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Dec 18, 2025
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2015-2016 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Radiological Health Sciences, BS
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About the Program
Radiation is all around us and is used to generate power, analyze samples and materials, diagnose medical conditions and treat cancer. These powerful tools require trained individuals (radiation safety officer/health physicist/medical physicist) to protect patients, medical staff and the public from unnecessary exposure to radiation. A radiation safety officer within an organization is responsible for the safe use of radiation and radioactive materials as well as regulatory compliance. A trained health physicist evaluates the radiation environment using instruments and calculations and works with regulatory authorities to ensure compliance with radiation exposure standards. Medical physicists work closely with physicians and patients to develop radiation therapy treatments that minimize side effects while effectively treating cancer.
Summary of Program Requirements
The Summary of Program Requirements for Radiological Health Sciences-Health Physics Emphasis is a comprehensive list of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. Unlike the full Detailed Program Requirements listed below, complete lists of selectives for any given category are not shown. These summaries are intended to be printer-friendly and less expansive in detail.
Detailed Program Requirements
Please see below for detailed program requirements and possible selective fulfillments.
HLSC-BS
RADH
120 credits
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Radiological Health Sciences/Health Physics Emphasis Core (University Foundational Learning Outcomes) (27-29 credits)
Written Communication and Information Literacy
Fulfills 1 Science Core Course
Fulfills 1 Science Core Course
Humanities
- select course from University list - Credit Hours: 3.00
Behavior/Social Science Humanities
- select course from University list - Credit Hours: 3.00
Science, Technology & Society
Required Courses for Radiological Health Sciences/Health Physics Emphasis (87-88 credits)
HSCI Humanities, Behavioral/Social Sciences Selectives - select from list (3 credits)
- select course from HSCI Humanities, Behavioral/Social Sciences list - Credit Hours: 3.00
All students must complete 32 credits of 300 level or higher courses at Purdue for graduation
120 credits required for Bachelor of Science degree
General Science Selective List
Health Physics Selective List
Math-Computer Science Selective List
Radiological Health Sciences Selective List
Any course on the Health Physics Selective List HSCI Humanities, Behavioral/Social Sciences Selectives List - select any course(s) from the following subjects
- Anthropology (ANTH)
- Art & Design (AD)
- Classics (CLCS)
- Communication (COM)
- Dance (DANC)
- Economics (ECON)
- English (ENGL)
- Foreign Languages & Literatures (FLL)
- History (HIST)
- Interdisciplinary Studies (IDIS)
- Music (MUS)
- Philosophy (PHIL)
- Political Science (POL)
- Psychology (PSY)
- Sociology (SOC)
- Theatre (THTR)
Program Requirements
120 credit hours required Fall 1st Year
Freshman Year First Semester Spring 1st Year
Second Semester Fall 2nd Year
Sophomore Year Third Semester Note
***These courses are usually completed during the first/freshman year. However, they could be taken during summer or the sophomore year in order to decrease the credit load. Spring 2nd Year
Fourth Semester Fall 3rd Year
Junior Year Fifth Semester Fall 4th Year
Senior Year Seventh Semester Spring 4th Year
Eighth Semester - HSCI 53400 - Applied Health Physics Spring only
- MA/CS or General Science Selective - (Select from MA/CS or Gen Science list) - Credit Hours: 4.00
- General Science or RADH Selective - (Select from Gen Science or RADH list) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- HSCI Hum. Sel - Credit Hours: 3.00
Note
*(BSS) Behavioral/Social Science - 1 course
*(H) Humanities - 1 course
*(OC) Oral Communication - 1 course
*(QR) Quantitative Reasoning - 1 course
*(S) Science - 2 courses
*(IL) Information Literacy - 1 course
*(STS) Science, Technology, & Society) - 1 course
*(WC) Written Communication - 1 course Purdue students must complete 32 credit hours of 300 level or above courses for graduation with a Bachelor of Science degree. Student is responsible for completing and fulfilling all graduation requirements. **A minimum grade of C must be earned in HSCI 31200 HSCI 31300 , HSCI 51400 , HSCI 52600 , HSCI 53400 , HSCI 54000 , and HSCI 57400 . Critical Course
The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major. Expired Course
Any course without a link to its description is one that has been expired. However, this course could fulfill the degree requirement historically. |
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