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DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY

Upon completion of the program in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, the student will be awarded an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. Graduates of the eighteen-month program are qualified to take the national examination for registration by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers.

CURRICULUM GENERAL

PREREQUISITE LEC. LAB HOURS CONT CREDIT
HPRS 1106 Medical Terminology
1
0
0
16
1
HPRS 1204 Basic Health Profession Skills
1
4
0
80
2
ENGL 1301 Freshman Reading
and Composition I
3
1
0
64
3
Humanities/Visual or Performing Arts Elective
3
0
0
48
3
BIOL 2401 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
3
3
0
96
4
BIOL 2402 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
3
3
0
96
4
MATH 1314 College Algebra
3
0
0
48
3
Speech Elective
3
0
0
48
3
Social/Behavioral Science Elective
3
0
0
48
3
SCIT 1418 General Physics
3
0
0
48
3
ITSC 1309 Integrated Software Applications I
2
4
0
96
3
 
FIRST SEMESTER
DMSO 2101 Ultrasound Instrumentation
1
0
0
16
1
DMSO 1110 Introduction to Sonography
1
1
0
32
1
 
SECOND SEMESTER
DMSO 1405 Sonography of Abdominopelvic Cavity
3
3
0
96
4
DMSO 1302 Basic Ultrasound Physics
3
0
0
48
3
DMSO 1360 Clinical Education
0
0
16
256
3
DMSO 1351 Sonographic Sectional Anatomy
3
0
0
48
3
 
THIRD SEMESTER
DMSO 1342 Intermediate Ultrasound Physics
3
0
0
48
3
DMSO 2405 Sonography of Obstetrics/Gynecology
3
3
0
96
4
DMSO 1366 Practicum I
0
0
24
384
3
 
FOURTH SEMESTER
DMSO 2351 Doppler Physics
3
1
0
64
3
DMSO 2266 Practicum II
0
0
18
288
3
DMSO 2253 Sonography of Superficial Structures
2
1
0
48
2
 
FIFTH SEMESTER
DMSO 2230 Advanced Ultrasound & Review
(Capstone)
2
1
0
48
2
DMSO 2366 Practicum III
0
0
24
384
3
DSVT 2200 Vascular Technology Applications
2
1
0
48
2
 
Grand Total
     
2592
71

CURRICULUM ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

PREREQUISITES:
Lec.
Lab
Hours Ext
Cont
Credit
HPRS 1106 Medical Terminology
1
0
0
16
1
HPRS 1204 Basic Health Proofession Skills
1
4
0
80
2
ENGL 1301 Composition I
3
1
0
64
3
Humanites/Visual or Performing Arts Elective
3
0
0
48
3
BIOL 2401 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
3
3
0
96
4
BIOL 2402 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
3
3
0
96
4
MATH 1314 College Algebra
3
0
0
48
3
Speech Elective
3
0
0
48
3
Social/Behavioral Science Elective
3
0
0
48
3
General Physics (PHYS 1305 or SCIT 1418)
3
0
0
48
3
ITSC 1309 Integrated Software Applications I
2
4
0
96
3
 
FIRST SEMESTER
DMSO 2101 Ultrasound Instrumentation
1
0
0
16
1
DMSO 1110 Introduction to Sonography
1
1
0
32
1
           
SECOND SEMESTER          
*DSAE 1303 Introduction to Echocardiography Techniques
3
1
0
64
3
*DMSO 1302 Basic Ultrasound Physics
3
0
0
48
3
*DSAE 1360 Clinical Education
0
0
16
256
3
*DSAE 1415 Principles of Adult Echocardiography
3
2
0
80
4
 
THIRD SEMESTER          
*DMSO 1342 Intermediate Ultrasound Physics
3
0
0
48
3
*DSAE 2404 Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pathology I
3
2
0
80
4
*DSAE 1364 Practicum I
0
0
24
384
3
 
FOURTH SEMESTER          
*DMSO 2351 Doppler Physics
3
1
0
64
3
*DSAE 2267 Practicum II
0
0
18
288
3
*DSAE 2337 Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pathology II
2
3
0
80
3
 
FIFTH SEMESTER          
*DMSO 2230 Advanced Ultrasound and Review
2
1
0
48
2
*DSAE 2368 Practicum III
0
0
24
384
3
*DSVT 2200 Vascular Technology Applications
2
1
0
48
2
 
 
Grand Total
     
2608
72



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