Diagnostic Medical Sonography AAS Degree (DMS3)
The Diagnostic Medical Sonography Associate Degree program is a sequence of courses that provides educational opportunities to individuals within didactic and clinical environments. These educational opportunities will enable them to gain the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to graduate and become successful entry-level employees within the field of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. The profession requires critical thinking skills, judgement, and the ability to provide appropriate healthcare services. Sonographers use high-frequency sound waves to produce dynamic visual pictures of internal body structures. Physicians evaluate the images to make a medical diagnosis. Course work includes sonographic physics, sonographic identification of normal and abnormal anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pathophysiology of the abdomen, pelvis, and small parts of the adult, pediatric, and fetal patient, clinical application courses, interventional sonography, journal, and case study review, and comprehensive registry reviews.
Career Opportunities
Graduates may find employment as a medical sonographer in hospitals, outpatient care services, and medical offices.
Competitive Selection Process
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Preparatory/Core courses
The annual competitive selection deadline is June 1st with the cohort beginning fall semester. To be eligible for the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program selection, the student must complete the following requirements by the applicable deadline.
The student must complete the following courses with a minimum grade of C: BIOL 2113/BIOL 2113L, BIOL 2114/BIOL 2114L, ENGL 1101, MATH 1111 or MATH 1103, and PSYC 1101.
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Competitive Selection
Please refer to the Admissions section of this catalog for details of the Competitive Selection Process applicant requirements and scoring method. Additional information is also available on the program web page.
Students ranked with the highest overall scores for required course completion will be selected for program admission.
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Occupational and Clinical Courses
Students selected for admission to the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program will complete the occupational and clinical program courses in a prescribed sequence as a cohort. A class is admitted beginning each fall semester.
Credit Required for Graduation: Minimum of 77 credit hours
Curriculum
All Associate of Applied Science Degrees require a minimum 15 credit hours of general education courses using the curriculum structure outlined in the beginning of this degree program section. All course prerequisites must be met. Please see Associate Degree General Education Requirement Section for Area I, Area II, Area III, and Area IV requirements.
General Core Courses
Area I requirements (minimum 3 hours; must include ENGL 1101)
Area II requirements (minimum 3 hours; must include PSYC 1101)
Area III requirements (minimum 7 hours; must include MATH 1111 or MATH 1103 and PHYS 1110 AND PHYS 1110L)
Area IV requirements (minimum 3 hours)
Occupational Courses
| ALHS 1040 | Introduction to Health Care | 3 |
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| ALHS 1090 | Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences | 2 |
| BIOL 2113 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 |
| BIOL 2113L | Anatomy & Physiology Lab I | 1 |
| BIOL 2114 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 |
| BIOL 2114L | Anatomy & Physiology Lab II | 1 |
| DMSO 1010 | Foundations of Sonography | 3 |
| DMSO 1020 | Sectional Anatomy and Normal Sonographic Appearance | 3 |
| DMSO 1040 | Sonographic Physics and Instrumentation | 3 |
| DMSO 1050 | Abdominal Sonography I | 3 |
| DMSO 1060 | Clinical Sonography I | 4 |
| DMSO 1070 | Pelvic Sonography and First Trimester Obstetrics | 2 |
| DMSO 1080 | Sonographic Physics and Instrumentation Registry Review | 1 |
| DMSO 1090 | Introduction to Vascular Sonography | 1 |
| DMSO 1100 | Clinical Sonography II | 6 |
| DMSO 2010 | OB Second and Third Trimesters | 3 |
| DMSO 2020 | Specialized Sonographic Procedures | 2 |
| DMSO 2030 | Clinical Sonography III | 8 |
| DMSO 2040 | Comprehensive Registry Review for ABD-extended and/or OB/GYN and/or Breast Concentrations | 2 |
| DMSO 2050 | Clinical Sonography IV | 10 |