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Pre-Nuclear Medicine Technology

The following one-two year program is based on the requirements for admission to the Division of Radiation Science Technology Education at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska. A minimum 48 hours of pre-nuclear medicine technology courses must be completed. The Nuclear Medicine Technology Program at UNMC is a two-year (72 credit hour) program. Competition for a place in this clinical program is intense and admission is not guaranteed. Therefore, students should also plan for a college major.

1. Requirements
   • Take all of the following:
     • BIOL 325, Medical Terminology - 1 hour
     • CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours (see prerequisites)
     • CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
     • ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 100A or English ACT score of 15 or above)
     • ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 101GS or ACT English score of 30 or above)
     • MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours
     • PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours
     • SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
     • STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
     • *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level.
   • Take 4 hours of biology from:
     • BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
     • BIOL 105GS, Biology I - 4 hours
     • BIOL 106GS, Biology II - 4 hours
     • BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours (Prereq: A college Biology course)
     • BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
       
       (Prereq: CHEM 145 or CHEM 150 or CHEM 160; three years of high school science including biology and a minimum score of 20 on the ACT or equivalent or a college science course)
       (It is recommended that students taking BIOL 225 plan to also take BIOL 226 as part of their elective hours.)
2. Electives
   • Take 6 hours of elective courses in the humanities and social sciences:
     • Appropriate options include courses in psychology, sociology, economics, history, political science, philosophy, anthropology, and art history.
   • Take 15 hours of elective courses:
     • These courses may include any science, math, humanities, and/social sciences. Additional courses in the sciences are recommended. See advisor.

Students should check with other specific schools of nuclear medicine technology to which they intend to apply to ensure that any other requirements are fulfilled.