Nuclear Medicine Science (B.S.)

Core Curriculum and specific Nuclear Medicine requirements:                 

ENGL 1311	Composition I	3	*
ENGL 1312	Composition II	3	*
ENGL 2310	World Literature	3
	Applied or Fine Art Course	3
	History Course	3
	Social Science Course	3
PHIL 1381	Introduction to Philosophy	3
	Religious Studies Ethics Course	3
	Advanced Religious Studies or Philosophy Course	3
	Second Language	6
DWHP 1200	Dimension of Wellness	2
	Physical Activity Course	1
BIOL 2321/BIOL 2121	Anatomy and Physiology I and Lab	3/1	*
BIOL 2322/BIOL 2122	Anatomy and Physiology II and Lab	3/1	*
CHEM 1301/CHEM 1101	Chemical Principles I and Lab	3/1	*
CHEM 1302/CHEM 1102	Chemical Principles II and Lab	3/1	*
PHYS 1301/PHYS 1101	General Physics I and Lab	3/1	*
PHYS 1302/PHYS 1102	General Physics II and Lab	3/1	*
MATH 1311	Precalculus	3	*
MATH 2303	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	3	*
NMED 4210	Introduction to Nuclear Medicine	2

Plus 45 hours of Community Service             

* Prerequisite to admission to program with a minimum grade of C.

Courses in the Major (55 semester hours)

Freshman or Sophomore Year

NMED 4310

Introduction to Nuclear Medicine

Junior Year

NMED 2420	Patient Care Technologies
NMED 3210	Health Assessment and Communication for Nuclear Medicine Technologist
NMED 3310	Pathophysiology for NMED
NMED 4510	Nuclear Cardiology
NMED 3320	Medical Radiation Safety
NMED 4322	Radiopharmacy, Radiochemistry and Radioimmunoassay
NMED 4341	Radiation Biology/Biophysics
NMED 4331	Instrumentation
NMED 4545	Principles of PET and PET/CT

Senior Year

NMED 3305	Application of Radionuclides
NMED 4604	Clinical Nuclear Medicine I
NMED 4606	Clinical Nuclear Medicine II
NMED 4312	Molecular Imaging and the Physics of Medical Imaging and Therapeutics
NMED 4361	Nuclear Medicine Registry Review

A minimum grade of C is required in all Nuclear Medicine courses and prerequisite support course work as well as all clinical proficiencies attached to each course.  All students must achieve a final test average of 75% or higher.  Failure to do so will result in failure in the course.

In general, satisfactory completion of courses in one semester is required prior to enrolling in subsequent semesters. Failure to make a minimum grade of C in any required nuclear medicine course will prevent the student from progressing in the program. Students who fail one or more courses in the program must make application to the nuclear medicine program to continue. The student’s overall academic achievement will be considered in the decision to be retained or to be placed on enforced withdrawal from the nuclear medicine program.