Radiation Therapy / Bachelor of Science 3 + 1 Program

Total Credit Hours: 138

Major Credit Hours: 95

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 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 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.

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 (59)

02-110General Biology I

4

02-111General Biology I Lab

1

02-115General Biology II

4

02-116General Biology II Lab

1

02-220Genetics

4

02-221Genetics Lab

1

02-224General Microbiology

4

02-226General Microbiology Lab

1

02-335Advanced Clinical Physiology

3

02-336Case Studies in Human Physiology

1

02-422Human Anatomy

3

02-423Functional Human Anatomy Lab

1

02-496Biology Senior Thesis

2

03-110General Chemistry I

4

03-111General Chemistry I Lab

1

03-115General Chemistry II

4

03-116General Chemistry II Lab

1

03-220Organic Chemistry I

4

03-221Organic Chemistry I Lab

1

13-200Calculus I

4

-
OR

13-211Calculus for the Life Sciences

4

17-200College Physics I

4

17-201College Physics I Lab

1

17-205College Physics II

4

17-206College Physics II Lab

1

II. Recommended

02-355Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates

3

02-426Immunology

3

III. Select one of the following: (1)

02-380Biochemistry Journal Club

1

02-381Physiology Journal Club

1

02-382Microbiology Journal Club

1

02-384Genetics Journal Club

1

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

02-329Technical Radiation Oncology I

2

02-331Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy I

2

02-333Pathology/Sectional Anatomy

2

02-334Radiation Therapy Physics I

3

02-337Clinical Practicum I

2

02-338Medical Terminology

1

02-339Medical Imaging/Processing

1

02-340Management and Methods of Patient Care I

2

02-342Radiation Safety and Protection

3

02-431Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy II

3

02-433Radiation Therapy Physics II

3

02-434Quality Management

2

02-436Operational Issues in Health Care Environment

1

02-437Clinical Practicum II

2

02-442Computed Tomography and Cross-Sectional Anatomy

2

02-452Radiation Biology

1-2

02-457Technical Radiation Oncology II

2

(Radiation Therapy students enroll in 02-452 Radiation Biology for two credit hours.)

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.