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)
II. Recommended
| 02-355 | Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates | 3 |
| 02-426 | Immunology | 3 |
III. 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 |
IV. Students must complete the Professional Phase of the program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. (35)
| 02-329 | Technical Radiation Oncology I | 2 |
| 02-331 | Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy I | 2 |
| 02-333 | Pathology/Sectional Anatomy | 2 |
| 02-334 | Radiation Therapy Physics I | 3 |
| 02-337 | Clinical Practicum I | 2 |
| 02-338 | Medical Terminology | 1 |
| 02-339 | Medical Imaging/Processing | 1 |
| 02-340 | Management and Methods of Patient Care I | 2 |
| 02-342 | Radiation Safety and Protection | 3 |
| 02-431 | Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy II | 3 |
| 02-433 | Radiation Therapy Physics II | 3 |
| 02-434 | Quality Management | 2 |
| 02-436 | Operational Issues in Health Care Environment | 1 |
| 02-437 | Clinical Practicum II | 2 |
| 02-442 | Computed Tomography and Cross-Sectional Anatomy | 2 |
| 02-452 | Radiation Biology | 1-2 |
| 02-457 | Technical 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.