Advanced Specialty Certificate
Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP)
by recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS)
Gainful Employment Disclosure for Diagnostic Medical Sonography Certificate
Program Description
The Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program now has two program offerings:
- General Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Abdomen, Small Parts, Obstetrics & Gynecology)
Fall 2012-Summer 2013 (Application Deadline: 3/15/12)
Fall 2014-Summer 2015 (Application Deadline: 3/15/14) - Cardiovascular Sonography (Adult Echocardiography and Visceral & Peripheral Vascular Sonography)
Fall 2013-Summer 2014 (Application Deadline: 3/15/13)
Fall 2015-summer 2016 (Application Deadline: 3/15/15)
Each of these program offerings begins each fall semester and is a 12-month program, providing specialty education to post-associate health care professionals. Full-time student status is required. The program includes both classroom and clinical assignments, equaling 40 hours of program time per week, excluding breaks. Classes are conducted two (2) days every other week, with a third laboratory day once per month. Clinical experience is obtained at approved clinical affiliates within the region for the remaining 1-1/2 weeks of program hours during each two-week cycle. (Follow this link to view a Sample Schedule.)
All courses in the curriculum must be passed with a grade of "C" or higher in order to proceed to the next course in the sequence. Upon program completion, graduates may apply as candidates for certification through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS). Graduates of the program may also qualify as candidates of sonography certification through the American Registry of Radiologic Technology (ARRT).
Clinical Affiliates
Every attempt is made to place a student at a clinic site within that student's geographical area, to minimize student relocation and travel throughout the program year. Many clinical sites are currently available in our region. However, if a student wishes to attend at a particular facility, the program administration will be gladly discuss this option and will explain the process of affiliation. (Please follow the Clinical Affiliates navigational link to the left for additional information.)
Take a quick look at the Sonography Profession
Our Professional Organizations
To Learn More About the Sonography Profession, visit these sites:
Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS)
Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU)
American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)