The Program

The Department of Imaging and Radiation Sciences offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Radiation Therapy through a program of study jointly sponsored by Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute (CARTI) and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), College of Health Related Professions. Aspects of the program include study in oncology, pathology, patient care, psychology, radiobiology, radiation physics, radiation protection and safety, treatment planning, and technical radiation therapy. In addition, the program is supported by clinical education involving rotations on tumor localization and simulation equipment, multiple high energy therapy machines (linear accelerators), and dosimetry treatment planning devices.

Prerequisites include successful completion of 42 SC of specified general education course work and successful completion of a radiologic technology program accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology ( JRCERT) with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. 

The CARTI/UAMS program provides 46 SC of professional hours in radiation therapy taken mostly at a CARTI facility located in the central Arkansas area. The curriculum consists of classes and clinical rotations held Monday through Friday each week for 12 consecutive months beginning each August. Students are expected to be full-time while enrolled in the program. The CARTI/UAMS program is fully accredited by the JRCERT as a radiation therapy educational provider and licensed by the State Board of Private Career Education.

For questions concerning accreditation of this program, you may contact the JRCERT at the following:

Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, Illinois  60606-3182
(312) 704-5300
www.JRCERT.org

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