Admission Policies

  1. The number of students admitted to the major is dependent on the number of clinical internship sites and their student capacity.
  2. Affiliation agreements with clinical sites require that the sites commit to complete the training of students accepted into the major and are renewed each year by Feb. 15 prior to student selection.
  3. Admission to the major is on a competitive basis. Students are advised to apply for admission to the professional program early in the spring semester of their sophomore year after having taken or registered for the pre-professional requirements. It is however appropriate to apply as a junior.
  4. Applicants are advised to have taken or registered for their general education requirements met by the time of application as well. All general education requirements would need to be fulfilled prior to starting the program classes in the fall.
  5. Applicants are required to have a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale and a grade of "C" or better in all required courses.
  6. Applicants are required to successfully complete 40 hours of observation in a radiation therapy department. A list of possible observation sites may be obtained from the program director. Students are encouraged to plan to visit during summer, semester and spring break times. Some sites may require that the student have had a set of immunizations prior to the visit to comply with hospital policy. It may be beneficial to visit more than one site.
  7. Applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital or parental status.
  8. Applications must be submitted in full by the deadline published. Including:
    1. Completed application
    2. A personal written statement regarding reason for entering the field. See admissions page for directions on writing the personal statement.
    3. Completed clinical observation report form(s)
    4. Transcripts from college(s) and technical schools attended (directly from school). For UW-L students, the most current copy of your SNAP is sufficient.
    5. Three reference forms (directly from reference); two should be from professors, one can be personal reference; such a former employer, principal, guidance counselor, etc.
    6. Clinical observation evaluation form (directly from clinical site)
  9. Applications are to be submitted to:

Radiation Therapy Admissions
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
4031 Health Science Center
1725 State Street
La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601

 

Re-application to the program:

If a student is not accepted into the radiation therapy program, the student may opt to reapply to the program the following year.  The following procedure must be followed for re-application:

  1. The student must submit an entirely new application.
  2. The student must repeat clinical hours of observation.  However the student is allowed to choose where the hours are spent.  If the student wishes to repeat the hours at the same location as the previous year that is accepted, as is going to a different site.
  3. Students also need to resubmit letters of reference.
  4. The student must meet with advisor either via email or in person to discuss re-application.
  5. Students are encouraged to pursue a different major after two applications to the program, and therefore should not apply more than twice to the program.