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. Admission to the final year of the program is based upon successful application to the program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in the second semester of the junior year. Student applicant(s) are considered and evaluated solely by the faculty/staff at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Student admission to the program at Northwestern 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 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. Students would apply for the NMT program in the spring of their fourth year with the understanding that Northwestern Memorial Hospital determines acceptance into this program.

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