Medical Physics Graduate Certificate

Campus Code

Knoxville Campus

Graduate Certificate Type

Add-On (earned doctoral degree required). Apply to the add-on certificate prior to completing six graduate credit hours towards the certificate requirements.

Stand-Alone (earned doctoral degree required)

Admissions Standards/Procedures

• Applicants must have earned a PhD in an appropriate field such as Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or other closely related science or engineering discipline.
• All entering students shall have a strong foundation in basic physics demonstrated either by an undergraduate or graduate degree in physics, or by a degree in an engineering discipline or another of the physical sciences and with coursework that is the equivalent of a minor in physics (i.e., one that includes at least three upper-level undergraduate physics courses that would be required for a physics major).
• Apply for the certificate by submitting the online application through the Office of Graduate Admissions.

Credit Hours Required

15 graduate credit hours

9 undergraduate credit hours (cannot be taken for graduate credit and will not count toward the required 15 graduate credit hours)

Required Courses

• BME 574 - Medical Imaging
• NE 490 - Radiation Biology
• NE 551 - Radiation Protection
• NE 567 - Medical Physics I
• NE 568 - Medical Physics II
• BCMB 230 (5 UG credit hours. See the current Undergraduate Catalog for course description; this course may not be taken for graduate credit)
• EEB 240 (4 UG credit hours. See the current Undergraduate Catalog for course description; this course may not be taken for graduate credit)
• Note: BCMB 230 and EEB 240 may be waived if the student has already completed these courses as part of their baccalaureate program.

Non-Course Requirements

To receive the certificate, students must:

1. complete the Graduate Certificate Course Verification Form and
2. through MyUTK, apply to graduate from the certificate program.