Nuclear Medicine Technology

Objectives

The Bachelor of Science program in Nuclear Medicine Technology offers a course of study that will prepare students for careers as Nuclear Medicine Technologists (NMT). Majors will gain a strong background in the concepts of modern biology with a particular concentration in human anatomy and physiology, biochemistry, and genetics. This background is further strengthened by courses in chemistry, physics, computer science and mathematics. Students may elect to follow the paradigm for the four-year program for the B.S. in Nuclear Medicine Technology in which the first three years of classes would be at Lewis University with the fourth and final year of classes at Northwestern Memorial Hospital or College of DuPage.

Admission to the final year of the program is based upon successful application to the program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital or College of DuPage in the second semester of the junior year. Student applicant(s) are considered and evaluated solely by the faculty/staff at Northwestern Memorial Hospital or College of DuPage. Student admission to the program at Northwestern or College of DuPage is not guaranteed. Another option is for students to complete the normal four-year BS degree in Biology and then apply for admission to Northwestern Memorial Hospital or College of DuPage for a one-year certificate program in Nuclear Medicine Technology.

Students may also double major in Biology and Nuclear Medicine Technology. This would take five years with the first four years spent taking classes at Lewis University and the last year at Northwestern Memorial Hospital or College of DuPage. Students would apply for the NMT program in the spring of their fourth year with the understanding that Northwestern Memorial Hospital or College of DuPage determines acceptance into this program.

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