Students following the Nuclear Medicine Technology Concentration complete the on-campus component in 3 years and spend their 4th year (and preceding summer) in the Nuclear Medicine laboratories of affiliated hospitals. Registration for the summer component is through the Division of Graduate and Continuing Education.

Completion of the program leads to a B.S. in Biology with a Concentration in Nuclear Medicine Technology and prepares the student for examinations leading to national certification as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist.

Students in the Nuclear Medicine Technology Concentration are required to achieve and maintain a 2.75 quality point average in science and mathematics courses.  Grades for courses taken at other institutions will not be used in computing this average. At least half of these required courses must be completed at Salem State College. An NMT student may not repeat any more than two of the preclinical science or mathematics courses nor any one of these courses more than once to achieve the 2.75 GPA.

During the second semester of the sophomore year, the studentís performance will be evaluated by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Advisory Committee which makes recommendations concerning continuation in the program.

Final admission to the clinical phase of this program is competitive and requires completion of a formal, separate admissions application in January prior to potential entry into clinical courses.  The NMT Program officials use this application, the studentís college record, and the number of available spaces to determine admission into the clinical courses.

The Salem State College Nuclear Medicine Program is accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation in cooperation with the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology.

All students participating in clinical aspects of the Nuclear Medicine Concentration will be expected to carry their own personal liability insurance (cost approximately $35) and should be prepared to provide their own transportation to clinical agencies.  They will also be required to have Hepatitis B vaccination before entering the clinical phase.  Also see page 330 regarding procedures for students involved in off-campus accidents.
 

CORE REQUIREMENTS Competency-Based Skills @ Basic College Math @ Reading Comprehension @ Computer Literacy ________________________________________________________________ @ ENG 101 Composition I 3 ______ @ ENG 102 Composition II 3 ______ @ SPC 101 (Speech) 3 ______ Physical Education Activities (1 cr. total) @ SFL ____ ________________________________ __ ______ @ SFL ____ ________________________________ __ ______ Distribution Sequences (18-20 credits) ____ ____ ( Li t er at ur e I ) 3 ______ ____ ____ (Literature II) 3 ______ * CHE 130 General Chemistry I 4 ______ * CHE 212 Organic Chemistry I 4 ______ @ HIS 101 History of World Civilization I 3 ______ @ HIS ____ (History II) 3 ______ Distribution Electives (18 credits) Among the distribution electives, the student must earn at least 3 but no more than 9 additional semester hours in each of the three divisions. Humanities (Division I) PHL 218 Medical Ethics 3 ______ ____ ______________________________________ __ ______ ____ ______________________________________ __ ______ ____ ______________________________________ __ ______ Science/Mathematics (Division II) ____ ______________________________________ __ ______ * MAT 247 Statistics I 3 ______ * MAT 202N Precalculus OR * MAT 220 Calculus I 3-4 ______ ____ ______________________________________ __ ______ Social Sciences (Division III) ____ ______________________________________ __ ______ ____ ______________________________________ __ ______ ____ ______________________________________ __ ______ (Note: Courses allowable as distribution electives are marked ëDí in the College Catalog or indicated by appropriate footnotes.)

COURSES IN MAJOR (59 credits) Freshman Year BIO 105 Biological Systems 4 ______ BIO 200 Anatomy and Physiology I 4 ______ Sophomore Year BIO 201 Anatomy and Physiology II 4 ______ BIO 212 Cell Biology 4 ______ Junior Year NMT 200 Intro. to Nuclear Medicine Technology 1 ______ BIO 340 Pathology 3 ______ BIO 402 Genetics 4 ______ BIO 409 Biological Chemistry 4 ______ BIO 411 Immunology 4 ______ Summer of Junior Year NMT 401A Nuclear Medicine Clinical Practicum I 3 ______ Senior Year NMT 402 Nuclear Medicine Clinical Practicum II 4 ______ NMT 403 Nuclear Medicine Clinical Practicum III 4 ______ NMT 410A Clinical Nuclear Medicine (Radioimmunoassay)4 ______ NMT 411 Clinical Nuclear Medicine (Imaging) 3 ______ NMT 415N Nuclear Medicine Seminar 1 ______ NMT 420 Nuclear Instrumentation 4 ______ NMT 430 Radiochemistry, Radiopharmaceuticals and Radiation Safety 4 ______ SUPPORT COURSES (19 credits) 2 Semester sequence in physics % ____ ____ ________________________________ __ ______ % ____ ____ ________________________________ __ ______ CHE 213 Organic Chemistry II 4 ______ CHE 231 Quantitative General Chemistry 4 ______ PHS 315 Introduction to Radiation Physics 3 ______

@ Requirements so marked should be completed within the first 53 credits of study (i.e., before Junior status). Exceptions will be made for transfer stu-dents.
* These are required support courses which may also be used to satisfy the indicated Distribution requirements. A student may choose to fulfill
Distribution requirements with courses other than the ones listed, but these listed courses must still be taken.
** Electives within the major are to be chosen from 300 to 400 level courses, exclusive of BIO 302T, 304, 324, and 328. A maximum 4 credits from BIO
407, 408N, 416, 418, 420 or 422 may be used to fulfill one BIO Elective; additional credits will count as Free Electives. Secondary Education minors
must select BIO 320 (General Ecology), and one course in Geological Sciences.
% The sequence can be chosen from PHS 211A and 212A, College Physics I and II or Physics 221 and 222, General Physics with Calculus I and II.
Note: If a course is used to satisfy two or more requirements (for example, a support course and a distribution elective), the credits are counted in only one place. Using
a course to satisfy more than one requirement does not reduce the credit total required for graduation.
Total credits for graduation: 127 Effective: 9/04

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