Prerequisites
Overview
All applicants must:
- Be high school graduates or possess a GED.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform work at the college level by completing the following prerequisite courses with a grade of 3.0 or better in each prerequisite. The Math (Intermediate Algebra) and Science (Human Anatomy and Physiology I&II) course requirements need to have been taken within the last 5 years. The Program does not accept Pass grades, Compass grades or Assessment out of a course in lieu of an actual grade in a prerequisite course. To qualify for the radiation therapy program, an applicant must have an actual letter or numerical grade for each of the required courses below:
- English composition - 5 credits or equivalent (ENGL 101 at Bellevue College).
- Cultural Traditions Courses.
- Human Anatomy and Physiology I&II- 10 credit minimum or equivalent (BIOL& 241 and 242 at Bellevue College previously named BIOL 260 and BIOL 261)
- Intermediate Algebra - 5 credits (MATH 099 at Bellevue College)
- Speech/Communication - 5 credits (CMST& 101at Bellevue College previously named SPCH 100 or CMST& 210 previously named SPCH 200)
Note: Public Speaking courses do not qualify for the above Speech requirement. - Have the ability to use a computer for word processing and internet research.
Prerequisite courses may be completed at any accredited community or four year college. It's your responsibility to assure that courses you’ve taken at other institutions of higher education meet the curriculum context of Bellevue College courses.
Prerequisites must be completed by the end of winter quarter for the year that you are applying. Example: Applicants applying for admission to the program for fall 2011 must complete all prerequisites by the end of winter quarter 2011.
Advanced placement is possible for applicants who have graduated from a JRCERT accredited radiography program. Advanced placement will be evaluated on an individual basis. ARRT certified radiographers working in radiation therapy are encouraged to apply. Clinical advanced placement will be assessed for persons with three or more years of radiation therapy experience.
Cultural Traditions Courses
Cultural traditions courses are required for programs in
- Radiation Therapy
- Radiologic Technology
- Nuclear Medicine Technology
The Cultural Traditions Courses are listed as Group 1 and Group 2.
- If you take any one course from the Group 1 courses, you will meet the Cultural Traditions Course requirement. You will not need to take any of the courses listed in Group 2.
- If you do not take one of the courses listed in Group 1, you will need to take two of the courses listed in Group 2 to meet the Cultural Traditions Course requirement.
Group 1 Courses:
- CES 180 American Life & Culture
- ANTH 106 Great Discoveries in Archaeology (previously ANTH 104)
- ANTH 180 American Life and Culture
- ANTH& 234 Religion and Culture (previously ANTH 203)
- CES 100 Race in the United States
- CES 104 Introduction to White Culture in United States
- CES 109 Introduction to Women’s Studies
- CES 152 Introduction to Asian American Studies
- HIST 101 History of Civilization: Cultural Traditions
- HIST 102 History of Civilization: Middle Ages
- HIST 103 History of Civilization: Contemporary World
- HIST 110 English History to 1603
- HIST 115 English History 1603 to Present
- HIST 120 Global History
- HIST& 146 U.S History I (previously HIST 201 - U.S. History: Discovery to Independence)
- HIST& 147 U.S. History II (previously HIST 202 - U.S. History: First Century of Independence)
- HIST& 148 U.S. History III: (previously HIST 203 - U.S. in the Global Age)
- HIST 230 Revolutions in the Modern World
- HIST 242 The Age of Exploration & Discovery
- HIST 245 The U.S. in World Affairs: 1898 to Present
- HIST 261 The Middle East in the Islamic Era
- HIST 280 History of Africa
- PHIL 267 Introduction to Philosophy of Religion
Group 2 Courses:
- ANTH& 100 Survey of Anthropology (previously ANTH 100 - Introduction to Anthropology)
- ANTH& 206 Cultural Anthropology (previously ANTH 202)
- CES 105 Sociology of Blacks in America
- SOC& 101 Introduction to Sociology (previously SOC 110)
- SOC& 201 Social Problems of Contemporary Society (previously SOC 170)
- SOC 262 Sociology of Race & Ethnicity
