The Programs

This one-year, full-time, program can be taken to complete a bachelor's degree or, for those already holding a bachelor's degree, to obtain an advanced certificate.  The educational program consists of classroom instruction, laboratory experience, and clinical rotations for 12 consecutive months beginning each August.  There are four tracks in this program designed for those students who have a radiation therapy degree and those that have science degrees who seek either the bachelor's degree or an advanced certificate. 

The pre-professional curriculum for those seeking the bachelor's degree consists of 78-93 semester credits (SC) of course work with eight SC of physics and 12 SC of mathematics, including calculus I and II. The professional sequence is dependent on the entry-level credentials of the student.  If the student is a registered radiation therapist, an additional 32 SC of course work is required over the 12 months. If the individual is a science major without the radiation therapy credential, 45 SC are required to complete the program (21 SC of radiation therapy course work and 24 SC of specific courses in medical dosimetry).

The pre-professional curriculum required for the advanced certificate is 50 SC with the same science sequence (39 SC hours) required in the bachelor's degree program.  Courses taken previously as part of a bachelor's degree program can be counted toward the prerequisite requirements.  The professional sequence is identical to that of those seeking a bachelor's degree.  Students who have no radiation therapy credential must complete 45 SC and students with that credential must complete 32 SC of professional course work.

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