BS in Pre-Nuclear Medicine Technology Middle Tennessee State University

Compassion. It's often a defining quality for students interested in the field of nuclear medicine technology. Most commonly employed by hospitals and imaging clinics to use a scanner to create images of various areas of a patient's body, a nuclear medicine technologist can spend as much time with patients like their doctors—and therefore have as much of an opportunity to reassure and calm patients who are likely undergoing a stressful period in their lives.

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman Fall

• CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours and
• CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat/Sci)
• BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credit hours and
• BIOL 2011 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
• MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (Math)
• ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Freshman Spring

• BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credit hours and
• BIOL 2021 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 0 credit hours
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
• ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours and
• CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours (for pre-nuclear medicine students only)

Subtotal: 13-17 Hours

Sophomore Fall

• PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours and
• PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours
• BIOL 2230 - Microbiology 4 credit hours and
• BIOL 2231 - Microbiology Lab 0 credit hours
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
• ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
• ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
• HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
• COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)

Subtotal: 17 Hours

Sophomore Spring

• PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours and
• PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II 4 credit hours
• HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours or
• HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours or
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours or
• HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours or
• HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
• HUM 2130 - Medical Vocabulary 3 credit hours or
• HLTH 3020 - Terminology in Health and Human Performance 3 credit hours
• HLTH 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education 3 credit hours
• Social/Behavioral Science 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

• BIOL 3150 - Radiation Biology 3 credit hours
• PSCI 4080 - Problems in Physical Science 4 credit hours
• MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours
• NFS 1240 - Principles of Nutrition 3 credit hours
• HLTH 4280 - Instructor's Course in First Aid and CPR 2 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Junior Spring

• BIOL 3350 - Principles of Radiation in Medicine 3 credit hours
• BIOL 3340 - Human Pathophysiology 3 credit hours
• HLTH 4270 - Bioethical Issues in Public Health 3 credit hours
• COMM 2300 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit hours (unless Nuclear Medicine)
• HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours or
• HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours or
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours or
• HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours or
• HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Fall

• 3+1 students will earn the B.S. degree after completion of their professional program. Four-year students will need to complete an appropriate number of upper-division and elective credits to earn the degree.

MTSU offers a variety of Pre-Professional Health Science tracks to help put students on a path to a rewarding career.

• Pre-Chiropractic
• Pre-Cytotechnology
• Pre-Dental Hygiene
• Pre-Dentistry
• Pre-Diagnostic Medical Sonography
• Pre-Medical Technology
• Pre-Medicine
• Pre-Nuclear Medicine Technology
• Pre-Occupational Therapy
• Pre-Pharmacy
• Pre-Physical Therapy
• Pre-Radiation Therapy Technology