BS Nuclear Medicine Technology: Admissions

Submit the Nuclear Medicine Technology program application, accessible through my.ahu.edu.

We require a minimum cumulative, unweighted high school GPA of 2.70 or 12 college credits from a regionally accredited college with a 2.70 minimum GPA — a cumulative record of all college-level work.

Complete our prerequisite courses by the program start date. Applicants that have completed the prerequisite courses at AHU by the admission deadline will be given preference for program admission.

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Prerequisite Requirements

• BIOL 101C - Anatomy and Physiology I and Lab (4)
• BIOL 102C - Anatomy and Physiology II and Lab (4)
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I (3)
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II (3)
• MATH 120 - College Algebra (3)
• STAT 205 - Introduction to Applied Statistics (3) or
• STAT 215 - Elementary Statistics (3)

Prerequisite Nuclear Medicine Technology Cognates Requirements   

• BIOL 144 - Sectional Anatomy (2)
• BIOL 144L - Sectional Anatomy Lab (1)          
• CHEM 151 - General Chemistry I (3)
• CHEM 151L - General Chemistry I Lab (1)
• CHEM 152 - General Chemistry II (3)
• CHEM 152L - General Chemistry II Lab (1)
• PHYS 121 - Survey of Physics (4)
• Pre-med or Professional degree advised to consider both PHYS 151 and PHYS 152

Prerequisite General Education Requirements

• Humanities Elective (3) **
• PSYC 124 - General Psychology (3)**
• RELP 103 - Philosophy of Healthcare (3)**
• RELE 300 or 400 – Upper-level religion (3)**
• General Elective (11)**  Any courses*

*Exception: Students attending AHU all four years are required to successfully complete 6 hours lower and 6 of upper-level religion courses as electives (Options: RELP, REL, RELE, RELB, DREL, RELT, REPH); 3 credits @ 100 or 200 level and 3 credits @ 300 or 400 level).

**Indicates course may be taken in tandem with program sequence (max 6 credits)

* BS NUC has 62 program specific credits with above will equal 120 total credits. 

2023-2024 Update: For general studies and program admission for the 2023-2024 academic year, AHU will be test-optional and not require submission of ACT or SAT scores. However, AHU strongly encourages applicants who have ACT and/or SAT scores to submit them during the application process, as this will expedite course placement and enhance academic advising.

Submit two AHU Recommendation Forms. If an AdventHealth University student, one of the two recommendations is suggested to come from any AHU faculty member, adjunct professor, tutoring coordinator, chaplain, or academic advisor.

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Competitive applicants will be invited to attend an interview. Meeting minimum admissions requirements does not guarantee an invitation for an interview. Every applicant who wishes to be accepted to the program must complete the interview process.

Accepted applicants must place a nonrefundable $200 deposit to reserve your program seat. Your acceptance letter will outline a deposit amount and deadline indicating when we must receive the deposit. Once enrolled in the program, these funds will be applied to your account. Those who paid the deposit but decline to enroll in the program will forfeit the deposit; If that student is admitted to the same program at a later date, AHU will require another full deposit. If an applicant is admitted to a program with prerequisites in progress and becomes ineligible for admission due to grades, however, a full refund will be provided. A professional program deposit is not transferable to another department.

• Annual verification of tuberculosis screening (PPD test)
• Updated immunization records including hepatitis B, MMR and Tetanus-Diphtheria
• Verification of varicella vaccination or show immunity (titer)
• Evidence of physical examination within three months prior to beginning the program
• Current certification in professional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from the American Heart Association, including infant, child, and adult CPR (certifications completed through on-line offerings are NOT acceptable)
• Annual verification of a successfully completed mask FIT test
• Verification of current personal healthcare insurance
• Verification of CPR certification
• Verification of AED training

A background check is required for admission into the Nuclear Medicine Technology Program. The Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board, the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, and various state licensing agencies require disclosure of all misdemeanor and felony convictions. The results of this background check may impact eligibility for certification and licensure and should be completed in advance of beginning an educational program.

The Nuclear Medicine Technology Program incorporates five consecutive trimesters of clinical education. Students will attend clinicals two to three days a week depending on the trimester. Clinical hours may fall anywhere between 7 am and 5 pm on each assigned day.

• Students can expect to drive up to 80 miles from the AHU campus to reach their assigned clinical site. Students must obtain their own reliable transportation.
• No preferential treatment is given to the assignment of clinical sites. We cannot make special accommodations based on the student's address, work schedule, or other personal obligations.
• In a given trimester, you may be required to rotate to more than 1 clinical site.
• Student health records must be recently authenticated in order to attend clinicals.