Radiation Therapy, B.A.

Biology:

• BIO 147 - Anatomy and Physiology
• BIO 151 - Biological Investigations I
• BIO 152 - Biological Investigations II
• BIO 251 - Genes and Evolution
• BIO 302 - Animal Physiology (with permission of instructor)

Chemistry:

• CHM 141 - General Chemistry I: Bio-organic Molecules
• CHM 142 - General Chemistry II: Environmental Chemistry
• CHM 220 - Organic Chemistry I
• CHM 221 - Organic Chemistry II
• CHM 222 - Organic Chemistry III *

Statistics:

• PSY 250 - Statistics or
• ECN 241 - Business and Economic Statistics

Mathematics:

• MTH 122 - College Trigonometry or
• MTH 140 - Integrated Calculus I: Calculus of Limits or
• Higher-level Mathematics course

Introductory Physics:

• PHY 141 - Physics I
• PHY 142 - Physics II

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• PHY 143A - Physics III (Algebra-Based) ** or
• PHY 143C - Physics III (Calculus-Based)

• or

• PHY 115 - College Physics I
• PHY 116 - College Physics II

Notes:

*Fulfills Northewestern Memorial Hospital’s research methodology prerequisite if  taken at North Central College.
**Recommended

Upper-level Coursework Taken During the 14-Month Clinical Internship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital:

• RDT 410 - Management and Methods of Patient Care I
• RDT 412 - Radiation Safety and Protection
• RDT 413 - Medical Imaging
• RDT 414 - Pathology
• RDT 416 - Radiation Physics
• RDT 418 - Radiation Therapy Physics
• RDT 420 - Radiation Biology
• RDT 422 - Introduction to Technical Radiation Therapy
• RDT 430 - Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy I
• RDT 431 - Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy II
• RDT 434 - Quality Management
• RDT 435 - Technical Radiation Therapy I
• RDT 436 - Technical Radiation Therapy II
• RDT 440 - Operational Issues in Radiation Therapy
• RDT 442 - Clinical Practicum I
• RDT 443 - Clinical Practicum II