Cardiac Sonography, AAS

Admission Requirements:

Students will be admitted in cohort groups.  Students who are admitted to the program must plan to take the courses in sequence and include summer semester.  No waiting list is maintained for this program. 

General Education Requirements: 16-20 credits

The following courses are required for program eligibility and must be completed with a “C” or better unless otherwise noted:

• ALH 10101 Medical Terminology 2 cr.

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• BIO 25000 Human Anatomy 4 cr.

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• BIO 25100 Human Physiology 4 cr.

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• ENG 10303 English Composition I 3 cr.

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• MTH 12000 Intermediate Algebra 4 cr.

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• MTH 20600 Application in Statistics 4 cr.

• or requisite test scores. 

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• PSY 10100 Intro to Psychology 3 cr.

Cardiac Sonography Program Courses: 52.5 credits

Program admission required.  A minimum grade of “C+” or “S” is required for all program courses.

• SON 10000 Intro to Sonography Patient Care 2 cr.
• SON 10600 Cardiovascular Anatomy & Physiology 4 cr.
• SON 11000 Ultrasound Physics 3 cr.
• SON 11600 Basic Sonography 3 cr.
• SON 11700 Basic Sonography Lab 4 cr.
• SON 12500 Valvular Heart Disease 3 cr.
• SON 13100 Cardiomyopathies/Congenital Defects 3 cr.
• SON 13200 Cardiomyopathies/Congenital Lab 4 cr.
• SON 13500 Valvular Heart Disease Clinical Lab 2 cr.
• SON 15000 Complete Adult Echocardiogram 3 cr.
• SON 15600 Advanced Sonography 3 cr.
• SON 15700 Advanced Sonography Lab 4 cr.
• SON 16000 Complete Adult Echocardiogram Lab 2 cr.
• SON 29900 Internship 12.5 cr. (Locations vary; may be located out of state)

Minimum Program Credits: 68.5-72.5

Sequence of Cardiac Sonography courses

Program admission required.  Courses must be taken as outlined in the sequence below. 

Notes:

• Students may substitute BIO-23500 and BIO-23600 if previously completed with the requisite grade.
• A minimum grade of “C+” is required in Anatomy and Physiology as well as all Cardiac Sonography (SON) courses, except when the course is Pass/Fail, in which case a “S” grade is the accepted grade.
• Prerequisite courses may be repeated one time only in order to obtain the required minimum grade.
• Students who wish to apply for the program must meet with their academic advisor in order to begin the application process.  Once the advisor releases the student to the health science office, they will be provided with the program application to fill out.  Applications are received until May 15^th of each year.  Late applications will be accepted if seats are available after all on-time applicants have been evaluated. Acceptance notifications will be emailed to students via their Kirtland email account by July 1^st. Note: If applicants exceed the number of available seats in the program, students will be ranked.
• Students are ranked for acceptance into the program based on: (1) anticipated date of completion of prerequisite course work; (2) date of college application declaring Cardiac Sonography as program of study; (3) G.P.A of required prerequisite courses.
• Students accepted to the Cardiac Sonography program will be required to complete a criminal background check.  A fee for this is required.  Felony convictions and certain misdemeanor convictions may prohibit admission to the Cardiac Sonography program due to the inability to place students with certain convictions in clinical facilities.
• There are abilities (with or without accommodation) that a student in this program must have.  Please visit the “Required Program Performance Standards” on the Cardiac Sonography website.  Forms are provided upon application to the program.

Students should seek additional information and/or advising from their academic advisor. For an appointment, please call (989) 275-5000, ext. 280.