2025-2026 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog [In Progress]
Master of Science in Medical Dosimetry
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Website: gvsu.edu/grad/dosimetry
Application Requirements
For a comprehensive list of required application materials and admission criteria refer to program description.
Prerequisite Courses
A grade of C or higher must be attained in all prerequisite coursework. To qualify for the program, applicants must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 and meet one of the following criteria:
- A bachelor's degree from a JRCERT-accredited radiation therapy program
- A bachelor's degree (in any discipline) and a certificate or associate degree from a JRCERT-accredited radiation therapy program
- A bachelor's degree (in any discipline) along with the prerequisite courses from a JRCERT-accredited radiation therapy program, JRCERT-accredited medical dosimetry program or a CAMPEP-accredited medical physics program
As part of the application, all applicants must complete the prerequisite form to calculate the prerequisite GPA used in the admissions process. All Routes are required to have the prerequisite course STA 215 Introductory Applied Statistics (or equivalent). For Routes A and B, JRCERT-accredited radiation therapy programs have minimum curriculum requirements that satisfy the program prerequisites. These courses will be used to calculate the prerequisite GPA. For applicants applying via Route C, the following prerequisites must be completed:
The following prerequisite courses, or their equivalents, must be completed with a grade of C or higher before starting the program:
- BMS 250 - Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credits)
- BMS 251 - Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits)
- PHY 220 - General Physics I (5 credits)
- PHY 221 - General Physics II (5 credits)
The following prerequisite courses, or their equivalents, must be completed with a grade of C or higher from a JRCERT-accredited radiation therapy program, JRCERT-accredited medical dosimetry program or a CAMPEP-accredited medical physics program before starting the program:
- RIT 302 - Radiation Protection Physics (2 credits)
- RIT 322 - Radiation Biology (2 credits)
- RIT 330 - Radiation Therapy Principles and Practices I (4 credits)
- RIT 331 - Radiation Therapy Principles and Practices I Laboratory (1 credit)
- RIT 332 - Radiation Therapy Principles and Practices II (3 credits)
- RIT 333 - Radiation Therapy Principles and Practices II Laboratory (1 credit)
- RIT 420 - Radiation Therapy Physics I (2 credits)
- RIT 441 - Gross Human Sectional Anatomy (4 credits)
- RIT 458 - Neoplasms (3 credits)
- RIT 470 - Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning (2 credits)
- RIT 471 - Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning Lab (1 credit)
- RIT 472 - Introduction to Medical Dosimetry (2 credits)
- RIT 473 - Introduction to Medical Dosimetry Lab (1 credit)
Program Curriculum
The following courses comprise the medical dosimetry program (lock-step cohort):
Fall Semester (11 to 13 credits):
- RMD 620 - Dosimetry Treatment Planning I (3 credits)
- RMD 621 - Dosimetry Treatment Planning I Lab (1 credit)
- RMD 661 - Medical Dosimetry Clinical Education I (1 to 4 credits)
- RMD 690 - Introduction to Dosimetry Research (2 credits)
- RMD 693 - Medical Dosimetry Research Project (1 to 3 credits) OR RMD 695 - Medical Dosimetry Thesis (1 to 3 credits)
Winter Semester (12 to 14 credits):
- RMD 622 - Dosimetry Treatment Planning II (3 credits)
- RMD 623 - Dosimetry Treatment Planning II Lab (1 credit)
- RMD 630 - Medical Dosimetry I (3 credits)
- RMD 662 - Medical Dosimetry Clinical Education II (1 to 4 credits)
- RMD 693 - Medical Dosimetry Research Project (1 to 3 credits) OR RMD 695 - Medical Dosimetry Thesis (1 to 3 credits)
Spring/Summer Semester (12 to 14 credits):
- RMD 632 - Medical Dosimetry II (3 credits)
- RMD 663 - Medical Dosimetry Clinical Education III (1 to 4 credits)
- RMD 670 - Professional Issues in Medical Dosimetry (3 credits)
- RMD 640 - Advanced Dosimetry Treatment Planning Lab (1 credit)
- RMD 693 - Medical Dosimetry Research Project (1 to 3 credits) OR RMD 695 - Medical Dosimetry Thesis (1 to 3 credits)
Additional Semesters (if needed):
TOTAL CREDITS: 38
*RMD 693 - Medical Dosimetry Research Project and RMD 695 - Medical Dosimetry Thesis may be taken at variable credit per semester of one to three credits for a required total of six credits. The majority of students take two credits of RMD 693 or RMD 695 each semester. Variations to this schedule are required to be approved by the Program Director. RMD 696 - Continuation of Master's Project or Thesis Research enrollment may be required if the student does not successfully complete the six credits of RMD 693 or RMD 695 in the three semesters.
Part-time Option
Students may apply to the program as a part-time student. Part-time students are required to enroll in all the didactic courses with the cohort they are admitted with and complete within the one-year timeframe. Part-time students are also required to begin their clinical education at the same time as their didactic courses but are allowed to spread their clinical education (RMD 661 - Medical Dosimetry Clinical Education I, RMD 662 - Medical Dosimetry Clinical Education II, and RMD 663 - Medical Dosimetry Clinical Education III) over a longer period of time (up to two years).
Full-time students complete 32 hours per week of clinical education during the semester, and part-time students must complete a minimum of 16 hours per week of clinical education. Part-time students are given credit for the clinical education course once the clinical hours (112 clinical education hours per one credit ratio) and course requirements are achieved. Part-time students can complete the program in four, five or six semesters.
Each new cohort begins in the fall semester, and both didactic courses and clinical courses are started at the same time. Many part-time students continue to work as a radiation therapist while continuing their education.