Program Details
- Required Credit hours: 64 (124 total*)
- Program Duration: Two years (4-5 semesters)
JPU offers three (3) semesters per calendar year. Students enrolling at a full-time status for four (4) consecutive semesters can complete the program in approximately 16 months. - Rate per Credit: $533.34
*24 Core credits will be accepted for transfer and 36 General Education credits will be accepted for transfer. There must be at least one general education course from each of the four categories: Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, and Mathematics.
Core Courses (124 credits required)
Core Courses
| RS300 | Orientation to Advanced Modalities | 1 Credit |
| RS306 | Patient Care in Advanced Modalities | 3 Credits |
| BIOL352 | Imaging and Sectional Anatomy | 4 Credits |
| MI310 | Pathophysiology | 3 Credits |
| RS312 | Radiation Physics | 3 Credits |
| RS390 | Ethics and Law for Advanced Modalities | 3 Credits |
| RS302 | Radiation Biology and Protection | 3 Credits |
| MI330 | Leadership and Communication | 3 Credits |
| RS314 | Pharmacology | 3 Credits |
| RTT305 | Principles and Practices of Radiation Therapy I | 3 Credits |
| RTT306 | Principles and Practices of Radiation Therapy II | 3 Credits |
| RTT410 | Physics and Treatment Planning | 2 Credits |
| RTT301 | Clinical Oncology I | 3 Credits |
| RTT311 | Clinical Oncology II | 3 Credits |
| RTT414 | Physics and QA in Radiation Therapy | 2 Credits |
| RTT403 | Professional Practice | 1 Credit |
| RTT435 | Research Methods and Capstone | 2 Credits |
Courses Required for Non-Licensed Radiation Therapists Only
| RTT300 | Orientation to Radiation Therapy | 1 Credit |
| RS316 | Professionalism and Workplace Experience* | 5 Credits |
| RTT420 | Clinical Practice I* | 5 Credits |
| RTT421 | Clinical Practice II* | 8 Credits |
*There are a total of 728 hours required in the clinical setting. RS316 and RTT420 require 208 clinical hours each (approximately 16 hours per week). RTT421 requires 312 clinical hours (approximately 24 hours per week)
Courses Required for Licensed Radiation Therapists Only
| RS404 | Communication & Information Management | 3 Credits |
| RS316 | Professionalism and Workplace Experience | 2 Credits |
| RS318 | Productivity & Assessment in Radiation Sciences | 3 Credits |
| RTT400 | Advanced Radiation Therapy Techniques | 3 Credits |
| RTT431 | Advanced Patient Care in Oncologic Medicine | 3 Credits |
| RTT436 | Special Procedures in Dosimetry | 3 Credits |
| RTT440 | Clinical Quality Improvement & Accreditation | 2 Credits |