Department of Radiation Sciences
Nuclear Medicine Technology Entry Level
Prerequisites (or VCU equivalent)
MATH 141 College Algebra
*BIOL 205 Human Anatomy (+lab)
**UNIV 111, UNIV 112 Focused Inquiry I and II
*PHIS/Z 206 Human Physiology (+lab)
3 cr
4 cr
6 cr
4 cr
***PHYS/Z 101
Foundations of Physics (+lab)
PSYC 101
Intro to Psychology
Humanities elective
4 cr
3 cr
3 cr
Sophomore year, fall semester
Pathophysiology I
CLRS 203
Exploring Radiation Sciences
CLRS 205
Foundations of Patient Care*
CLRS 208
Health Care Organizations and Services
HCMG 300
General Chemistry and Laboratory I
CHEM and CHEZ 101
Medical Terminology
HPEX 250
Total
Credits
3
1
4
3
4
1
16
Sophomore year, spring semester
General Chemistry and Laboratory II
CHEM and CHEZ 102
Pathophysiology II
CLRS 204
Radiation Safety*
CLRS 232
Basic Practice of Statistics
STAT 210
Elective
Total
4
3
2
3
3
15
Summer I
CLRS 303
Total
2
2
Orientation to Nuclear Medicine*
Junior year, fall semester
Cross-sectional Anatomy
CLRS 206
Nuclear Medicine Procedures I*
CLRS 317
NM Physics and Instrumentation I and Laboratory*
CLRS and CLRZ 321
Radiation Physics*
CLRS 341
Research Methods in the Radiation Sciences
CLRS 390
Clinical Education I*
CLRS 393
Total
2
3
3
2
2
2
14
Junior year, spring semester
Nuclear Medicine Procedures II*
CLRS 318
NM Physics and Instrumentation II and Laboratory*
CLRS and CLRZ 322
Clinical Education II*
CLRS 394
Introduction to Research
CLRS 398
Elective
Total
2
4
2
1
5
14
Summer II
CLRS 319
CLRS 395
Total
3
3
6
Nuclear Medicine Procedures III*
Clinical Education III*
Senior year, fall semester
Introduction to Computed Tomography (CT)
CLRS 408
Nuclear Medicine Procedures IV*
CLRS 417
Radiopharmaceutical: Prep and Quality Control*
CLRS 461
Radiopharmaceutical Laboratory
CLRZ 461
Clinical Education IV*
CLRS 493
Senior Project
CLRS 498
Total
2
3
2
1
3
2
13
Senior year, spring semester
Intro to PET/CT
CLRS 407
Radiobiology
CLRS 430
Quality Management in Nuclear Medicine*
CLRS 453
Senior Seminar
CLRS 488
Cliinical Education V*
CLRS 494
Electives
Total
2
2
2
3
3
1
13
Nuclear Medicine Technology
* At VCU, this sequence requires 4 credits of biology with "C" or better as prerequisite
** Students from outside of VCU must complete 2 semesters (6 cr) of freshman composition
*C is the lowest
passing grade
Rev. 2014
is the lowest
Nuclear Medicine Technology