IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS
Enrollment in the Nuclear Medicine Technology program is by admission only. Admission to College of DuPage does not guarantee admission to the Nuclear Medicine Technology program.

Refer to the College of DuPage Catalog that was in effect at the time of your original enrollment (unless you have been out of enrollment for more than four consecutive quarters) for degree requirements, course descriptions and academic regulations. Catalogs are available in Counseling, Transfer and Advising Services, Instructional Center (IC), Room 2010, and in the Admissions office, Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2046.

Meet with the faculty adviser listed in this guide to discuss which courses to take. Use the Student Planning Worksheet, which is available in Counseling, Transfer and Advising Services, IC 2010.

Check with the Occupational and Vocational Education Division for program-specific information available for many programs. This information is also available in Counseling, Transfer and Advising Services, IC 2010.

Degree Audits detailing courses you have completed and courses yet to be taken to satisfy your degree or certificate requirements may be requested from the Records office, SRC 2015.

Copies of the current Quarterly class schedule are available from the Registration office, SRC 2048; in Counseling, Transfer and Advising Services, IC 2010; and on the college's web site, www.cod.edu.

• The College of DuPage web contains extensive advising and transfer information. The site also includes access to the Advising Handbook.

PRE-COURSE TESTING
• A reading assessment test is required of any new student enrolling in or accumulating eight or more credit hours.

• All students who intend to enroll in English 101 are required to take the English 101 Pre-Course Placement test.

• Students who intend to enroll in Mathematics 082, 083, 118, 120, 128 or 131 as their first mathematics course at College of DuPage are required to take the mathematics placement test and should do so the quarter just prior to the quarter they want to begin mathematics courses.

• Check the current Quarterly class schedule for testing times and locations. For more information, call the Assessment and Testing office at 942-2400.

FACTS ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Certificate: Nuclear Medicine Technology
Major Code Number for Registration: 4173


FIRST QUARTER POSSIBILITIES
Consider the following courses for your first Fall Quarter. Students enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits are considered full-time students.

PROGRAM NOTES
To gain admission to this program, students must at a minimum complete the following:

1.   Prerequisite Course Work: Complete with a "C" or better all of the following college courses or equivalents:

• English 101 and 102 or 105, Composition
• Psychology 101, Introduction to Psychology
• Biology 101, Biological Principles
• Anatomy and Physiology 111 and 112 (or 121 and 122)
• Chemistry 111 or 151, General Chemistry
• Mathematics 131, College Algebra
• Physics 100, General Physics
• Computer Information Systems 100, Introduction to Computers
  Document completion of all academic prerequisites and previous schooling through official transcripts. 
  
  File official transcripts with the Records office and the NMT program.
  
  Students who have completed college course work outside the United States must first submit their transcripts for educational credentialing evaluation and then file the evaluation report with both the Records office and NMT program. Students may contact the Records office for names and addresses of evaluation agencies.

2. Grade Point Average: Have a college grade point average of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale.

3. Preferred Experience: Complete two years of direct patient care work experience and/or prior certification in nursing, radiography, medical technology or other health professions. If you do not have the requisite experience or certification, you may complete the following courses: Allied Health 110, Biomedical Terminology; Allied Health 130, Medical Asepsis; and Allied Health 180, Patient Care OR Allied Health 105, Certified Nurse Assistant, or EMT or equivalent. See program director to assess clinical experience needs.
   Submit verification of professional certification and/or clinical experience to the NMT program.

4. Application: File a formal application to the NMT program prior to the published deadline.

5. Advising Session: Attend an NMT program advising session. During the college academic year, advising sessions are conducted the first Thursday of the month at 5 p.m. in Instructional Center (IC), Room 3G. Contact the program coordinator for specific dates.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The Nuclear Medicine Technology certificate is a 13- to 15-month program that involves evening classes and clinical education three days a week.
This certificate program consists of 57 credits in the required courses listed below:

Nucle 100	Introduction to Nuclear Medicine	4
Nucle 101	Nuclear Physics	4
Nucle 102	Nuclear Medicine Procedures	5
Nucle 103	Health Physics and Radiation Biology	4
Nucle 105	Instrumentation in Nuclear Medicine	4
Nucle 110	Introduction to Clinical Nuclear Medicine	3
Nucle 111	Clinical Nuclear Medicine I	3
Nucle 112	Clinical Nuclear Medicine II	3
Nucle 200	Advanced Nuclear Medicine Procedures I	5
Nucle 201	Pathology in Nuclear Medicine	4
Nucle 202	Advanced Nuclear Medicine Procedures II	5
Nucle 205	Computers in Nuclear Medicine	5
Nucle 211	Clinical Nuclear Medicine III	3
Nucle 212	Clinical Nuclear Medicine IV	3
Nucle 285	Nuclear Medicine Exam Prep	2

 

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
Certificates of 30 credit hours or more:
• Students must complete a minimum of one-half of the credit hours required by the program at College of DuPage.
• Students must earn the final 15 hours at College of DuPage.

ADVISERS
If you are considering this program as an area of study, consult with the program coordinator in this field:

FOR MORE INFORMATION
College of DuPage
425 22nd Street
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599
(630) 942-2800
www.cod.edu

Information from: http://www.cod.edu/Academic/AcadProg/Occ_Voc/NuclearM.htm