The mission of the Radiologic Science Program at Northern Kentucky University is to prepare students for entry into the profession of diagnostic radiography. The program provides students with the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills necessary to achieve clinical competence, which includes the safe use of ionizing radiation and quality patient care. The program is committed to the concept of life-long learning and promotes standards of professionalism that will serve radiographers throughout their professional careers.

The Radiologic Science program is affiliated with 10 hospitals in the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati area.? The program also maintains affiliations with area orthopedic offices and outpatient imaging centers to provide students with experience in these types of setting.

The Radiologic Science program at NKU provides students the opportunity to enter into a rapidly advancing field, full of cutting edge scientific progress, utilizing state of the art equipment, in a growing profession that offers a fulfilling and promising future.?

Graduates find employment in hospitals, clinics, physicians? offices and various other healthcare settings. Career advancement opportunities include computed tomography (CT), mammography, cardiovascular/interventional and management, to name a few.