Prerequisites

1. General education requirements may be taken at Indiana University Northwest (IUN) or any accredited college or university on a part-time basis. The following courses that are followed by (G) meet the general education requirements of the College of Health and Human Services. *Courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.

• *W131 Reading, Writing, and Inquiry I (G) 3 cr.
• *W231 Professional Writing (G) 3 cr.
• *Verbal Communication Course 3 cr.
• *M119 Brief Survey of Calculus or M125 Precalculus Mathematics 3 cr.
• *Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II with lab (G) 8 cr.
• Introductory Psychology (G) 3 cr.
• Arts & Humanities Electives (G) 3 cr.
• Second Social/Behavioral Science Elective (G) 3 cr.
• Cultural & Historical Studies Electives (G) 3 cr.
• Additional Arts & Humanities OR Cultural & Historical Studies Elective (G) 3 cr.
• Statistics (G) 3 cr.
• Health Professional Radiography Coursework or Electives 13 cr.

Total minimum number of credit hours - 51 cr. 

Special Credit/Transfer Policy

Students seeking to transfer credit or receive special credit for radiography course work taken in a non-credit- awarding radiography program that has been accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) (www.jrcert.org) should contact the program director for additional information and advising.

Radiation Therapy Curriculum

SUMMER II SEMESTER 

RADS R100 Orientation to Radiologic Technology (2 cr.) 

RADS R185 Medical Terminology (1 cr.)      

RADS J304 Radiation Oncology Patient Care (2 cr.)  

Total 5 cr. 

FALL SEMESTER 

RADS R250 Physics Applied to Radiology (3 cr.) 

RADS J301 Orientation to Radiation Therapy (4 cr.) 

RADS J350 Clinical Experience Basic (4 cr.) 

RADS R472 Multiplanar Anatomy and Pathology I (3 cr.) 

Total 14 cr.                              

SPRING SEMESTER 

RADS R260 Radiation Biology and Protection (3 cr.)           

RADS J302  Radiation Oncology Techniques (3 cr.) 

RADS J351 Clinical Practicum II (4 cr.) 

RADS R473 Multiplanar Anatomy and Pathology II (3 cr.) 

Total 13 cr.                                                                                                      

SUMMER SEMESTER 

RADS J402 Radiation Oncology Techniques II (3 cr.) 

RADS J450 Clinical Practicum III (4 cr.)     

Total 7 cr.

FALL SEMESTER 

RADS J303 Clinical Oncology I (3 cr.) 

RADS J305 Clinical Dosimetry I (3 cr.) 

RADS J400 Physics of Radiation Oncology (3 cr.) 

RADS J451 Clinical Practicum IV (4 cr.) 

Total 13 cr.

SPRING SEMESTER 

RADS J401 Physics of Radiation Oncology II (3 cr.) 

RADS J403 Clinical Oncology II (3 cr.) 

RADS J404 Quality Management in Radiation Oncology (3 cr.)

RADS J409 Senior Project in Radiation Oncology (3 cr.) 

RADS J452 Clinical Practicum V (4 cr.) 

Total 16 cr. 

Professional Courses Total 69 cr.

Graduation Requirements

Satisfactory completion of 120 credit hours to include 51 credit hours of prerequisite and general-education courses and 69 credit hours of professional courses.  All professional courses must be completed with a C (2.0) or higher.  All course work must be completed in compliance with the program's and school's academic and professional policies.