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Curriculum

The Program Structure

Our program is 5 semesters long and leads to a bachelor of science or a bachelor of professional studies degree. The program can only be taken on a full- time basis. We admit a limited number of students each year so that all of our students receive close, personal attention. Beginning in the fall only, the program includes five consecutive semesters of classroom and clinical courses.

Starting the Summer rotation, students complete 41 weeks of clinical in clinical oncology centers located in Central New York, Buffalo, Capital/Hudson Valley, Rochester, the North Country and the Southern Tier. Students request these regions at the time of interview and a decision about region assignments are made by the Admissions Committee at the time of acceptance.

A student will be in their assigned region for nearly all of the 41 weeks, however, they can request individual rotations outside of their region to work with different equipment, however placement will depend on availability. Students who are in the Central NY region will always be out of the greater Syracuse area during their last six weeks of clinical.

Radiation Therapy Technology, BS

Radiation Therapy Technology, BPS

Clinical Regions

Clinical Regions are assigned at the time of admission. All clinical rotations take place as described below:

Junior Year Fall

Syracuse 15 weeks: Students spend the semester in Syracuse, usually four days a week in classes. *

Junior Year Spring

Syracuse 15 weeks: Students spend the semester in Syracuse, usually four days in class with one evening lab.*

Junior Year Summer

Clinical Region 12 weeks: Students spend their entire summer semester in full-time clinical within the region assigned.

Senior Year Fall

Clinical Region for 15 weeks: Students are in clinical 4 days a week for 8-hour days. (32 hours per week). One full day per week is dedicated to interactive videoconferencing classes.

Senior Spring Semester

Clinical Region for 14 weeks: Students are in clinical 4 days a week for 8-hour days. (32 hours per week). One full day per week is dedicated to interactive videoconferencing classes.

*During the Fall and Spring semester, one day is spent observing in a clinical setting. If a student is commuting from Rochester, Binghamton, Watertown, or Utica, he or she may request to perform the one-day of clinical observation in their home community.

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