Nuclear Medicine Technology and Computed Tomography

The Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Nuclear Medicine Technology and Computed Tomography is designed to develop competent entry-level technologists through a variety of didactic, clinical, and laboratory experiences. Upon graduation, students will be eligible for national certifications in Nuclear Medicine Technology and Computed Tomography and may pursue additional stackable post-primary certifications with the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) and American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).

Details

Field of Interest

Health Sciences

Degree Type

Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS)

Academic Plan

Nuclear Medicine Technology and Computed Tomography (DEG)

Academic Plan Code

9305

Total credits required

124-133

Catalog Year

2024-2025

Effective Term

Fall 2023

Admissions criteria

1. Formal application and admission to the program.

2. Background Check Requirements: Admission to an Allied Health program requires that students be in compliance with the Maricopa County Community College District Background Check Standards. Upon conditional program enrollment, the student must comply with all requirements of the MCCCD Background Check Policy.

3. Clinical health and safety requirements must be met prior to enrollment in any program of study course. Upon conditional program enrollment, the student must comply with all requirements of the MCCCD Clinical Health and Safety Policy and drug testing protocols.

4. Inability to comply with background check requirements and/or clinical health and safety requirements at the start of classes or during the program may result in cancellation of enrollment.

5. There are limited spaces available in the NMT program. Only students who have completed all the general education and introductory courses noted above may have their name added to the queue of those waiting for an available space in a cohort.

6. As long as all general education and introductory courses have been completed, potential students residing outside of the state of Arizona can seek permission from the Program Director to be placed on the waitlist, granted a position number, and agree to take NUC100 in the semester prior to formal program admission.

Readmission Criteria:

The Program reserves the right to deny acceptance of an admission application if the applicant was dismissed from any program for issues relating to academic integrity and/or unsafe patient care.

Notes

Students must complete the following general education and introductory courses with a 3.0 GPA to be added to the queue of those waiting for an available cohort space to begin the core curriculum: BIO201, BIO202, [(CHM130 and CHM130LL) or CHM130AA or (CHM138 and CHM138LL)], (ENG101 or ENG107), (ENG102 or ENG108), (MAT15+ or equivalent course or satisfactory completion of a higher-level algebra mathematics course), NUC100, [PHY101 or (PHY111 and PHY112)].

Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.

What You'll Learn

This pathway map will help you gain the expertise needed to:

Apply problem solving, critical thinking, and decision making strategies in nuclear medicine and computed tomography.
Demonstrate ability to provide exemplary communication and patient care to a diverse population.
Practice in accordance with published standards of radiation protection and regulatory compliance while maintaining the highest professional ethical standards.
Analyze nuclear medicine and computed tomography images and processes for process quality, taking corrective action as appropriate.
Collaborate with other medical professionals on interdisciplinary teams.
Utilize professional literature to enhance clinical practice and professional growth.
Apply relevant knowledge, skills, and habits of mind to seek career opportunities in the field.

Successful completion of this degree may lead to employment in a variety of different occupations and industries. Below are examples of related occupations with associated Maricopa County-based annual median wages* for this degree. Education requirements vary for the occupations listed below, so you may need further education or degrees in order to qualify for some of these jobs and earn the related salaries. Please visit with an academic advisor and/or program director for additional information. You can click on any occupation to view the detail regarding education level, wages, and employment information.

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

$88,792 Show expanded career information for Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Radiologic Technologists

$63,892 Show expanded career information for Radiologic Technologists

* Career and wage information provided by Lightcast using data, reports, and forecasts which are generated using government data sources and Lightcast’s proprietary analytical processes. Lightcast’s data covers multiple classes of workers including QCEW, non-QCEW, and those who are self-employed. Disclaimer

Course Sequence by Term

The following is the suggested course sequence by term. Please keep in mind:

Students should meet with an academic advisor to develop an individual education plan that meets their academic and career goals. Use the Pathway Planner tool in your Student Center to manage your plan.
The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the program at different times of the year.
Initial course placement is determined by current district placement measures and/or completion of 100-200 level course and/or program requirements.
Degree and transfer seeking students may be required to successfully complete a MCCCD First Year Experience Course (FYE) within the first two semesters at a MCCCD College. Courses include FYE101 and FYE103. Course offerings will vary by college. See an academic, program, or faculty advisor for details.

Full-time

Full-time Sequence

Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.

A list of additional requirements for this pathway map
Awareness Areas
In addition to the requirements identified in the sequence below, students must complete the following awareness areas if not otherwise met by other program requirements: Cultural [C] and Global [G] or Historical [H] Students are strongly encouraged to visit with an academic advisor to ensure completion of all graduation requirements.

Fall Semester (Term 1)

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Fall Semester (Term 1)
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
NUC100	Introduction to Nuclear Medicine Technology				1
BIO201	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	Prerequisites: C or better in (BIO156, or BIO156XT, or BIO181, or BIO181XT, or 1 yr of high school biology) and (RDG100, or RDG100LL, or higher, or eligibility for CRE101). CHM130 or higher or one year of high school chemistry suggested but not required.		SG	4
MAT150 or MAT151 or MAT152 or MAT155 or MAT156	College Algebra/Functions or College Algebra/Functions or College Algebra/Functions or College Algebra/Functions with Review or College Algebra/Functions with Review	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT095, or MAT096, or MAT114, or MAT115, or MAT12+, OR an appropriate district placement for MAT15+, OR permission of Department or Division Chair. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT095, or MAT096, or MAT114, or MAT115, or MAT12+, OR an appropriate district placement for MAT15+, OR permission of Department or Division Chair. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT095, or MAT096, or MAT114, or MAT115, or MAT12+, OR an appropriate district placement for MAT15+, OR permission of Department or Division Chair. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (MAT055, MAT056, and MAT057), or MAT09+, or MAT114, or MAT115, or an appropriate district placement for MAT120 or MAT121 or MAT122, or permission of Department/Division Chair. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in each of the following: (MAT055, MAT056, and MAT057), OR MAT09+ or MAT114 or MAT115, OR an appropriate district placement for MAT120 or MAT121 or MAT122, OR permission of Department or Division Chair.	OR a higher level course in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area (3-6)	MA or MA or MA or MA or MA	3–6
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).		FYC or FYC	3
COM263	Elements of Intercultural Communication			C, G, SB	3

Spring Semester (Term 2)

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Spring Semester (Term 2)
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Area	Credits
PHY101 or PHY111	Introduction to Physics or General Physics I	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT090, or higher level mathematics course, or eligibility for MAT120 or higher as indicated by appropriate placement. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT182 or MAT187 or MAT220 or MAT221 or eligibility for MAT220 as indicated by appropriate placement or one year high school Trigonometry with a grade of C or better or permission of Department or Division.	SQ or SQ	4
BIO202	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in BIO201 or BIO201XT.	SG	4
(CHM130 and CHM130LL) or CHM130AA or (CHM138 and CHM138LL)	(Fundamental Chemistry and Fundamental Chemistry Laboratory) or Fundamental Chemistry with Lab or (Chemistry for Allied Health and Chemistry for Allied Health Laboratory)	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in [(CHM100 or high school algebra or MAT140 or hghr or EdReady score of 70 or higher) and (RDG100 or RDG100LL or hghr or eligibility for CRE101 as indicated by appropriate reading placemnt)] or permission of the dept. and Prerequisites or Corequisites: CHM130. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [(CHM090, or MAT090, or MAT091, or MAT092, or higher level mathematics course, or satisfactory math placement) and (RDG100, or RDG100LL, or higher, or eligibility for CRE101 as indicated by appropriate reading placement)], or permission of the Instructor, or Department or Division Chair. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (CHM090 or MAT090 or MAT091 or MAT092 or higher or satisfactory math placement), or one year of high school chemistry taken within the last five years with a grade of C or better, or permission of the Instructor, or Department or Division Chair. and Corequisites: CHM138.	SQ in combo w/ CHM130LL and SQ in combo w/ CHM130 or SQ or None	4
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.	FYC or FYC	3

Summer Semester (Term 3)

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Summer Semester (Term 3)
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
PHY112	General Physics II	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in PHY111.	(Only if PHY111 was taken in Term 2)	SQ	4
L	Literacy & Critical Inquiry			L	3

Fall Semester (Term 4)

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Fall Semester (Term 4)
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Credits
NUC101	Essentials of Nuclear Medicine Technology	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.	1
NUC110	Introduction to Radiation Physics and Biology for Nuclear Medicine	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.	3
NUC112	Nuclear Medicine Quality Control Laboratory	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.	1
NUC113	Nuclear Medicine Clinical Applications Laboratory	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.	1
NUC116	Nuclear Medicine Procedures I	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.	3
NUC180	Nuclear Medicine Physics and Instrumentation	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program or certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) [R.T. (N)] or the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) in Nuclear Medicine.	4

Spring Semester (Term 5)

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Spring Semester (Term 5)
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
NUC103	Nuclear Medicine Image Evaluation I	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.			1
NUC130	Professionalism and Patient Care	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.			1
NUC203	Nuclear Medicine Image Evaluation II	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.			1
NUC216	Nuclear Medicine Procedures II	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.			3
NUC220	Sectional Anatomy for Nuclear Medicine	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program or permission of Program Director.			3
NUC276	Nuclear Cardiology	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program or certified by ARRT [R.T. (N)] or the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) in nuclear medicine.			3
CS	Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Application		PSY230 or MAT206 or SWU225 recommended	CS	3

Summer Semester (Term 6)

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Summer Semester (Term 6)
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
NUC202	Nuclear Medicine Clinical Practicum I	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.			3
NUC259	Fundamentals of Research in Nuclear Medicine	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.			3

Fall Semester (Term 7)

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Fall Semester (Term 7)
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Credits
NUC303	Nuclear Medicine Image Evaluation III	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.	1
NUC316	Nuclear Medicine Procedures III	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.	3
NUC322	Nuclear Medicine Clinical Practicum II	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.	3
NUC350	Fundamentals of Computed Tomography and Elements of Magnetic Resonance Imaging	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program or permission of the Program Director.	3
NUC359	Research Methods and Design	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.	3
NUC372 or NUC382	Cardiac Practicum or PET/CT Practicum	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program or certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in Nuclear Medicine [R.T. (N)] or the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) in Nuclear Medicine. or Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program or permission of the Program Director.	1.5

Spring Semester (Term 8)

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Spring Semester (Term 8)
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Area	Credits
NUC372 or NUC382	Cardiac Practicum or PET/CT Practicum	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program or certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in Nuclear Medicine [R.T. (N)] or the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) in Nuclear Medicine. or Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program or permission of the Program Director.		1.5
NUC403	Nuclear Medicine Image Evaluation IV	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.		1.5
NUC416	Nuclear Medicine Procedures IV	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program or permission of Program Director.		3
NUC422	Nuclear Medicine Clinical Practicum III	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.		3
NUC444	Nuclear Medicine Radiopharmacy	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.		3
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design		HU	3

Summer Semester (Term 9)

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Summer Semester (Term 9)
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
NUC392	Computed Tomography Clinical Practicum I	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.			3
NUC450	Computed Tomography and Hybrid Imaging Case Analysis	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program or permission of Program Director.			3

Fall Semester (Term 10)

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Fall Semester (Term 10)
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Area	Credits
NUC402	Computed Tomography Clinical Practicum II	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.		3
NUC434	Nuclear Medicine Department Administration	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.		3
NUC459	Nuclear Medicine Research Presentation and Publication	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in NUC259 and NUC260.		3
SB	Social-Behavioral Sciences		SB	3

Spring Semester (Term 11)

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Spring Semester (Term 11)
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Area	Credits
ICE/NUC291	Computed Tomography Registry and Board Exam Preparation	Prerequisites: DMI/DMS/ICE220, ICE248, and ICE263, or permission of Instructor.		1
NUC432	Capstone Practicum	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program or permission of the Program Director.		1.5
NUC490	Nuclear Medicine Seminar	Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.		3
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design		HU	3

Course Area Key

C = Cultural Diversity in the US
CS = Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Application
FYC = First Year Composition
G = Global Awareness
HU = Humanities, Fine Arts, and Design

L = Literacy & Critical Inquiry
MA = Mathematics
SB = Social-Behavioral Sciences
SG = Natural Sciences General
SQ = Natural Sciences Quantitative

Disclaimer

Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.

Course Sequence total credits may differ from the program information located on the MCCCD curriculum website due to program and system design.

View MCCCD’s official curriculum documentation for additional details regarding the requirements of this award (https://aztransmac2.asu.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MCCCD.woa/wa/freeForm10?id=175036).

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