RadiationTherapy

FORSTUDENTSSTARTINGTHEPROFESSIONALPROGRAMAUTUMNSEMESTER2015
GRADUATION2017

TheSchoolofHealthandRehabilitationSciences(SHRS)isaschoolinTheOhioStateUniversityCollegeofMedicine.SHRSisnationally
recognizedasaleaderinpracticebasedhealthcareeducation.Formorethanfivedecades,SHRShaspreparedstudentstoachieve
personalandprofessionalexcellence,astheypursueanexcitingcareerinhealthcare.

PROGRAMOVERVIEW
Radiationtherapyinvolvestreatingdiseasewithpenetratingbeamsofhighenergyradiation,primarilyinthetreatmentofcancer.
Therapistsareresponsibleforaccuratelyplanning,recording,interpretingandadministeringthetreatmentprescribedbyradiation
oncologists.Duringsimulation,therapistsuseCTscanstohelpphysiciansinlocalizingandoutlininganatomicalareasrequiring
treatment.Therapistsutilizelinearacceleratorstodeliveraprescribeddoseofradiationtothetumorvolumeduringtreatment.

ADMISSION&APPLICATIONPROCEDURES
Applicantsmustmeetthefollowingminimumrequirementsandsubmitrequestedmaterialstobeconsideredforadmission.
Theapplicationdeadlineforautumnsemester2014professionaladmissionsisJanuary31st,2014.

1. Anelectronicapplicationisavailableonlineathttp://www.professional.osu.edu/hrs.aspwhichshouldbecompletedandsubmitted
withallrequiredsupplementaldocuments,ifapplicable.
2. Aminimum2.5cumulativeGPAisrequiredinallcourseworktakenatallaccreditedinstitutions.Allpostsecondarycourseworkis
considered.Althougha2.5GPAistheminimum,theaverageGPAistypicallyhigherthana3.3
3. CompletionofprerequisitecoursesbytheendofSpringSemester2014priortoenrollmentintheprofessionalprogram.
4. EighthoursofdocumenteddirectpatientcontactinaDepartmentofRadiationOncology.Observationdocumentationformsand
instructionsareonlineintheFutureStudentstabunderAdmissionCriteria.www.medicine.osu.edu/hrs/rd
5. Apersonalinterviewmayberequestedbythedivision.Knowledgeoftheprofession&personalcareergoalswillbeevaluatedat
thistime.

DEGREEREQUIREMENTS:Aminimumtotalof120semestercredithours,includingallgeneralgraduationrequirements,program
prerequisitesandprofessionalcurriculumarerequiredforgraduatingintheradiationtherapyprogram.

GENERALEDUCATIONCURRICULUM(4655hours)
StudentsmustcompletetheGeneralEducation(GE)curriculumbeforegraduatingfromtheUniversity..Someoftheserequirements
overlapwithprogramprerequisitesorprofessionalcurriculumcourses.Therequiredcourseworkislistedbelow.
Writing(6hours) HistoricalStudyorCulture&Ideas(3hours)
Math(3hours) Art(3hours)
DataAnalysis(3hours) Literature(3hours)
Science(10hours) SocialDiversityintheUS(03hours)
SocialScience(6hours) GlobalStudies(06hours)
HistoricalStudy(3hours) OpenOptions(6hours)

ADMISSION&PROGRAMPREREQUISITES(70hours)
StudentswhoareapplyingtotheRadiationTherapyprogrammustbeintheprocessofcompletingatleast30semestercredithours
ofthefollowingadmissionandprogramprerequisitecoursesortheirequivalent.Alloftheadmissionandprogramprerequisites
mustbecompletedwithaCorhigherbytheendofspringsemesterpriortotheenrollmentintheprofessionalprogram.Students
whohavecompletedorareintheprocessofcompletingboththeadmissionandprogramprerequisitesandwishtoapplymusthave
completedatleast70credithours.Admissionprerequisitesshouldbetakenbeforeprogramprerequisites.Thegradesofthese
coursesplayaroleintherankingofpotentialapplicants.

AdmissionPrerequisites:onceadmitted,threeyearsofschooling ProgramPrerequisites:onceadmitted,twoyearsofschooling
Math1150 Anatomy2300.04 HTHRHSC2200(Recommended)
Physics1200 GESecondWritingCourse HTHRHSC5610(Recommended)
Biology1101or1113 EEOB2520
Psychology1100 HTHRHSC5370
Statistics1350 HTHRHSC5500
English1110 HTHRHSC2500
Sociology1101 RADSCI3200
Chemistry1110
Physics1201

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PROFESSIONALCURRICULUM(7577hours)
Theprofessionalcurriculumincludescoursesavailabletostudentswhohavebeenadmittedtotheprofessionalprogram.Itiscompletedin
sequenceandthereisnoprovisionforparttimeoreveningonlyenrollment.

SUGGESTEDSCHEDULINGPLANThesampleschedulebelowisatentativeplanandissubjecttochange.
Thefollowingplandemonstrateshowstudentsmaycompletetheradiationtherapyprograminninesemesters.Thetermandyearinwhich
somepreprofessionalcoursesareplacedcanbeadjustedtomeettheindividualneedsofstudents.Itisassumedthatstudentsfollowingthis
planwillbegintheprofessionalcourseworkinautumn2015.
**THECOURSEOFFERINGSFORSEMESTERSAREATENTATIVEPLANANDSUBJECTTOCHANGE.

Year1 Year2 Year3 Year4

20132014201420152015201620162017
Autumn Autumn Autumn Autumn
HTHRHSC1100(1) Anatomy2300.04(4) RadSci3289RadTherapyPracticumI(4) RadSci4489RadTherapyPracticumIV(6)
Math1150(5) RadSci3200(2) RadSci3573AppliedRadOncI(3) RadSci4482RadiationTherapyPhysicsII(3)
Physics1200(5) SecondWritingCourse(3) RadSci3414RTEquip&InstrumentationI(4) RadSci4485TreatmentPlanning(2)
Biology1101or1113(4) Chemistry1110(5) HTHRHSC5900 RadSci4670RadiationBiology/
GE(3) GE(3) ResearchDesigninBiomedSci(3) Protection(2)
RadSci3310IntrotoRadSci(3)
RadSci3200(transferstudents)(2)

Total(18) Total(17) Total(1719) Total(13)
Spring Spring Spring Spring
English1110(3) HTHRHSC5500 RadSci3389RadTherapyPracticumII(5) RadSci4589RadTherapyPracticumV(8)
Physics1201(5) IntrotoPath(4)* RadSci3471RadiologicPhysics(3) RadSci4618ClinicalRadiationOncology(2)
Psychology1100(3) HTHRHSC2500 RadSci3574AppliedRadOnc2(3) RadSci4630Transitionsto
Statistics1350(3) MedicalTerminology(3) RadSci3483Dosimetry(3) ClinicalPractice1(2)
Sociology1101(3) HTHRHSC5370orPUBHHMP RadSci3672RadSectionalAnatomy(3) RadSci5389Admin&QMintheRadSci(2)
4650
USHealthcareSystem(3)*
HTHRHSC2200CPR(1)**
EEOB2520(3)
GE(3)
Total(17) Total(17) Total(17) Total(14)
MayANDSummerTerms
RadSci4530QualityMgmtinRadSci(3)
RadSci4389RadTherapyPracticumIII(6)
RadSci4478RadiationTherapyPhysicsI(3)
Total(12)

*HTHRHSC5370isonlyopentostudentsinSHRSmajors;nonSHRSmajorswillrequirepermissionofinstructorforregistration.
PUBHHMP4650isalternatecourse.
**HTHRHSC2200CPRisarecommendedcourseandshouldonlybetakenspringsemesterpriortostartingtheprogram.Ifastudentelects
nottotakethisCPRclass,anequivalenttwoyearcertificationinCPRmustbetakeninthesummerpriortothestartoftheprogram.
HTHRHSC5610isahighlyrecommendedelectivesfortheRadiologicSciencesandTherapyProgram.

ADDITIONALINFORMATION
ItisstronglyrecommendedthatprospectivestudentsscheduleanappointmentwiththeirpreHRSadvisororifyouarenotapreHRS,youmust
attendamajorinformationsessionpriortomeetingwithapreHRSadvisor.FurtherinformationcanbeaccessedonlineattheSHRSwebsiteunder
thefuturestudentstab.Baccalaureatedegreeholderstransfer,international,andstudentathletesarestronglyencouragedtomeetwithanadvisor
intheOfficeofStudentServicestodiscussspecialcircumstanceswhichmayapply.

OfficeofStudentServices KevinD.Evans,PhD.
SchoolofHealthandRehabilitationSciences Director,DivisionofRadiologicSciencesandTherapy
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127AtwellHall,453West10 Ave. 340AtwellHall,453West10thAve.
Columbus,Ohio43210 Columbus,Ohio43210
6142921706 6146884535
HRSStudentaffairs@osumc.edu evans.36@osu.edu

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