Diagnostic Medical Sonography AAS

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Overview

Department Title

Program Description

Diagnostic medical sonography is based on sending high frequency sound waves into the body to produce dynamic real time images from the returning echoes. It is widely used to assess pregnancy, evaluate the abdomen, the cardiovascular system, and musculoskeletal conditions among many other applications. Sonographers scan different parts of the body to obtain gray scale images of organs and tissues along with color flow data of the circulation. These images are stored, printed, and/or uploaded to hospital networks for physician interpretation and diagnosis.

Degree

Associate of Applied Science

CIP Code

51.0910

Program Requirements

Prerequisites

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
BIOL 2401	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4
BIOL 2402	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	4
MATH 1314	College Algebra	3
ENGL 1301	Composition I	3
PSYC 2301	General Psychology	3
Elective X3XX - Language, Philosophy and Culture or Creative Arts		3
Physics		4
DMSO 1210	Introduction to Sonography	2
Sub-Total Credits		26

First Semester (Fall)

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
DMSO 1341	Abdominopelvic Sonography	3
DMSO 1302	Basic Ultrasound Physics	3
DMSO 1266	Practicum I	2
Sub-Total Credits		8

Second Semester (Spring)

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
DMSO 2253	Sonography of Superficial Structures	2
DMSO 2305	Sonography of Obstetrics/Gynecology	3
DMSO 2243	Advanced Ultrasound Physics	2
DMSO 1366	Practicum II	3
Sub-Total Credits		10

Third Semester (Summer)

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
DSVT 1103	Introduction to Vascular Technology	1
DMSO 2342	Sonography of High Risk Obstetrics	3
DMSO 1267	Practicum III	2
Sub-Total Credits		6

Fourth Semester (Fall)

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
DMSO 1355	Sonographic Pathophysiology	3
DSVT 1200	Principles of Vascular Technology	2
DMSO 1367	Practicum IV	3
Sub-Total Credits		8

Fifth Semester (Spring)

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
DSVT 2335	Advanced Vascular Technology	3
DMSO 2130	Advanced Ultrasound and Review	1
DSVT 1364	Practicum V	3
Sub-Total Credits		7

Total Credits