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Prerequisite Requirements

All students must complete 50 specific prerequisite credits prior to matriculation; however, they do not need to have all prerequisite work completed at the time of application.  Students should complete at least 8 credits of science coursework in order to be evaluated for admission.

Academic courses from accredited institutions with a grade of ‘C’ or above and CLEP scores are acceptable for transfer.
   
 

 

Prerequisites for students with the following academic credentials:

  • A bachelor’s degree; applying for the 1-year Advanced Placement Program
  • An associate’s degree or certificate in a non-health professions program; applying for the 2-year Multicompetency Program
  • No degree; applying for the 2-year Multicompetency Program

Prerequisites for students with the following academic credentials:

  • certification in or graduated from an accredited program in radiologic sciences; applying for the 1-year Advanced Placement Program

Course

Medical Dosimetry*

Nuclear Medicine*

All other RS programs

Medical Dosimetry*

Nuclear Medicine*

All other RS programs

Anatomy and Physiology 1,2

8

8

8

8

8

8

College Physics 2,3

8

8

4

8

8

4

College Chemistry 1,2

N/A

8

N/A

N/A

8

N/A

College Algebra, Pre-calculus, Calculus or Trigonometry

6

6

6

6

6

6

Statistics

3

3

3

3

3

3

English composition

3

3

3

3

3

3

English Elective

3

3

3

3

3

3

Medical Terminology

3

3

3

N/A

N/A

N/A

Electives** (Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, etc.)

16

8

20

19

11

23

TOTAL

50

50

50

50

50

50

1. These courses must meet requirements for science majors.
2. There is a 10-year time limit on the transferability of science courses (students with relevant work experience may petition for exception to this rule).
3. Physics need not be calculus-based. 		*Students who choose Medical Dosimetry or Nuclear Medicine for the 1-year Advanced Placement or as part of the 2-year Multicompetency program are required to follow these prerequisites.

**Recommended Electives: Chemistry, Computer Science, Psychology, Sociology, Speech/Communication, Physics II, Microbiology, and Organic Chemistry.

 

 

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