Nuclear Medicine Technology / Bachelor of Science 3 + 1 Program
Total Credit Hours: 133-147
Major Credit Hours: 90-98
A grade of “C-” or better must be earned in a prerequisite course in order to advance to the next course in sequence.
It is the policy of Biology department to support with letters of recommendation for the professional school applications only those students who have achieved a cumulative and science GPA of 3.0. In the event that a student has their request for letters of recommendation denied, they have the right to petition for reconsideration with the understanding that there is no guarantee that the petition will be successful. Acceptance into any professional school is solely determined by the admission committee of that school. All faculty members have the right to decline a request to write a letter of recommendation for any student.
Nuclear Medicine Technology majors may take a Biology class only two times. If a student has not achieved a minimum grade of a “C-” after the second attempt, the student may not repeat the class.
Students are required to shadow, observe a NMT, for a day at Northwestern Memorial Hospital or the College of DuPage or show proof of such activity at another medical facility before applying to the program.
Degree Requirements
Program: BS-NMDT-1
I. Core Courses (47)
II. Anatomy and Physiology Course Sequence (8-10)
Option 1 (8)
Option 2 (10)
III. Recommended
IV. Students complete the professional phase of the program at one of two sites: Northwestern Memorial Hospital or College of DuPage.
A. Northwestern Memorial Hospital Curriculum (35)
Nuclear Medicine Technology students enroll in BIOL 45200 Radiation Biology for one credit hour.
B. College of DuPage Curriculum (41)
See College of DuPage Catalog for course descriptions.
V. General Education Credits (43-49)
VI. Advanced Writing Requirement
The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of the curricula at Lewis University and Northwestern Memorial Hospital or the College of DuPage.