Nuclear Medicine Technology, AAS (A45460)

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The Nuclear Medicine Technology curriculum provides the clinical and didactic experience necessary to prepare students to qualify as entry-level Nuclear Medicine Technologists.

Students will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to properly perform clinical procedures. These skills include patient care, use of radioactive materials, operation of imaging and counting instrumentation, and laboratory procedures.

Graduates may be eligible to apply for certification/registration examinations given by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board and/or the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.

Major Courses

NMT 110 - Intro to Nuclear Medicine Credit Hours: 2
NMT 110A - Intro to Nuc Med Lab Credit Hours: 1
NMT 126 - Nuclear Physics Credit Hours: 2
NMT 132 - Overview-Clinical Nuc Med Credit Hours: 4
NMT 134 - Nuclear Pharmacy Credit Hours: 2
NMT 136 - Health Physics Credit Hours: 2
NMT 211 - NMT Clinical Practice I Credit Hours: 7
NMT 212 - Proc for Nuclear Med Credit Hours: 2
NMT 212A - Proc for Nuc Med I Lab Credit Hours: 1
NMT 214 - Radiobiology Credit Hours: 2
NMT 215 - Non-Imaging Instrumentation Credit Hours: 2
NMT 218 - Computers in Nuc Med Credit Hours: 2
NMT 221 - NMT Clinical Practice II Credit Hours: 7
NMT 222 - Proc for Nuclear Med II Credit Hours: 2
NMT 222A - Proc for Nuc Med II Lab Credit Hours: 1
NMT 289 - Nuc Med Tech Topics Credit Hours: 3
PET 110 - Introduction to PET Credit Hours: 2
PET 235 - Cross-Sectional Anatomy Credit Hours: 3
Biology Elective Credit Hours: 5 *

Total: 52 Credit Hours

General Education Courses

ENG 111 - Writing and Inquiry Credit Hours: 3
ENG 112 - Writing/Research in the Disc Credit Hours: 3
MAT 121 - Algebra/Trigonometry I Credit Hours: 3
PSY 150 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Credit Hours: 3 *

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Other Required Courses

ACA 111 - College Student Success Credit Hours: 1

Total: 1 Credit Hours

Total Credits for AAS Degree: 68

*Recommended Elective & General Education Options:

Biology Elective:

Take 5 credits:

BIO 163 - Basic Anat and Physiology Credit Hours: 5
BIO 168 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 4 and
BIO 169 - Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hours: 4

Humanities/Fine Arts:

Take 3 credits:

HUM 115 - Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 3
PHI 240 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Note:

Students making satisfactory progress should complete this program in five semesters. Additional time may be needed to complete general education requirements.

This program has special admissions requirements. These requirements are in addition to those completed for the College. Please visit www.pittcc.edu to review the requirements (click on Health Sciences > Admissions).

Instructional Service Agreements

The Nuclear Medicine Technology program has established a collaborative agreement with Nash Community College. This agreement allows students to take general education courses at Nash Community College and the remaining courses at Pitt Community College if accepted to the program. Pitt Community College will award the Nuclear Medicine Technology degree.