Prerequisite Courses

The following 42 SC are required from a regionally accredited college or university and must fulfill all College requirements regarding acceptance of transfer credit:

To be considered for acceptance into the program, the applicant must have earned a CGPA of 2.0 or higher at the time of application. In addition, only grades of “C” or higher are accepted in prerequisite course work.

*Mathematics courses must be completed within seven years prior to admission into the program.

**Anatomy and physiology courses must cover all body systems and include accompanying laboratory sections.

**These courses do not have to be completed before acceptance into the program but can be taken with the professional courses or following completion of the professional curriculum.  They must be completed within five years of the date of admission into the program.  The other prerequisite hours listed must be completed before acceptance into the program.

Actual course titles may vary among institutions. Consult the division director for preprofessional counseling.

Fulfillment of the radiation therapy preprofessional curriculum does not assure admittance into the professional program (please see Application Procedures and Deadlines).

Not more than one course in the following group will be accepted in transfer to meet degree requirements: band, studio, physical education, military science, English as a second language (ESL), manual skills.

Students entering with a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university must complete the following requirements for a CHRP bachelor’s degree: (a) 32 SC in residence; (b) all program-specific mathematics and biological and physical science prerequisites; (c) all program-specific professional requirements; (d) if not completed as part of a previous degree program, a 3 SC college/university course in American history or national government, a 3 SC course in college algebra or higher level mathematics, and a 3 SC course in humanities. 

Radiologic Technology Curriculum

Prospective students must be graduates (or eligible to graduate) from a JRCERT-accredited Radiologic Technology (Radiography) program and must have a CGPA of 3.0 or better.  The following 39 SC will be transferred from this professional program and must be successfully completed prior to admission into the radiation therapy program. 

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