This certificate is designed to provide entry-level skills required for employment in the nuclear industry. This program provides the technical skills to conduct radiation surveys, interpret survey data, and assess personnel protection requirements for the protection of human health.

Qualified radiation protection technicians work at Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories, medical facilities, research laboratories, nuclear power plants under the direction of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) medical facilities, and industries that work with radioactive material. In addition to specialized classroom and laboratory instruction, students are required to complete supervised field experience.

General Education (6 CR)

Northern’s General Education Offerings

Area I. Communications (3 CR)

ENGL 1110 - Composition I 3 CR

Area II. Mathematics (3 CR)

MATH 1220 - College Algebra 3 CR

Program Requirements (26 CR)

CHEM 1120 - Introduction to Chemistry 3 CR and
CHEM 1120L - Introduction to Chemistry Lab 1 CR
RDPR 2210 - Introduction to Radiation Protection 3 CR
RDPR 2215 - Radiation Science 3 CR
RDPR 2220 - Radiation Instruments I 2 CR
RDPR 2225 - Radiation Instruments II 2 CR
RDPR 2233 - Radiation Biology 2 CR
RDPR 2235 - Practical Radiation Programs I 2 CR
RDPR 2240 - Practical Radiation Programs II 2 CR
RDPR 2242 - Problems in Radiation Protection 3 CR

Choose one of the following (BCES Advisor approval needed)

RDPR 2250 - Supervised Field Experience 3 CR
ENVS 2130 - Critical Thinking in Science 3 CR
ENVS 2140 - Introduction to GIS/GPS and Cartography 3 CR
EET 2201L - Digital Systems with Lab 3 CR

Total Credits: 32

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