This program is designed to prepare students for a career as a health science professional who produces diagnostic images of the heart using special equipment to direct high frequency sound waves into the patient’s body to view anatomic structures of the heart. The sonographer is a central member of the healthcare team and assists the radiologist or physician in gathering diagnostic date for interpretation.
Fall 2024 application opens Feb 22, 2024 and closes March 22, 2024 at 5 pm.
The Diagnostic Medical Sonography program requires pre-requisites and an application for admittance into the program.
Associate of Applied Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Specialization in Echocardiography
This program is designed to prepare students for a career as a health science professional who produces diagnostic images of the heart using special equipment to direct high frequency sound waves into the patient’s body to view anatomic structures of the heart. At the successful completion of the degree requirements and required hands on experience hours, graduates will be eligible to take the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography leading to credentials as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS).
Pre-Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Echocardiography Career Studies Certificate
This 28-credit career program can be completed in two semesters. It prepares students for competitive admission to the Associate of Applied Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Specialization in Echocardiography (DMS-Echo) with all or a majority of general education courses completed. All courses in the first semester of this CSC earn curricular credits needed for ranking of applicants.