Cardiac Sonography
The Cardiac Sonography program (Associate in Applied Science) teaches students how to use ultrasound technology and equipment to capture images of the heart and blood vessels for physician diagnosis. Accredited by CAAHEP, the curriculum covers patient care, anatomy, and medical ethics. Students are prepared for careers in healthcare and are qualified to apply for ARDMS and CCI registry exams upon graduation. The program is completed in five semesters.
Prerequisites: two semesters of prerequisite credits
Courses
- ALH10101 — Medical Terminology
- BIO23500 — Anatomy & Physiology I
- BIO23600 — Anatomy & Physiology II
- ENG10303 — English Composition I
- ENG10305 — Integrated Composition
- MTH12000 — Intermediate Algebra
- MTH12002 — Applied Intermediate Algebra
- MTH20600 — Introduction to Statistics
- MTH20601 — Applied Introduction to Statistics
- PSY10100 — Introduction to Psychology
- SON10000 — Intro to Sonography Patient Care
- SON10601 — Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
- SON11000 — Ultrasound Physics I
- SON11100 — Ultrasound Physics II
- SON11600 — Basic Sonography
- SON11700 — Basic Sonography Lab
- SON12500 — Valvular Heart Disease
- SON13100 — Cardiomyopathies/Congenital Defects
- SON13200 — Cardiomyopathies/Congenital Lab
- SON13500 — Valvular Heart Disease Clinical Lab
- SON15000 — Complete Adult Echocardiogram
- SON15600 — Advanced Sonography
- SON15700 — Advanced Sonography Lab
- SON16000 — Complete Adult Echocardiogram Lab
- SON29900 — Internship