Getting Started in the Nuclear Medicine Technology Program

Application and Acceptance

Acceptance to the Nuclear Medicine program is selective and competitive. Applications are available on December 1 each year and are due at the end of February. Applicants are screened according to academic performance and timely completion of prerequisite courses and a two-step interview process. The program chair makes the final selection of students after all transcript screening and interview evaluation is completed by the acceptance committee. Course work begins in the fall after acceptance.

Steps in the Application Process:

1. Attend an Information Session (required to apply; no reservations necessary).
2. Make an appointment to observe at least two nuclear medicine departments, including at least one that is affiliated with the program. A form for documenting your visits is available on the program website: Bellevue College Nuclear Medicine Technology. Bring the completed form to the first interview.
3. Apply for college admissions. If you are new to Bellevue College or have not attended in the last four academic quarters, you must apply for college admission in addition to applying to the program. Note: To avoid paying an additional fee for the college application, you should apply for the college through the Apply Online link on this website when you submit your Nuclear Medicine Technology program application.
4. Application packet must include the following:
   a. Transcripts from all colleges you have attended
   b. Radiologic Sciences and Imaging programs application
   c. Current resume
   d. Reference letter from an employer (not a professor unless you were employed by that person)
   e. A personal statement indicating why you are interested in becoming a nuclear medicine technologist    f. $40 application fee
5. Mail application packet to:
   Radiation and Imaging Sciences, A242
   Bellevue College
   3000 Landerholm Circle SE
   Bellevue, WA 98007-6484

Information and Assistance
For more information regarding the Nuclear Medicine Technology program and application instructions, please visit: Bellevue College Nuclear Medicine Technology.