1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education
2. Submission of all required admission materials, including:
   1. Completed graduate application for admission
   2. $30 nonrefundable application fee (unless you have previously applied to Grand Valley)
   3. Official copies of transcripts from all institutions of higher education previously attended (including college courses taken while in high school- dual enrollment). Transcripts must be sent from those institutions directly to the GVSU Admissions Office. NOTE: We do not require official transcripts from Grand Valley
      1. Email: adm-transcripts@gvsu.edu
      2. Mail: Admissions and Recruitment Office
         300 Student Services Building
         1 Campus Drive
         Allendale, Michigan 49401
   4. For applicants whose native language is not English, information on test scores can be found on the Graduate School's International Admission Requirements Website

Application Procedures

Admission to the medical dosimetry program is competitive and requires completion of a bachelor's degree prior to admission. Application can be made through the GVSU graduate admission website at gvsu.edu/grad/dosimetry. The application deadline is February 1. At the time of application, students must submit a plan that demonstrates how the prerequisites and undergraduate degree requirements will be completed prior to the start of the program if they are not completed at the time of admission application. Applicants who are selected for the program and can demonstrate completion of these requirements prior to the start of the program will be issued letters of conditional admission, which will convert to full admission upon successful completion of the entire plan. A plan for completion should be submitted as an additional page to the application. There is not a form for this document.

Admission Requirements

• Academic achievement:  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:
  1. A bachelor's degree from a JRCERT-accredited radiation therapy program
  2. A bachelor's degree (in any discipline) and a certificate or associate degree from a JRCERT-accredited radiation therapy program
  3. 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

• Prerequisite course completion: The Prerequisite Verification and GPA Calculation Worksheet is part of the online graduate application. 

• Health care experience: Documentation of a minimum of 40 hours of volunteer/paid health care experience or eight hours of medical dosimetry job shadowing experience documented on a resume
• Resume: A resume detailing health care/job shadow experiences, work experiences, leadership, and accomplishments.
• References: Three recommendations from health professionals must be submitted on university recommended forms located within the graduate application. Applicants submit the references’ contact information, and they are sent a form to complete. Separate written letters of recommendation from references are NOT required. A maximum of three references will be accepted.
• Personal Statement: A personal statement of career goals and background experiences, including an explanation of how this program will help achieve educational and professional objectives.
• Internationally Trained Applicants:
  • Students whose undergraduate education is from outside the U.S. must submit a transcript that has been translated by a professional translator or credential evaluation service, such as WES or ECE.
  • Students must demonstrate proficiency in English. Any one of the following test scores are required:
    • TOEFL: 80 (we do not accept "My Best" score)
    • IELTS: 6.5
    • PTE: 53
• International Students:
  • Applicants requiring an F1 Visa, J1 Visa or M1 Visa are not eligible for the Medical Dosimetry program, due to federal U.S. immigration regulations of online education.

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Contact our program advisor for more information.

Deadline

Submit all application materials by February 1st (all materials must be received by this date, including transcripts and letters of recommendation). The application opens in mid-September for the Fall.  

• If you are interested in Part Time and have your own clinical site available please contact the Program Director. 
• Students will be notified of acceptance into the program by March 15th (new cohorts start in August).

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:

1. A bachelor's degree from a JRCERT-accredited radiation therapy program
2. A bachelor's degree (in any discipline) and a certificate or associate degree from a JRCERT-accredited radiation therapy program
3. 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)

Grand Valley State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution. It encourages diversity and provides equal opportunity in education, employment, all of its programs, and the use of its facilities. Applicants are considered without regard to age, color, disability, familial status, height, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, or weight. Motivational factors, life experiences, patient care experience, maturity, and personal characteristics as assessed in the personal statement, interview, recommendations, and resume are important factors in the selection process. An applicant's academic record is important as an indicator of ability to succeed in an intensive and rigorous medical curriculum.

Specific selection criteria:

• Overall GPA
• Academic GPA from prerequisite courses
• Personal statement
• Interview
• Health care experience
• Recommendations
• Additional leadership, employment, professional, scholarly, extracurricular, and volunteer activities are valued and taken into consideration

Non-Radiation Therapy Background Applicants- Conditional Admissions Consideration

Students must complete or submit a plan for completion of all prerequisite and undergraduate degree requirements by the application deadline. Applicants submitting a plan for completion of prerequisites who are selected will receive conditional letters of admission, which convert to full admission upon successful completion of the entire plan for completion prior to the start of the program. A plan for completion is submitted as an additional page to the application. There is not a form for this document.

More detailed information can be found here.