This form is a checklist to help you organize and it is not an official graduation analysis.
Radiation Sciences Interest: Preparing Your Application
Prerequisite Courses (must be complete by June 1 before fall of admission)
- RHET:1030 Rhetoric (4 s.h.)
- PSY:1001 Elementary Psychology (3 s.h.)
- General Education 3 sh from two different categories (6 sh total) may be chosen from the following areas:
- Diversity and Inclusion (DI)
- Historical Perspectives (HP)
- International and Global Issues (IGI)
- Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts (LVPA)
- Values and Culture (VC)
- Quantitative or Formal Reasoning may be chosen from the following:
- MATH:1440 Math for the Biological Sciences (4 s.h.)
- MATH:1020 Elementary Functions (4 s.h.)
- CLSA 3750 Medical and Technical Terminology (2 s.h.)
- Natural Sciences
- Anatomy requirement may be selected from one of the following:
- HHP:1100 Human Anatomy (3 s.h.)
- HHP:3105 Anatomy for Human Physiology (3 s.h.)
- HHP:3115 Anatomy for Human Physiology with Lab (5 s.h.)
- Physiology requirement may be selected from one of the following:
- HHP:1300 Fundamentals of Human Physiology (3 s.h.)
- HHP:3500 Human Physiology (3 s.h.)
- HHP:3550 Human Physiology with Lab (5 s.h.)
- Physics requirement (required for Radiation Therapy or any DMS track) may be selected from one of the following:
- PHYS:1400 Basic Physics (3 s.h.)(lab is not required)
- PHYS:1511 College Physics I (4 s.h.)(lab is part of the course and cannot be separated)
- Anatomy requirement may be selected from one of the following:
Recommended elective courses for all tracks:
- RSP: 1100 Introduction to Radiation Sciences
- CS:1020 Principles of Computing or BAIS:1500 Business Computing Essentials
- STAT:1020 Elementary Statistics or STAT:4143 Introduction to Statistical Methods
- BIOL:1140 Human Biology or HHP:1400 Human Anatomy and Physiology
Notes on application and admission:
- Apply in advance of the final January 15 deadline to allow for processing time.
- Admission to a Radiation Sciences program is not guaranteed. Application and selection process is required due to limited clinical openings.
- Job shadowing, health care experience (paid or volunteer), and research of professional field(s) are crucial to a successful application.
- A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required to apply.
- At least 60 sh of college coursework (including prerequisites) required for Radiation Therapy admission.
- There is a two-step application process. Applicants must 1) apply to CLAS, Radiation Science Interest by early January and 2) apply to professional program by January 15th of every year. Applications are online.
- Personal interview on campus for invited applicants.
- International students must complete al UI admission and English language requirements, the English Proficiency Evaluation, and all proficiency courses required for clearance to register for a full academic load prior to admission to a professional program.
- Radiation Science interest majors must read information on UI’s Radiation Sciences Programs website here: https://medicine.uiowa.edu/radsci/. You are responsible for collecting crucial information about admissions and degree requirements, timelines to graduation, admitted applicant information as well as job shadowing.
- Since admission is not guaranteed, all Radiation Science Interest majors should have a parallel plan. Research and discuss parallel plans with your advisor. Check out information from the following websites:
- AAC Exploring Major resources: https://advisingcenter.uiowa.edu/first-steps-open-majors
Iowa Society of Radiologic Technologists: https://www.isrt.org/