Nuclear Medicine Technology, BS

Requirements

Nuclear Medicine Technology students complete 86 credit hours of academic course work, including the College of Science, Health and Pharmacy general education requirements, in addition to the Nuclear Medicine Technology core courses outlined below. Students must take their final 30 credit hours before clinical training at Roosevelt University. They complete their last 36 credit hours in a one-year, full-time, daytime clinical training program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital*. Upon successfully completing the clinical program, students receive a Certificate in Nuclear Medicine Technology from the hospital and a BS in Nuclear Medicine Technology from Roosevelt University. They are eligible to sit for the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Boards examination.

*

Acceptance into the clinical training is not guaranteed and is at the discretion of the clinical site.

Core
BIOL 123ANATOMY &PHYSIOLOGY I1,3
BIOL 124ANATOMY &PHYSIOLOGY II1,3
BIOL 202ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND GENETICS2,3
BIOL 301CELLULAR &MOLECULAR BIOLOGY2,3
CHEM 201GENERAL CHEMISTRY I2,3
CHEM 202GENERAL CHEMISTRY II2,3
CHEM 210SURVEY OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY2,3
MATH 121COLLEGE ALGEBRA3
MATH 122TRIGONOMETRY AND PRECALCULUS3
MATH 217ELEMENTARY STATISTICS3
PHYS 201INTRODUCTION TO NON-CALCULUS BASED PHYSICS I1,3
PHYS 202INTRO TO NON-CALCULUS PHYSICS II1,3
Clinical Courses in Nuclear Medicine Technology
ALH 302MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY1
ALH 340MANAGEMENT AND METHODS OF PATIENT CARE I3
ALH 341RADIATION BIOLOGY1
ALH 342RADIATION DETECTION AND INSTRUMENTATION3
ALH 344DIAGNOSTIC NUCLEAR IMAGING CLINICAL PRACTICUM I4
ALH 345RADIATION SAFETY & PROTECTION2
ALH 346RADIONUCLIDE CHEM & RADIOPHARM3
ALH 347CLINICAL CORRELATION-PATHOLOGY2
ALH 348DIAGNOSTIC NUCLEAR IMAGING PRACTICUM II4
ALH 349CLINICL NUCLEAR MEDICINE PROCEDURES I3
ALH 350RADIATION PHYSICS & INSTRUMENTATION3
ALH 370COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND CROSS-SECTIONAL ANATOMY2
ALH 371CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE PROCEDURES II3
ALH 372MANAGEMENT AND METHODS OF PATIENT CARE II1
General Education, University Writing Requirement, and Electives36
Core Requirements50
Clinical Requirements36
Total Credits for Degree122

CORE Requirements (General Education)

First Year Success Course or Transfer Success Course
FYS 101FIRST YEAR SUCCESS COURSE1
or TRS 101 TRANSFER SUCCESS 101
Communication Requirement
ENG 101COMPOSITION I: CRITICAL READING & WRITING3
ENG 102COMPOSITION II: INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC RESEARCH3
COMM 101PUBLIC SPEAKING (or program specific CORE communications course)3
Ideas of Social Justice
3 credits in coursework categorized as Ideas.3
Humanities and Fine and Performing Arts 2, 3
9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Art History, English (excluding ENG 101 and ENG 102), History, Languages, Music, Philosophy, Theatre, Communication and Women's and Gender Studies9
Mathematics
MATH 110QUANTITATIVE LITERACY (or above) 13
Science
One biological science and one physical science required (one must include a one credit lab).7-8
Social Sciences 2,3
9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Criminal Justice, Economics, History, Journalism, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies9
Experiential Learning
6 credits from coursework categorized as Experiential Learning. 6
Total Credit Hours47-48
1

Higher level of Math may be required by major

2

Coursework must come from outside of students' major discipline

3

A maximum of 9 credits can be applied from a single discipline towards humanities and social science requirements

These quantitative requirements also apply to degrees.

  • Students must earn a minimum of 120 semester hours.
  • Students may apply no more than 60 credit hours of 100-level courses toward the degree.
  • Students must apply no fewer than 60 credit hours of 200- and 300-level courses toward the degree.
  • Students must have at least 18 credit hours (of the 60 credit hours above) at the 300 level.
  • Students may transfer in no more than 70 credit hours from community colleges.
  • Students earning less than 60 total hours in residence must take their final 30 hours at Roosevelt University. Note that some majors have additional requirements for RU hours.
  • Students must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher to graduate. Note that some majors have additional GPA requirements.
  • Students may apply no more than 51 hours in the major (BA) or 57 hours in the major (BS)

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different.

Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
FYS 1011ENG 1023
ENG 1013MATH 1223
MATH 1213CHEM 2025
CHEM 2015Ideas of Social Justice3
Humanities #13 
 15 14
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
BIOL 1234BIOL 1244
CHEM 210 or 2115MATH 2173
Social Science #13COMM 1013
Humanities #23Social Science #23
 15 13
Year 3
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
BIOL 2024BIOL 301 (Experiential Learning #1)25
PHYS 2014PHYS 2024
Humanities #33General Elective13
Social Science #33General Elective13
 14 15
Year 4
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
ALH 3403ALH 3021
ALH 3444ALH 3411
ALH 3452ALH 3423
ALH 3472ALH 3463
ALH 3494ALH 348 (Experiential Learning #2)24
ALH 3503ALH 3702
 ALH 3713
 ALH 3721
 18 18
Total Credit Hours 122
1

Or course towards an optional Minor.

2

Experiential Learning class must be 200/300 level. Satisfies CORE Experiential Learning requirement. EXL courses can satisfy major requirements/electives or CORE requirement.

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Must be accepted to clinical school for clinical training courses. Not guaranteed.