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Professional Program

Courses in the professional program are sequential and therefore must be taken in the order specified by the program faculty.

The 65 professional credits listed below are obtained within a 22-month period and fulfill eligibility requirements for the registry examination in nuclear medicine technology.

 Junior

 

 Summer Session II

 

Credits

 Introduction to Radiography

 RADI-R 110

 3.0

 Patient Care I

 RADI-R 112

 3.0

 Total

 

 6.0

 Fall Semester

 

Credits

 Projects in Nuclear Medicine Technology I

 RADI-R 410

 1.0

 Physics and Instrumentation of Nuc Med I with Lab

 RADI-R 412

 3.0

 Applications of Radionuclides I

 RADI-R 432

 3.0

 Radiation Protection  in Nuclear Medicine

 RADI-R 437

 1.0

 Clinical Nuclear Medicine I 

 RADI-R 443

 4.0

 Total

 

 12.0

 Spring Semester

 

Credits

 Projects in Nuclear Medicine Technology II

 RADI-R 411

 1.0

 Physics and Instrumentation of Nuc Med II with Lab

 RADI-R 417

 3.0

 Nuclear Medicine In-Service I

 RADI-R 423 

 1.0

 Essential Radiology I (PET/CT)

 RADI-R 438

 1.0

 Clinical Nuclear Medicine II

 RADI-R 444

 6.0

 Total

 

 12.0

 Senior

 

 Summer Session I & II

 

Credits

 Radiopharmaceuticals 12 wks SS I & II

 RADI-R 427

 2.0

 Patient Care II 12 wks/SS I & II

 RADI-R 212

 1.0

 Projects in Nuclear Medicine Technology III 12 wks SS I & II

 RADI-R 413

 1.0

 Clinical Nuclear Medicine III  12 wks SS I & II

 RADI-R 445

 5.0

 Total

 

 9.0

 Fall Semester

 

Credits

 Sectional Imaging Anatomy

 RADI-R 404

 3.0

 Projects in Nuclear Medicine Technology IV

 RADI-R 420

 1.0

 Applications of Radionuclides II

 RADI-R 433

 2.0

 Clinical Nuclear Medicine IV

 RADI-R 446

 6.0

 CT Principles and Procedures I

 RADI-R 466

 2.0

 Total

 

 14.0

 Spring Semester

 

Credits

 Projects in Nuclear Medicine Technology V

 RADI-R 421

 1.0

 Nuclear Medicine In-Service II

 RADI-R 424

 2.0

 Nuclear Medicine Management

 RADI-R 441

 1.0

 Clinical Nuclear Medicine V

 RADI-R 447

 6.0

 CT Principles and Procedures II

 RADI-R 467

 2.0

 Total

 

 12.0

Awards The faculty will recommend to the university, graduating students with superior academic performance for degrees awarded with distinction according to the university's policy. Also, students with outstanding academic and clinical achievement during their professional program may be recognized by the program at the time of graduation.

Graduation Requirements Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours; 55 general education/program requirements and 65 professional. All course work must be completed in compliance with the program’s and school’s academic and professional policies.

Updated: April 28, 2016