Academic year: 2024-2025
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.
Delivery
Day Full-time
Explore Locations
This program is offered at:
Green Bay
Program Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition: $ 9,621, Books: $ 1,501, Supplies: $ 525 Total Approximate Costs $ 11,647 See costs of tuition, books, and supplies.
This program is fully eligible for financial aid.
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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.
Accreditation
The Diagnostic Medical Sonography program – Adult Cardiac is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs( www. caahep. org) 9355- 113th St. N, # 7709, Seminole, FL 33775( 727) 210-2350, upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography( JRC-DMS) 6021 University Boulevard, Suite 500 Ellicott City, MD 21043.
Curriculum
Students following the study plan below will complete the Echocardiography associate degree in the number of semesters shown.
Pre-First Semester 10806177- Gen Anatomy & Physiology 4 10806164- General Physics 2 4 10890101- College 101 1
Semester Total 9
Summer Before First Semester 10804189- Introductory Statistics 3 10806179- Adv Anatomy & Physiology 4 10526200- Intro to DMS 3
Semester Total 10
First Semester 8 Week 1 10526272- Cardiovascular Anat & Phys 3 10526221- Sonography Physics 1 3
8 Week 2 10526251- Echocardiography Foundations 1 10526222- Sonography Physics 2 2
Full Semester 10801196- Oral / Interpersonal Comm 3
Semester Total 12
Second Semester 8 Week 1
10526253- Basic EKG Analysis 1
Full Semester 10526252- Adult Echocardiography 5
10526223- Vascular Imaging 1 3 10801136- English Composition 1 3
Semester Total 12
Summer Before Third Semester 10526254- Echocardiography Clinical 1 3
10809198- Intro to Psychology 3
Full Semester 10809172- Intro to Diversity Studies 3
Semester Total 9
Third Semester 8 Week 1 10526257- Special Procedures in Echo 2
8 Week 2 10526258- Ped / Adult Congenital Heart Dis 3
Full Semester 10526256- Adv Cardiac Path & Case Review 3 10526273- Echocardiography Clinical 2 4
Semester Total 12
Fourth Semester 8 Week 1 10526274- Echocardiography Clinical 3 3
8 Week 2 10526261- Echocardiography Clinical 4 3
Semester Total 6
190
Total Credits 70