacheloruofuScienceu–uRad.uScience 178-260
3.10 WeedinguArticleu–uDegreeuRequirementu&uEmployment 261-269
3.11 JRCERTuMonthlyuStatistics 270
4.12 InterestuinuBSMIuDegreeuatuIPFW-SurveyuResponseuSummary 271
4.13 ASRTuJobuBank,uiHireuRadiology,uIndeeduJobuSearch 272
5.14 LettersuofuSupport 273-280
7.15 CostuofuEquipmentuInstallation 281
8.16u-u1 RPSuImaginguQuoteu1u–uKonicauCR 282-284
8.16u-u2 RPSuImaginguQuoteu2u–uPACS 285-291
10.17 BSMIuFour-YearuCurriculumuSequence 292
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, Program Description
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Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging
u u u u u
To Be Offered by Indiana University-
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Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana
u u u u
1. CharacteristicsuofutheuProgram
a. Campus(es)uOfferinguProgram:u IndianauUniversity-PurdueuUniversityuFortuWayneu(IPFW)
b. ScopeuofuDeliveryu(SpecificuSitesuoruStatewide):u IPFWuonly
c. ModeuofuDeliveryu(Classroom,uBlended,uoruOnline):u Blended
d. OtheruDeliveryuAspectsu(Co-ops,uInternships,uClinicals,uPractica,uetc.):uClinicalsuanduPractica
e. AcademicuUnit(s)uOfferinguProgram:u CollegeuofuHealthuanduHumanuServices,uDepartmentuofu
MedicaluImaging
2. RationaleuforutheuProgram
a. Institutionalu Rationaleu (Alignmentu withu Institutionalu Missionu andu Strengths)
• Whyuisutheuinstitutionuproposinguthisuprogram?
IndianauUniversity-
PurdueuUniversityuFortuWayneu(IPFW)uisuproposinguauBacheloruofuScienceuinuMedicalu
Imagingu(BSMI)udegreeutoucontinueuanduenhanceutheueducationuofumedicaluimagingupr
ofessionalsuinunortheastuIndiana.
Inu2010,usponsorshipuofuTheuFortuWayneuSchooluofuRadiographyuwasutransferredutouIP
FWuwithutheuintentuthatutheuassociateudegreeucurriculumuwouldubeuappropriatelyumodi
fiedutoumeetuIPFW’suroleuasuauprovideruofuuniversity-
leveluprograms.u Priorutoutheutransition,utheuFortuWayneuSchooluofuRadiographyuhadube
enuaffiliateduwithuIPFWuforumoreuthanu20uyears.u Theuaffiliationuofferedustudentsuenroll
eduinutheuhospital-
baseducertificateugrantinguprogramutheuoptionutoupursueutheuAssociateuofuScienceuDegr
eeuatuIPFW.
Sinceuacquiringutheuprogramuinu2010,uDepartmentufacultyuanduUniversityuadministrato
rsuhaveubeenumodifyingutheuassociateudegreeucurriculumutoustrengthenuitsualignmentuwit
huUniversityuvaluesuandugoals.u Theuprocessuofucurriculumuanduprogramureviewuhasureve
aleduthatutheuassociateudegreeuinuradiographyuatuIPFWuisunoulongerusuitableutoumeetuallu
ofutheugeneralueducationuanduprofessionalucurriculumurequirementsuwithinuacceptableuc
redituhourulimits,uanduthatuofferinguaubachelorudegreeuinumedicaluimaginguwouldubetterus
erveutheuIPFW,uprofessionaludiagnosticuimaging,uanduhealthcareucommunities.u Theupro
posedubaccalaureateuprogramubuildsuonutheufoundationuofutheucurrentuassociateudegreeu
program,uandumeetsutheunewustateuanduuniversityugeneralueducationuandudegreeucredituh
oururequirements.u Theuprogramuwillucontinueutoudevelopumedicaluimaginguprofessional
suwithuentryuleveludisciplineuspecificuknowledgeuanduskills,uanduwilluadduvalueuthroughub
roadenedugeneralueducationuanduexpandeducourseworkuanduclinicalupracticeuinuadvance
dumedicaluimaginguspecialties,uprofessionaluanduinter-
uprofessionaluteamwork,uand uleadership.
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BACHELORuOFuSCIENCEuINuMEDICALuIMAGINGuINDIAN
AuUNIVERSITY-PURDUEuUNIVERSITYuFORTuWAYNE
Augustu2013
Institution:u IndianauUniversity–
PurdueuUniversityuFortuWayneuCollege:
HealthuanduHumanuServices
Department: MedicaluImaging
DegreeuProgramuTitle:uBacheloruofuScienceuinuMedicaluImagingu(BSMI)uSuggeste
duCIPuCode:
LocationuofuProgram:u FortuWayne,uIndianauPro
jecteduDateuofuImplementation: Fallu2014
DateuProposaluwasuapprovedubyuInstit
utionaluBoarduofuTrustees:
SignatureuofuAuthorizinguInstitutionaluOfficer
Date
DateuReceivedubyuCommissionuforuHigheruEducation
CommissionuActionu(Date)
1
, BACHELORuOFuSCIENCEuINuMEDICALuIMAGINGuDEGREEuPROPOSAL
Table of Contents
u u
SECTION CATEGORY PAGEu#
1 CharacteristicsuofutheuProgram 4
2 RationaleuforutheuProgram 4
a.u u InstitutionaluRationale 4
b.u u StateuRationale 7
c.u u EvidenceuofuLaboruMarketuNeed 8
3 CostuofuanduSupportuforutheuProgram 12
a.u u Costs 12
b.u u Support 14
4 SimilaruanduRelateduPrograms 15
a.u u ListuofuProgramsuanduDegreesuConferred 15
b.u u ListuofuSimilaruProgramsuOutsideuIndiana 16
c.u u ArticulationuofuAssociate/BaccalaureateuPrograms 17
d.u CollaborationuwithuSimilaruoruRelateduProgramsuonuOtheruCa
mpuses 17
5 QualityuanduOtheruAspectsuofutheuProgram 17
a.u u CredituHoursuRequired,uTimeuforuCompletion 17
b.u u ExceedingutheuStandarduExpectationuofuCredituHours 18
c.u u ProgramuCompetenciesuoruLearninguOutcomes 18
d.u u Assessment 18
e.u u LicensureuanduCertification 18
f. PlacementuofuGraduates 19
g.u u Accreditation 20
6 ProjecteduHeadcount,uFTEuEnrollments,uDegreesuConferred 20
2
,ATTACHEDu
PAGEu#
APPENDICES
1.1 IPFWuMission,uValues,uVision 22
1.2 IPFWuGoals,uStrategicuDirectionsu&uAction 23
1.3 IPFWuBaccalaureateuFramework 24
1.4 IPFWuBSMIuBaccalaureateuFrameworkuCurriculumuGrid 25-26
1.5 IPFWuGeneraluEducationuRequirements 27-38
1.6 BSMIuGeneraluEducationuCourseuList 39
1.7 JRCERTuBSMIuRadiographyuCurriculumuAnalysis 40-46
1.8 ASRTuCurriculumuGuideu–uRadiography 47-177
1.9 ASRTuCurriculumuGuideu–uBacheloruofuScienceu–uRad.uScience 178-260
3.10 WeedinguArticleu–uDegreeuRequirementu&uEmployment 261-269
3.11 JRCERTuMonthlyuStatistics 270
4.12 InterestuinuBSMIuDegreeuatuIPFW-SurveyuResponseuSummary 271
4.13 ASRTuJobuBank,uiHireuRadiology,uIndeeduJobuSearch 272
5.14 LettersuofuSupport 273-280
7.15 CostuofuEquipmentuInstallation 281
8.16u-u1 RPSuImaginguQuoteu1u–uKonicauCR 282-284
8.16u-u2 RPSuImaginguQuoteu2u–uPACS 285-291
10.17 BSMIuFour-YearuCurriculumuSequence 292
TO VIEW AN APPENDIX, CLICK ON APPENDIX LINK; TO RETURN, PRESS ALT
u u u u u u u u u u uu u
– LEFT ARROW ON YOUR KEYBOARD.
u u u u u
3
, Program Description
u
Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging
u u u u u
To Be Offered by Indiana University-
u u u u u
Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana
u u u u
1. CharacteristicsuofutheuProgram
a. Campus(es)uOfferinguProgram:u IndianauUniversity-PurdueuUniversityuFortuWayneu(IPFW)
b. ScopeuofuDeliveryu(SpecificuSitesuoruStatewide):u IPFWuonly
c. ModeuofuDeliveryu(Classroom,uBlended,uoruOnline):u Blended
d. OtheruDeliveryuAspectsu(Co-ops,uInternships,uClinicals,uPractica,uetc.):uClinicalsuanduPractica
e. AcademicuUnit(s)uOfferinguProgram:u CollegeuofuHealthuanduHumanuServices,uDepartmentuofu
MedicaluImaging
2. RationaleuforutheuProgram
a. Institutionalu Rationaleu (Alignmentu withu Institutionalu Missionu andu Strengths)
• Whyuisutheuinstitutionuproposinguthisuprogram?
IndianauUniversity-
PurdueuUniversityuFortuWayneu(IPFW)uisuproposinguauBacheloruofuScienceuinuMedicalu
Imagingu(BSMI)udegreeutoucontinueuanduenhanceutheueducationuofumedicaluimagingupr
ofessionalsuinunortheastuIndiana.
Inu2010,usponsorshipuofuTheuFortuWayneuSchooluofuRadiographyuwasutransferredutouIP
FWuwithutheuintentuthatutheuassociateudegreeucurriculumuwouldubeuappropriatelyumodi
fiedutoumeetuIPFW’suroleuasuauprovideruofuuniversity-
leveluprograms.u Priorutoutheutransition,utheuFortuWayneuSchooluofuRadiographyuhadube
enuaffiliateduwithuIPFWuforumoreuthanu20uyears.u Theuaffiliationuofferedustudentsuenroll
eduinutheuhospital-
baseducertificateugrantinguprogramutheuoptionutoupursueutheuAssociateuofuScienceuDegr
eeuatuIPFW.
Sinceuacquiringutheuprogramuinu2010,uDepartmentufacultyuanduUniversityuadministrato
rsuhaveubeenumodifyingutheuassociateudegreeucurriculumutoustrengthenuitsualignmentuwit
huUniversityuvaluesuandugoals.u Theuprocessuofucurriculumuanduprogramureviewuhasureve
aleduthatutheuassociateudegreeuinuradiographyuatuIPFWuisunoulongerusuitableutoumeetuallu
ofutheugeneralueducationuanduprofessionalucurriculumurequirementsuwithinuacceptableuc
redituhourulimits,uanduthatuofferinguaubachelorudegreeuinumedicaluimaginguwouldubetterus
erveutheuIPFW,uprofessionaludiagnosticuimaging,uanduhealthcareucommunities.u Theupro
posedubaccalaureateuprogramubuildsuonutheufoundationuofutheucurrentuassociateudegreeu
program,uandumeetsutheunewustateuanduuniversityugeneralueducationuandudegreeucredituh
oururequirements.u Theuprogramuwillucontinueutoudevelopumedicaluimaginguprofessional
suwithuentryuleveludisciplineuspecificuknowledgeuanduskills,uanduwilluadduvalueuthroughub
roadenedugeneralueducationuanduexpandeducourseworkuanduclinicalupracticeuinuadvance
dumedicaluimaginguspecialties,uprofessionaluanduinter-
uprofessionaluteamwork,uand uleadership.
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