Nuclear Medicine Technology / Bachelor of Science 3 + 1 Program
Total Credit Hours: 146 - 152
Major Credit Hours: 103 - 109
A grade of “C” or better must be earned in a prerequisite course in order to advance to the next course in sequence.
It is the policy of Biology department to support with letters of recommendation for the professional school applications only those students who have achieved a cumulative and science GPA of 3.0 by the time they complete 02-422 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 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.
Nuclear Medicine Technology majors may take a Biology class only two times. If a student has not achieved a minimum grade of a “C” after the second attempt, the student may not repeat the class.
Students are required to shadow, observe a NMT, for a day at Northwestern Memorial Hospital or the College of DuPage or show proof of such activity at another medical facility before applying to the program.
The Biology Department will award 3 hours of credit for the General Education class 02-100 (Introduction to Biology) when students have received a score of 4 or 5 on AP tests. We do not award credit for major classes based on AP scores.
Degree Requirements
I. Core Courses (67)
II. Recommended
| 02-355 | Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates | 3 |
| 02-426 | Immunology | 3 |
III. Students complete professional phase of the program at one of two sites: Northwestern Memorial Hospital or College of DuPage.
A. Northwestern Memorial Hospital Curriculum (35)
| 02-338 | Medical Terminology | 1 |
| 02-340 | Management and Methods of Patient Care I | 2 |
| 02-342 | Radiation Safety and Protection | 3 |
| 02-344 | Radiation Physics/ Instrumentation | 3 |
| 02-346 | Diagnostic Nuclear Imaging Clinical Practicum I | 4 |
| 02-348 | Clinical Nuclear Medicine Procedures I | 3 |
| 02-360 | Radiation Detection and Instrumentation | 3 |
| 02-440 | Management/Methods Patient Care II | 1 |
| 02-442 | Computed Tomography and Cross-Sectional Anatomy | 2 |
| 02-446 | Diagnostic Nuclear Imaging Clinical Practicum II | 4 |
| 02-448 | Clinical Nuclear Medicine Procedures II | 3 |
| 02-450 | Radionuclide Chemistry and Radiopharmacy | 3 |
| 02-452 | Radiation Biology | 1-2 |
| 02-456 | Clinical Correlations/Pathology | 2 |
(Nuclear Medicine Technology students enroll in
02-452 Radiation Biology for one credit hour.)
B. College of DuPage Curriculum (41)
(See College of DuPage Catalog for course descriptions.)
IV. Select one of the following: (1)
| 02-380 | Biochemistry Journal Club | 1 |
| 02-381 | Physiology Journal Club | 1 |
| 02-382 | Microbiology Journal Club | 1 |
| 02-384 | Genetics Journal Club | 1 |
V. General Education Credits (43)
VI. The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by the successful completion of the following courses that contain strong writing components: 02-111; 02-116 General Biology Labs I and II; 02-226 General Microbiology Lab; and 02-496 Biology Senior Thesis.