Activities during this time period were limited to the writing of reports and collecting of data for this final report. As such, the activity was limited to only OSU. II. Cumulative Final Report A. Educational Enhancements OSU Distance Education Program. OSU is now in its eighth year of its Radiation Health Physics distance education program. The program has grown considerably during this time period. All of the Radiation Health Physics courses, including two laboratory courses taught in

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... k sessions on-campus, have now been taught multiple times now. Most importantly, the number of distance students matriculating is climbing. New OSU Graduate Degree Program. The OSU Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics now offers a non-thesis Master of Health Physics degree. This is a professional graduate degree that emphasize fundamental learning and professional development. The degree will direct students toward professional licensing, e.g., the Certified Health Physicist license. The major objective is to provide an applied, professional degree for those individuals wishing the Master's credential, but not requiring a research focus for their planned profession. This is especially applicable to distance students.