Radiation Therapy Technology, BS

Requirements

Radiation Therapy Technology students complete a minimum of 85 credit hours of academic work, including the College of Science, Health and Pharmacy general education requirements, in addition to the Radiation Therapy Technology core courses outlined below. Students must take their final 30 credit hours before clinical training at Roosevelt University. They complete their last 35 credit hours in a one-year, full-time, daytime clinical training program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital*. Upon successful completion of the clinical program, students receive a Certificate in Radiation Therapy Technology from the hospital and a BS in Radiation Therapy Technology from Roosevelt University and are eligible to sit for the American Society of Radiologic Technologists certification examination.

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

Core
BIOL 123ANATOMY &PHYSIOLOGY I4
BIOL 124ANATOMY &PHYSIOLOGY II4
BIOL 202ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND GENETICS5
BIOL 301CELLULAR &MOLECULAR BIOLOGY5
CHEM 201GENERAL CHEMISTRY I5
CHEM 202GENERAL CHEMISTRY II5
CHEM 210SURVEY OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY5
MATH 121COLLEGE ALGEBRA3
MATH 122TRIGONOMETRY AND PRECALCULUS3
MATH 217ELEMENTARY STATISTICS3
PHYS 201INTRODUCTION TO NON-CALCULUS BASED PHYSICS I4
PHYS 202INTRO TO NON-CALCULUS PHYSICS II4
PSYC 103INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY3
PSYC 285RESEARCH METHODS3
COMM 101PUBLIC SPEAKING3
CST 100ESSENTIAL COMPUTER SKILLS3
Clinical Courses for Radiation Therapy Technology
ALH 313PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT I2
ALH 316PATHOLOGY2
ALH 317RADIATION PHYSICS I2
ALH 318RADIATION PHYSICS II3
ALH 341RADIATION BIOLOGY1
ALH 352RADIATION SAFETY & PROTECTION2
ALH 353MEDICAL IMAGINING FOR RADIATION THERAPY2
ALH 354PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE I3
ALH 355PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE II3
ALH 357CLINICAL PRACTICUM I3
ALH 358CLINICAL PRACTICUM II4
ALH 360QUALITY MANAGEMENT & HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS2
ALH 361ADVANCED IMAGING IN RADIATION THERAPY1
ALH 362OPERATIONAL ISSUES1
ALH 363TECHNICAL RADIATION I2
ALH 364TECHNICAL RADIATION THERAPY II2
General Education, University Writing Requirement, and Electives24
Core Requirements62
Clinical Requirements35
Total credits for degree121

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
PSYC 103 (Social Science #1)3 
 15 14
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
BIOL 1234BIOL 1244
MATH 2173CST 100 or 1013
CHEM 210 or 2115PSYC 285 (Social Science #2)3
COMM 1013Humanities #13
 15 13
Year 3
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
BIOL 2025PHYS 2024
PHYS 2014BIOL 301 (Experiential Learning #1)15
Social Science #33Humanities #23
General Elective3Humanities #33
 15 15
Year 4
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
ALH 3132ALH 3183
ALH 3162ALH 3411
ALH 3172ALH 3553
ALH 3521ALH 358 (Experiential Learning #2)14
ALH 3532ALH 3602
ALH 3543ALH 3611
ALH 3573ALH 3621
ALH 3633ALH 3643
 18 18
Total Credit Hours 123
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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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Clinical applications due Feb 1st.

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