Radiation Therapy / Bachelor of Science 3 + 1 Program

Radiation Therapy / Bachelor of Science 3 + 1 Program

Total Credit Hours: 134

Major Credit Hours: 91

A grade of “C-” or better must be earned in a prerequisite course in order to advance to the next course in the sequence.

It is the policy of the Biology department to support with letters of recommendation for professional school applications only those students who have achieved a cumulative and science GPA of 3.0 by the time they complete BIOL 42200 Human Anatomy and have no withdrawals in their records. In the event that a student has his/her request for letters of recommendation denied, he/she has the right to petition for reconsideration with the understanding that there is no guarantee that the petition will be successful. Acceptance into any professional or graduate school is solely determined by the admission committee of that school. All faculty members have the right to decline a request to write a letter of recommendation for any student.

Radiation Therapy majors may take a Biology class only two times. If a student has not achieved a minimum grade of “C-” after the second attempt, the student may not repeat the class.

Students are required to shadow, observe an RT, for a day at Northwestern Memorial Hospital or show proof of such activity at another medical facility before applying to the program.

 

Degree Requirements

Program: BS-RADT-1

II. Recommended

BIOL-35500 Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates

3

BIOL-42600 Immunology

3

I. Core Courses (56)

BIOL-11000 General Biology 1

4

BIOL-11100 General Biology 1 Lab

1

BIOL-11500 General Biology 2

4

BIOL-11600 General Biology 2 Lab

1

BIOL-22000 Genetics

4

BIOL-22100 Genetics Lab

1

BIOL-22400 General Microbiology

4

BIOL-22600 General Microbiology Lab

1

BIOL-33500 Advanced Clinical Physiology

3

BIOL-33600 Case Studies in Human Physiology

1

BIOL-42200 Human Anatomy

3

BIOL-42300 Functional Human Anatomy Lab

1

CHEM-11000 General Chemistry 1

4

CHEM-11100 General Chemistry 1 Lab

1

CHEM-11500 General Chemistry 2

4

CHEM-11600 General Chemistry 2 Lab

1

CHEM-23000 Organic Chemistry 1

3

CHEM-22100 Organic Chemistry 1 Lab

1

MATH-20400 Calculus for the Life Sciences

4

  OR

 

MATH-20900 Calculus 1

4

PHYS-20000 College Physics 1

4

PHYS-20100 College Physics 1 Lab

1

PHYS-20500 College Physics 2

4

PHYS-20600 College Physics 2 Lab

1

III. Students must complete the Professional Phase of the program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. (35)

BIOL-32900 Technical Radiation Oncology 1

2

BIOL-33100 Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy 1

3

BIOL-33300 Pathology/Sectional Anatomy

2

BIOL-33400 Radiation Therapy Physics 1

2

BIOL-33700 Clinical Practicum 1

3

BIOL-33900 Medical Imaging/Processing

2

BIOL-34000 Management and Methods of Patient Care 1

1-3

BIOL-34200 Radiation Safety and Protection

2-3

BIOL-43100 Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy 2

3

BIOL-43300 Radiation Therapy Physics 2

2

BIOL-43400 Quality Management

2

BIOL-43600 Operational Issues in Health Care Environment

1-2

BIOL-43700 Clinical Practicum 2

3

BIOL-44200 Computed Tomography and Cross-Sectional Anatomy

2

BIOL-45200 Radiation Biology

1-2

BIOL-45700 Technical Radiation Oncology 2

2

(Radiation Therapy students enroll in BIOL 45200 Radiation Biology for two credit hours.)

IV. General Education Credits (43)

VI. Advanced Writing Requirement

The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of the curricula at Lewis University and Northwestern Memorial Hospital.