Iowa City,
IA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BSc in Nuclear Medicine Technology in Iowa City United States | University of Iowa
University of Iowa
|
Iowa City United States
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
30,754
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
Nuclear medicine technologists are healthcare specialists who utilize radioactive tracers for diagnosis, treatment, and scientific studies. They collaborate closely with nuclear medicine doctors, radiation safety experts, pharmaceutical chemists, and research chemists as part of specialized medical teams.
These professionals typically operate in hospital settings, employing advanced detection equipment and computer systems to monitor radioactive tracer distribution within patients. Their duties often encompass radiation protection protocols, quality assurance measures, preparing and administering radiopharmaceuticals, as well as gathering and processing biological samples to analyze hormone, medication, or other substance concentrations. Iowa's prestigious health sciences center provides exceptional educational experiences for Nuclear Medicine Technology (NMT) students. The state's program maintains full accreditation from the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology.
Students benefit from instruction by top-tier educators and researchers, along with access to cutting-edge facilities at the university's Carver College of Medicine and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC), recognized as one of America's premier public academic medical centers.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
Students must meet the following requirements for admission: completion of academic upper secondary school (generally a total of 12-13 years of primary and secondary education); a corresponding secondary school diploma or leaving certificate; completion of minimum high school course requirements of the following: 4 years of English/language arts; 2 years in a single language of world languages; 3 years including courses in physical science, biology, chemistry, environmental science and physics of natural science; 3 years of social studies; 2 years of algebra; and 1 year of geometry.
English Language Requirements:
- An IELTS (International English Language Testing System) total score of 6.5, with no sub score lower than 6.0
- Internet-based test (iBT): 80 with no sub score lower than 17
- Revised TOEFL Paper-delivered Test: no sub score lower than 17
- Paper-based test (PBT): 530
- An ACT English sub score of 21
- An SAT Reading score of 29
- A Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 53 with no sub-scores lower than 47
Tuition
USD
30,754