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Nuclear medicine technology concentration

Sophomore year, fall semester
Credits
 
CHEM 101 and CHEZ/FRSZ 101L General Chemistry and Laboratory I
4
CLRS 203 Pathophysiology I
3
CLRS 205 Exploring Radiation Sciences
1
CLRS 208 Foundations of Patient Care*
4
HCMG 300 Health Care Organization and Services
3
HPEX 250 Medical Terminology
1
 
 
16

Sophomore year, spring semester
Credits
 
CHEM 102 and CHEZ/FRSZ 102L General Chemistry and Laboratory II
4
CLRS 204 Pathophysiology II
3
CLRS 232 Radiation Safety*
2
PHIL 213 Ethics and Health Care
3
STAT 210 Basic Practice of Statistics
3
 
 
15

Summer I
Credits
 
CLRS 303 Orientation to Nuclear Medicine*
2
 
 
2

Junior year, fall semester
Credits
 
CLRS 206 Cross-sectional Anatomy
2
CLRS 317 Nuclear Medicine Procedures I*
3
CLRS 321 Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation and Computer Techniques I*
2
CLRZ 328L Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation and Image  Processing Laboratory*
1
CLRS 341 Radiation Physics
2
CLRS 390 Research Methods in the Radiation Sciences
2
CLRS 393 Clinical Education I*
4
 
 
16

Junior year, spring semester
Credits
 
CLRS 318 Nuclear Medicine Procedures II*
2
CLRS 322 Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation and Computer Techniques II*
2
CLRS 344 Physics for Nuclear Medicine*
3
CLRS 394 Clinical Education II*
4
CLRS 398 Introduction to Research
1
Restricted elective
3
 
 
15

Summer II
Credits
 
CLRS 319 Nuclear Medicine Procedures III*
3
CLRS 395 Clinical Education III* (32 hours/week for 10 weeks)
5
 
 
8

Senior year, fall semester
Credits
 
CLRS 417 Nuclear Medicine Procedures IV*
3
CLRS 461 Radiopharmaceutical: Preparation and Quality Control*
2
CLRS 493 Clinical Education IV*
5
CLRS 498 Senior Project
2
Electives
3
 
 
 
15

Senior year, spring semester
Credits
 
CLRS 430 Radiobiology*
2
CLRS 453 Quality Management in Nuclear Medicine*
3
CLRS 488 Senior Seminar
3
CLRS 494 Clinical Education V*
5
Electives
3
 
 
16
 
 
* C is the lowest passing grade.

 

 

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