2011-2012 Academic Calendar Orientation/Fundamentals---August 1-September 1 ****NM 140  Nuclear Medicine Procedures I also starts**** Fall Semester –September 6th- December 16th Classes on Tuesdays 9-5pm  Clinical, 3- 9 hour days in Nuclear Medicine Department per week September 5th -9th—*** Class on Tuesday, all students in clinical Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.*** November 7-11 --** Students at MMC will be in clinical on Mon, Weds and Thurs this week due to the 11th being a holiday for this department.** November 21st-25th –  ***Class on Tuesday, all students in clinical Monday and Wednesday. College closed on Thursday and Friday.**** Courses NM 120 Physics I   - 2 credits NM 130 Chemistry and Radiochemistry - 2 credits NM 140 Nuclear Medicine Procedures I (continues from August) - 4 credits NM 150 Clinical Practicum I  - 4 credits        End of semester break – December 17-January1 Spring Semester – January 2nd- April 27th  2012  February 13-17th** Last day at initial clinical site for students*** February 17th-February 26th—Winter vacation  ***February 27th Students start new clinical site this week.*** March 16th-March 25th – Spring vacation Classes on Tuesdays 9-5pm, Clinical 3- 9 hour days in Nuclear Medicine Department per week ***April 16-20 Students at MGMC and MMC will be in clinical on Wed, Thurs and Fri due the 16th being a holiday for these departments. *** Courses NM 160 Radiobiology  I  - 1 credit NM 170 Nuclear Medicine Procedures II  - 2 credits NM 180 Introduction to Research Methods - 2 credits NM 210 Mathematics and Statistics for Nuclear Medicine - 2  credits NM 190 Clinical Practicum II  -   4 credits End of Semester break—April 28th-May 6th Summer Semester    May 7th-August 24th  2012 Classes on Tuesdays for Nuclear Medicine courses, the CT course will be mainly online with some face to face meetings. May 31st – 2010 – Memorial Day observed—No school—students in clinical 2 – 9 hour days this week July 5th—2010 – Independence Day observed – No school—students in clinical 2-9 hour days this week Courses NM 200 Nuclear Medicine Procedures III  -  2 credits NM 220 Radiopharmacy and Pharmacology - 3 credits CT 100 Multiplanar Anatomy- 3 credits CT 110 Patient Care and Radiation Safety in CT scanning - 2 credits NM 205 Clinical Practicum III - 4 credits End of Semester break August 25th-Septemebr 2nd                                   Fall Semester September 4-December 14 for classes, CT clinical ends December 28th Classes held on Tuesdays with some evening classes for the CT portion Clinical 1 -9 hour day per week in Nuc Med, 3 -9 hour days per week in CT. November 12th MMC holiday November 22nd and 23rd   Thanksgiving recess – No School Courses  NM 230 Nuclear Medicine Procedures IV  -  3 credits NM 240 Computers and Medical Informatics - 2 credits NM 260 Registry Review -  1 credit NM 250 Clinical Practicum IV - 2 credits CT 120 CT Procedures I - 2 credits CT 130 CT Physics and Instrumentation - 2 credits CT 200 Clinical Practicum I - 5 credits 15 clock hours = 1 credit hour 90 clinical hours = 1 credit hour Total clinical hours: 1305 Nuclear Medicine Technology clinical hours 480 CT scanning clinical hours ***Students will be given 1 day of personal time for sick, personal, snow days etc in the first three semesters.  Additional time used will need to be made up. ***