Biology Nuclear Medicine Technology Major (62 credits):
The nuclear medicine technology program, a four-year course of instruction, is designed to provide a bachelor of arts degree with a major in biology nuclear medicine technology from Saint Mary’s University. The student may complete his/her degree at Saint Mary’s and then complete the 32 credit clinical training from an accredited and approved school of nuclear medicine technology. As an alternative, the student may choose to complete three years of prescribed course work at Saint Mary’s University and complete his/her degree with the credits from the nuclear medicine technology clinical training course work. If the student chooses this 3-1 plan, the student must complete all general education requirements, a minimum of 90 semester hours, and 30 semester hours of upper division course work at Saint Mary’s before entering the clinical program. Nuclear medicine technology graduates are eligible to take an examination for certification as a Registered Nuclear Medicine Technologist.
Saint Mary’s University has a fully accredited unified program in nuclear medicine technology in conjunction with Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, with clinical facilities at Evanston Hospital in Evanston, IL, Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview, IL, and Highland Park Hospital in Highland Park, IL. This accreditation is granted by the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology, Second Avenue East, Suite C, Polson, Montana 59860-2320; telephone: 406-883-0003. A maximum of eight students yearly will be selected to enter this program. Other interested students may apply to accredited schools of nuclear medicine on an open admissions basis.
Applicants to Saint Mary’s nuclear medicine technology program are not selected based on grades alone, but SMU cumulative and SMU major grade point averages must be at least 2.500 on a 4.000 scale.
Students may also choose to fulfill all biology major degree requirements prior to entering the clinical training (see below).
A. Biology Core
All of the following:
B110 Botany and Zoology I
B111 Botany and Zoology I Lab
B120 Botany and Zoology II
B121 Botany and Zoology II Lab
C131 General Chemistry I
C133 General Chemistry I Lab
C321 Organic Chemistry I
M151 Calculus I
B. All of the following:
B305 Human Anatomy
B313 Physiology
B392 Biometrics
B450 Radiation Biology
C142 General Chemistry II
C144 General Chemistry II Lab
P201 Introductory Physics I
P202 Introductory Physics I Lab
P211 Introductory Physics II
P212 Introductory Physics II Lab
P350 Radiation Physics
C. One of the following:
CS102 Introduction to Computer Applications
CS105 Introductory Programming: Visual Basic
D. One of the following:
PH343 Contemporary Ethical Issues
PH346 Ethical Issues in Science
E. Section E or F
Clinical Training (minimum 32 semester credits)
F. Section F or G
F. Section E or F
All of the following (either B301 or B310):
B301 Ecology
B310 Genetics
B492 Experimental Planning
B493 Research and Thesis
Clinical training experience is to be completed at an accredited and approved school of nuclear medicine technology over a twelve-month period. Saint Mary’s University AMA Joint Review Committee Accredited Program affiliations include Evanston Northwestern Healthcare’s Evanston Hospital, Evanston, IL, Glenbrook Hospital, Glenview, IL, and Highland Park Hospital, Highland Park, IL. Other area accredited schools of nuclear medicine technology to which students may apply on a competitive basis include the Mayo School of Health Sciences, Rochester, MN and the Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, IL.
The following courses are recommended but not required. An asterisk (*) indicates courses that may be especially helpful.
B306 Medical Terminology*
B311 Cell Biology
B312 Molecular Biology
B409 Biochemistry
B435 Immunology*
C322 Organic Chemistry II
C341 Analytical Chemistry I
ED156 First Aid & CPR*
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