Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Health Sciences (Pre-Radiation Therapy Concentration)

Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours

General Requirements

  1. The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
  2. Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
  3. Nine hours of writing intensive (WI) courses are required for graduation.
  4. Any student who did not complete at least two years of the same foreign language in high school is required to take 6-8 hours of the same foreign language.
  5. Students must select a minor from the approved list of Undergraduate Minors. If minoring in HA, do not take HA 3347. Work with your advisor for an alternate course.
  6. Admission and acceptance to Texas State and declaration as a pre-radiation therapy concentration student does not guarantee admission to a professional degree program culminating in the awarding of a radiation therapy degree. Admission to a radiation therapy program is competitive and selective. See the Radiation Therapy website at www.health.txstate.edu/rtt.
 
Freshman
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHoursThird SemesterHours
Core Curriculum 010-Communication Component 3Communication Component Code 010 3Core Curriculum 090 – Component Area Option3
Core Curriculum 060 – Early American History Component3Core Curriculum 060 – Modern American History Component3Core Curriculum 040 – Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component3
BIO 1330 (Core Curriculum 30 - Life and Physical Sciences Component [TCCN BIOL 1306])3CHEM 1341 (Core Curriculum 30 - Life and Physical Sciences Component [TCCN CHEM 1311])3PSY 1300 (Core Curriculum 80 - Social and Behavioral Sciences Component [TCCN PSYC 2301])3
Core Curriculum 090 – Component Area Option3CHEM 11411 
US 11001BIO 1331 (Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 [TCCN BIOL 1307])3 
 13 13 9
Sophomore
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours 
BIO 2430 (TCCN BIOL 2404)4AT 3358 or PSY 4390N3 
Core Curriculum 070 – Government/Political Science Component3Core Curriculum 070 – Government/Political Science Component3 
MATH 2417 or 2471 (Core Curriculum 20 - Mathematics Component [TCCN MATH 2412 or 2413])4PHYS 13153 
Core Curriculum 050 – Creative Arts Component3PHYS 11151 
 Select one of the following: HP 3302, Psy 2301, SOCI 3307, MATH 2328, CJ 33473 
 14 13 
Junior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours 
Prescribed Electives13HS 33743 
HA 33083HA 33243 
ECO 2301, 2314, or 2315 (TCCN ECON 1301, 2302, or 2301)3HIM 23603 
CS 1308 or CIS 1323 (TCCN COSC 1301 or BCIS 1305)3Minor3 
Minor3Support Course23 
 15 15 
Senior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours 
NUTR 2360 (TCCN BIOL 1322)3HS 43793 
HS 43273Prescribed Electives14 
PSY 3300 or HDFS 1351 (TCCN PSYC 2314)3Minor6 
Minor6  
 15 13 
Total Hours: 120
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Prescribed Electives may be chosen from the following: BIO 1130, BIO 1131, CDIS 1331, CHEM 1142, CHEM 2130, CHEM 2141, CHEM 2142, COMM 4326, ESS 3117, ESS 3317, HA 3309, HA 3341, HA 3344, HA 4305, HA 4322, HA 4440, HIM 3310, HIM 3311, MC 4322, MKT 3343, NURS 3302, NUTR 1362, NUTR 3364, NUTR 3362, PFW 1301, PH 1310, PH 1320, PH 2340, PH 3301, PH 3348, PH 3350, PH 4336, PSY 3361, RC 2213SOCI 3329, SOCI 3363, SOCI 3383, SOCI 3384

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Support Courses—Choose from the following: BIO 2400 or 2440, BIO 2451, BIO 2452, CHEM 1342, CHEM 2330, CHEM 2341, CHEM 2342