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Program Requirements

 
Prerequisites for admission into the program
  Credits
ENC 1101: College Composition I    3
MAC 1105: College Algebra    3
BSC 2085C: Human Anatomy & Physiology I         5
PHY 2001C: Basic Concepts of Physics    4

Click here to view the DMS curriculum.

Program Course Sequence
The core program courses (SON prefix) must be taken in the sequence listed below. The required general education courses (marked with an *) may be taken any time during the program if not already completed. BSC 2086C and HSC 1531 must be taken by the first term of the program, if not already completed. RTE 2762 is program specific and must be taken in the first term of the program.

Please note: The clinical courses require specific hours to be spent at an assigned clinical facility. Each credit hour designates an 8-hour day/week. For example: SON 1804L, 2 credits = 16 hours/week for the entire term.

 
First Year
Term II January - May
HSC 1531: Medical Terminology 2
BSC 2086C: Human Anatomy & Physiology II 5
SON 1000: Introduction to Sonography 3
SON 1100C: Procedures and Protocols 3
RTE 2762: Cross-Sectional Anatomy 1
Term III May - August
SON 1111C: Abdominal Sonography I 3
SON 1211: Medical Sonographic Physics I 3
Term I August - December
SON 1121C: OB/GYN Sonography I 3
SON 1112C: Abdominal Sonography II 3
SON 1212: Medical Sonographic Physics II 3
SON 1804L: Clinical Practicum I 2
Second Year
Term II January - May
SON 2122C: OB/GYN Sonography II 3
SON 2814L: Clinical Practicum II 3
PHI 2600: Ethics* 3
HLP 1081: Wellness Concepts* 2
Term III May - August
SON 2150: Neurosonology and Superficial Structures 2
SON 2824L: Clinical Practicum III 3
Term I August - December
SON 2061: Seminar in Sonography 4
SON 2834L: Clinical Practicum IV 3
PSY 2012: Psychology* 3
Total Credit Hours: 72

  Click here for a PDF of the suggested course sequencing for the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program.

     
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