Prerequisites
All applicants must be high school graduates or possess a GED. The following course prerequisites must be completed with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.7.
- Bellevue College MATH 099 - Intermediate Algebra - (5 credits).
- Bellevue College ENG& 101 - English Composition 1 - (5 credits). This course previously named, ENGL 101 Written Expression.
- Cultural Traditions Courses
- Bellevue College BIOL 241 and BIOL 242 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II (both with labs) - (12 credits). These courses must have been taken within the past five years. Previously named, BIOL 260 and BIOL 261)
Applicants to the RATEC program should also have the ability to use a computer for word processing and internet research.
Required Orientation
All prospective students are required to attend at least one orientation session as part of the application process.
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:
- AMST 180 Anthropology of American Life
- ANTH 106 Great Discoveries in Archaeology (previously ANTH 104)
- ANTH 204 Archaeology (previously ANTH 105 - Introduction to Archaeology)
- ANTH 180 Anthropology of American Life
- ANTH 234 Comparative Religion (previously ANTH 203)
- ETHN 100 Race in the United States
- ETHN 102 Introduction to White Culture in United States
- ETHN 109 Introduction to Women’s Studies
- ETHN 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 of Philosophy of Religion
Group 2 Courses:
- ANTH 100 Survey of Anthropology (previously ANTH 100 - Introduction to Anthropology)
- ANTH 206 Cultural Anthropology (previously ANTH 202)
- ANTH 210 Indians of North America (previously ANTH 210)
- ETHN 105 Sociology of Black Americans
- SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (previously SOC 110)
- SOC 201 Social Problems of Contemporary Society (previously SOC 170)
- SOC 262 Racial & Ethnic Group Relations
