Academic Schedule, Calendar, and Grading System
Academic Schedule, Calendar, and Grading System
The Radiation Therapy Program curriculum includes classroom lecture, laboratory, and clinical experience in radiation therapy. The curriculum is based on the JRCERT standards and the American Society of Radiologic Technologist (ASRT) Curriculum (ASRT Curriculum Radiation Therapy). The program is outcomes-based and is designed to help the student achieve academic and clinical proficiency.
Classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Students spend the first two (2) weeks in orientation before starting the clinical rotations. Upon completion of the orientation students spend two (2) days a week in classroom activities and three (3) days a week in the clinical setting.
Course Calendar
| FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
| Orientation | RAT2100 – Clinical Education II | RAT3100 – Clinical Education II |
| RAT1100 – Clinical Education I | RAT2101 – Principles of Radiation Therapy II | RAT3102 – Radiation Oncology III RAT3102C – Case Study II |
| RAT1101 – Principles of Radiation Therapy I | RAT2102 – Radiation Oncology II RAT2102C – Case Study I |
RAT3103 – Physics III |
| RAT1102 – Radiation Oncology I | RAT2103 – Physics II | RAT3107 – Applications Lab III |
| RAT1103 – Physics I | RAT2104 – Treatment Planning II | RAT3110 – Registry Review |
| RAT1104 – Treatment Planning I | RAT2105 – Radiobiology | |
| RAT1105 – Sectional Anatomy | RAT2106 – Applications Lab II | |
| RAT1106 – Application Lab I | RAT2107 – Patient Care II | |
| RAT1107 – Patient Care I | ||
| RAT1108 – Introduction to Radiation Therapy |
Academic Calendar
| FALL 2024 | SPRING 2025 | SUMMER 2025 |
| August 19, 2024 – December 6, 2024 | January 6, 2025 – April 18, 2025 | May 5, 2025 – July 18, 2025 |
| Holidays: Labor Day Thanksgiving |
Holidays: January 1 Martin Luther King Day |
Holidays: Memorial Day Juneteenth July 4th |
| Break: December 7, 2024 – January 5, 2025 |
Break: April 19, 2025 – May 4, 2025 |
Graduation: July 18, 2025 |
| FALL 2025 | SPRING 2026 | SUMMER 2026 |
| August 18, 2025 – December 5, 2025 | December 29, 2025 – April 17, 2026 | May 4, 2026 – July 17, 2026 |
| Holidays: Labor Day Thanksgiving |
Holidays: January 1 Martin Luther King Day |
Holidays: Memorial Day Juneteenth July 4th |
| Break: December 8, 2025 – January 5, 2026 |
Break: April 18, 2026 – May 3, 2026 |
Graduation: July 17, 2026 |
Grading System
The School of Radiation Therapy uses the following system of grading:
| GRADING SCALE | ||
| GRADES | PERCENTAGE | |
| Grade = A | Excellent | 90.0 – 100% |
| Grade = B | Good | 80.0 – 89.0% |
| Grade = C | Marginal | 75.0 – 79.0% |
| Grade = D | Poor | 70.0 – 74.0% |
| Grade = F | Failure | 69.0 – 0.0% |
| P | Pass | |
| I | Incomplete | |
| W | Withdrawal | |
Students receive an academic and clinical grade report at the end of each semester. Academic and Clinical grades are listed separately, they are weighted by credit hours, and are averaged as a part of the overall GPA. The Institution maintains official transcripts indefinitely. Records of grades are maintained at least eight years.