2024-2025 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
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
The following courses or their equivalents must be completed, with a minimum grade of C, prior to admission:
- 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)
- 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):
- STA 610 - Applied Statistics for Health Professions (3 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 693 - Medical Dosimetry Research Project (1 to 3 credits) OR RMD 695 - Medical Dosimetry Thesis (1 to 3 credits)
Winter Semester (11 to 13 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 (11 to 13 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 693 - Medical Dosimetry Research Project (1 to 3 credits) OR RMD 695 - Medical Dosimetry Thesis (1 to 3 credits)
- RMD 696 - Continuation of Master's Project or Thesis Research (1 credit) If required.
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. RMD 696 Continuation of Master's Project or Thesis Research enrollment may be required if the student does not successfully complete RMD 695 Medical Dosimetry Thesis course.
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.