Gwynedd Mercy University
AY2020-2021 / Undergraduate Academic Catalog
The Bachelor of Health Science Degree in Radiation Therapy is designed for graduates of a JRCERT accredited Radiology program . Students must be ARRT registered in radiology by the end of the Fall semester .
Eligibility for Admissions
1 . Applicants must be graduates of a program approved by the JRCERT accredited Radiology program .
2 . Applicants must possess an associate degree or equivalent from a regionally accredited institution .
3 . The applicant must have achieved a grade point average ( GPA ) of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 quality scale , in all prior course work . An official transcript from each college attended must be submitted .
4 . The applicant must possess or be eligible for ARRT certification . Students must become registered prior to the end of the Fall Semester .
5 . Applicants must have completed the following prerequisite college courses : College English , communication arts , computer science , anatomy and physiology I & II , physics , mathematics ( algebra ), philosophy , and psychology with a grade of C + or higher .
6 . Additionally , applicants are required to shadow in a Radiation Therapy department and submit a written report on their observation and experience of the visit .
7 . An interview with program faculty is also required prior to acceptance into the program . 8 . Applications will be accepted on a space available basis only .
The Program is full time and requires five ( 5 ) semesters or 20 consecutive calendar months of study and begins with the fall semester . The curriculum is the same as the third and fourth years of the Radiation Therapy program . During the third year of the Program the student attends two days per week in didactic studies and three days per week in clinical education . For Summer I & II between the third and fourth year the student attends four days per week at clinical and one day on campus for didactic studies . In the fourth year the student attends two days per week in didactic studies and three days per week in clinical education for the Fall semester . Finally , for the last semester of the fourth year the student spends four days per week in the clinical setting and one day in didactic studies . Students will be assigned to a minimum of three affiliated cancer treatment centers for clinical education . These centers may include a medical school / research hospital , regional / community hospital , and freestanding facility . Students will be responsible for all transportation expenses including but not limited to parking fees or tolls . Students may be required to travel up to approximately 100 miles to the clinical facility .
Students enrolled in the Radiation Therapy program must maintain a minimum grade of “ C ” in all RTS didactic and co-requisite courses and a grade of “ B ” or h i g h e r in all RTS clinical courses . A grade of “ C- “ requires that the course be repeated and successfully passed before entering the next phase of education . This will require the student to withdraw from all Radiation Therapy courses until he / she can successfully repeat the course the next time the course is offered , provided there is space available . A student who fails two didactic courses in the major and / or co- requisite courses ( C- and below ) or one clinical course ( B- and below ) will be dismissed from the program . A grade of “ F ” requires the student to withdraw from the program . Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher .
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