
ASAST in Radiation Protection Credit Distribution
| Subject Area/Category |
Credits |
| I. General Education Requirements |
30 |
| A. English Composition |
6 |
| B. Humanities |
6 |
| C. Social Sciences |
6 |
| D. Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
12 |
- College Algebra or Above*
|
(6) |
- General Physics or General Chemistry
|
(6) |
| II. Area of Study: Radiation Protection |
21 |
| A. Nuclear Physics |
3 |
| B. Radiation Biology or Chemistry |
3 |
| C. Health Physics |
3 |
- Radiation Safety
- Health Physics
- Radiation Protection
|
|
| D. Radiation Measurement |
3 |
- Radiation Detection and Measurement
- Nuclear Instrumentation and Measurement
- Radiation Dosimetry
|
|
| E. Radiation Protection Electives |
9 |
- Health Physics Techniques
- Radiation Effects
- Radiation Shielding
- Radioactive Waste Control
- ALARA Principles
- Nuclear Radiation Fundamentals
- Thermodynamics or Heat Transfer
- Radiation Biophysics
- Radiation and Reactor Systems
|
|
| III. Free Electives |
9 |
| A. Computer Programming |
3 |
| B. Free Electives |
6 |
| Total |
60 credits |
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