Map: CSN AAS Radiation Therapy Technology

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WHO SHOULD USE THIS ACADEMIC MAP

This academic map should be used by CSN students who are completing the Radiation Therapy Technology, AAS .

HOW THIS ACADEMIC MAP IS SET UP

The academic map totals a minimum of 82 credits and assumes no transferred coursework. It is designed to provide students with the optimal route to earning an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree. Students who cannot take the map’s recommended number of credits each semester will take longer to complete the degree and graduate. Click on a course to see more information about that course including description, prerequisites and credit value.

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Semester #1 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 13-15

Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Mathematics (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: MATH 116 or above* (except MATH 122/ 123)
English (General Education) - Credits 3-5: Options Include: ENG 100 or ENG 101 or ENG 107 or ENG 110 or ENG 113
Human Relations (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits from the Human Relations list on the AAS Radiation Therapy Technology degree sheet.
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: HIST 100 or PSC 101

Semester #2 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 14
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Communication (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits from the Communication list on the AAS Radiation Therapy Technology degree sheet.
Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits from the Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science list on the AAS Radiation Therapy Technology degree sheet.
Prerequisite Course - Credits 4*: BIOL 189 - Fundamentals of Life Science
Natural Science (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: EGG 131 and EGG 131L or PHYS 110

Semester #3 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 4

Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Natural Science (General Education) - Credits 4: BIOL 223 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I

Semester #4 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 14
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Natural Science (General Education) - Credits 4: BIOL 224 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: RDTP 101B - Introduction to Radiation Therapy
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: RDTP 103B - Introduction to Oncology
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: RDTP 105B - Patient Care and Assessment
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: RDTP 125B - Radiographic Process
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: RDTP 150B - Introduction to Radiation Physics
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: RDTP 230B - Clinical Applications I

Semester #5 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 12
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: RDTP 102B - Methodologies I
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: RDTP 115B - Caring for the Patient at the End of Life
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: RDTP 210B - Treatment Planning I
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: RDTP 211B - Radiographic Analysis
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: RDTP 220B - Treatment Planning Lab
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: RDTP 221B - Ethics/Law/Professionalism
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: RDTP 231B - Clinical Applications II

Semester #6 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 3
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: RDTP 232B - Clinical Practicum III

Semester #7 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 14
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: RDTP 202B - Radiotherapy Physics
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: RDTP 213B - Radiation Oncology
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: RDTP 214B - Methodologies II
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: RDTP 215B - Treatment Planning II
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: RDTP 219B - Advanced Radiation Therapy Techniques
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: RDTP 233B - Clinical Practicum IV

Semester #8 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 12
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
APPLY FOR GRADUATION by the deadline. Visit www.csn.edu/graduation for more information on applying for graduation.

Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: RDTP 180B - Radiobiology
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: RDTP 212B - Cross Sectional, Topographic and Radiological Anatomy
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: RDTP 216B - Methodologies III
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: RDTP 229B - Radiation Therapy Board Review
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: RDTP 234B - Clinical Practicum V
*Students requiring BIOL 189 will complete a total of 86 credits for this degree.