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Oct 08, 2024
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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
Nuclear Medicine Major (BS)
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Nuclear Medicine Major - Bachelor of Science (BS)
Please see the Nuclear Medicine web page at healthphysics.unlv.edu/nuclear-medicine.html for information about department programs, faculty and facilities.
Please see advising information at the Public Health Undergraduate Advising at alliedhealth.unlv.edu/advising.htm.
Accreditation
Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org
Program - The Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology jrcnmt.org/
Learning Outcomes
Nuclear medicine is the medical specialty that utilizes radioactive materials to make diagnostic evaluations of the anatomic and/or physiologic conditions of the body and provides therapy with unsealed radioactive sources. The nuclear medicine program at UNLV is designed to train students for entry-level positions in nuclear medicine. Additionally, graduates will meet many of the prerequisites required for post-graduate studies in health related areas. The specific program objectives are, that upon graduation, the graduate should:
- Apply theoretical and practical applications of nuclear medicine in the workplace.
- Find gainful employment locally, or regionally, as a staff or chief technologist.
- Continue to acquire knowledge and experiences requisite to assuming a leadership role in the field of nuclear medicine.
- Have learned many diverse aspects of nuclear medicine from routine to experimental through a wide range of clinical experiences.
- Successfully write a national registry examination in nuclear medicine.
- Have a sound academic foundation for graduate study.
- Conduct themselves in an ethical and professional manner.
•University Graduation Requirements
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Nuclear Medicine Degree Requirements - Total: 120 Credits
General Education Requirements - Subtotal: 38-39 Credits
First-Year Seminar - Credits: 2-3
English Composition - Credits: 6
Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3
Constitutions - Credits: 4
Distribution Requirement - Credits: 18
Please see Distribution Requirements for more information.
- Humanities and Fine Arts: 9 credits
- Two courses 3 credits each from two different humanities areas – 6 credits
- One course in fine arts – 3 credits.
- Social Sciences: 9 credits
- One course each from three different fields
- Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking:
- o Automatically satisfied by Major requirements
Multicultural and International
Multicultural, one 3 credit course required
International, one 3 credit course required
These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements. A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. For the list of approved multicultural and international courses, go to: http://facultysenate.unlv.edu/students. Major Requirements - BS in Nuclear Medicine - Subtotal: 79-81 Credits
Electives - Credits: 0-3
Must be approved by student’s advisor. Note
- CMI 490 is to be taken three times for a total of 9 credits.
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