Bachelor of Science in Radiation Therapy (B.S.R.T.) Major in Radiation Therapy

Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours

Admission Requirements

1. The Bachelor of Science in Radiation Therapy (B.S.R.T.) degree with a major in Radiation Therapy requires admission to the university and admission to the program.  For more information visit: http://www.health.txstate.edu/rtt/
2. Any student may declare Pre-Radiation Therapy as their major. Admission to Texas State does not guarantee admission to the program. Admission to the program is competitive and selective. It is recommended that students arrange academic advising at least once prior to making application.
3. The academic sequence begins during the fall semester. Enrollment is limited by student/faculty ratios in the clinical components of the program.
4. The deadline for submission of applications is January 15.
5. Satisfactory completion of all general education core curriculum and a minimum overall GPA of 2.75 is required for admission.
6. 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.
7. Completion of the application packet is required for admission.
8. Three letters of reference and a career goal statement are required for admission.
9. Successful interview of selected candidates with admission committee.
10. Twenty-four hours of clinical observation with completed evaluation on file by January 15.
11. Students must be able to perform the 13 Technical Standards indicated by the American Disabilities Act (refer to program website or department for more information).
12. Previous misdemeanor or felony convictions will affect admission to the program.
13. Applicants must have a science and support course GPA of 3.0 or higher. No more than 2 attempts on any one science course is permitted. An applicant may repeat only one of the courses on this list. Courses included in the science and support course GPA computation include:

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. To graduate with a B.S.R.T., a student must successfully fulfill the general education requirements and complete all RTT courses with a “C” or better. RTT courses are offered in a lock-step sequence. Each course is offered only once each academic year; therefore, progress in the program is affected should a student fall out of the sequence due to failure to successfully complete a course. A student who falls out of sequence (whether due to illness, course failure, or other reasons) will be delayed one year to repeat the course.
6. A student may repeat a RTT course only once. If the student does not earn a grade of at least “C” upon repeating the course, the student cannot continue in the program.
7. The student must meet the requirements for clinical competency as described in the Directed Clinical Learning syllabi.
8. All students must have attained a 2.0 or higher Texas State University GPA with a minimum of a 2.75 GPA in the Radiation Therapy major to graduate.

Course Requirements 

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If US 1100 is waived, the student must have 120 hours to graduate. See College Advising Center.