NWTC College Program Guide 2022-2023 | Page 158

Printed : 12 / 17 / 2021
Echocardiography Associate Degree
Program Code 105266
The Echocardiography program will provide instruction in sonographic practices and principles as well as sonographic imaging skills needed to prepare students for employment as entry-level adult cardiac sonographers . Students will use standard two-dimensional , three-dimensional , and Doppler ultrasound to produce still and dynamic images of the heart used by physicians to assist in the process of a medical diagnosis . Successful graduates will be prepared to sit for professional certification exams from a variety of national agencies , including the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography .
CURRICULUM
Academic Year 2022-2023
Curriculum : Students following the study plan below will complete the Echocardiography associate degree program in the number of semesters shown .
Pre-First Semester
10-806-177
Gen Anatomy & Physiology
4
10-801-196
Oral / Interpersonal Comm
3
10-806-164
General Physics 2
4
10-890-101
College 101
1
Semester Total
12
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This program is offered at :
Green Bay This program is eligible for Financial Aid
Requirements for Program Entry
• For instructions on how to get started , download the application checklist for this program .
Program Outcomes
• Use standard two-dimensional , three-dimensional , and Doppler ultrasound to produce still and dynamic images of the heart used by physicians to assist in the process of a medical diagnosis .
Summer Before First Semester
10-804-189
Introductory Statistics
3
10-806-179
Adv Anatomy & Physiology
4
10-526-221
Sonography Physics 1
3
Semester Total
10
First Semester 10-526-210
Cross Sectional Anatomy
2
10-526-200
Intro to DMS
3
10-526-250
Cardiovascular Anat & Phys
2
10-526-251
Echocardiography Foundations
1
10-526-222
Sonography Physics 2
2
Semester Total
10
Second Semester
10-526-252
Adult Echoardiography
5
10-526-223
Vascular Imaging 1
3
10-526-253
Basic EKG Analysis
1
10-801-136
English Composition 1
3
Semester Total
12
Summer Before Third Semester
10-526-254
Echocardiography Clinical 1
3
10-809-198
Intro to Psychology
3
Semester Total
6
Third Semester
10-526-256
Adv Cardiac Path & Case Review
3
10-526-257
Special Procedures in Echo
2
10-526-258
Ped / Adult Congenital Heart Dis
3
10-526-259
Echocardiography Clinical 2
3
Semester Total
11
Fourth Semester
10-526-260
Echocardiography Clinical 3
4
10-526-261
Echocardiography Clinical 4
3
10-809-172
Intro to Diversity Studies
3
Semester Total
10
TOTAL CREDITS 71
• Curriculum Note : Students must earn a “ C ” or higher in all 10-526-XXX courses and 10-501- 101 . A student who withdraws or receives a grade lower than a “ C ” in a program course may apply for re-entry into the program . Consideration for re-entry will be at the discretion of the re-entry team and will be dependent on clinical availability .
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