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CODE: SONGVASAAS | TOTAL CREDITS: 93 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible
SCHOOL:
School of Health SciencesDEPARTMENT:
Department of Health Related ProfessionsLIMITED ENTRY PROGRAM
This is a limited-entry program. Some of these courses are program prerequisites and MUST be completed before a student is considered eligible for entry into the Program. Students MUST attend a Health Programs orientation and meet with a Health Programs advisor for additional advisem*nt.
DESCRIPTION
Ultrasonography is a diagnostic imaging procedure that utilizes high frequency sound waves to image abdominal organs, vessels, the heart, and the developing fetus in the maternal uterus. Ultrasound can demonstrate masses, fluid accumulations, and other pathology in the patient. Ultrasound exams are performed under the supervision of a qualified physician. Students electing to take this area of study are prepared to enter the sonography field in the areas of abdominal, obstetrical/gynecological, and vascular ultrasound. The student, upon graduation, will be eligible to sit for the National Registry Exams for Diagnostic Medical Sonography. Upon passing the exams, they will use the designation RDMS (Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer).
SPECIALIZED ACCREDITATION
The Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the JRC-DMS which is located at 6021 University Boulevard, Suite 500, Ellicott City, MD,21043, (443) 973-3251.
ACADEMIC MAP
Map: CSN AAS Diagnostic Medical Sonography: General/Vascular Ultrasound Track
Student Learning Outcomes
Evaluate ultrasonic images for appropriate anatomy and recognize pathologic conditions.
Determine proper sonographic techniques, transducer size, and image settings to obtain quality images while operating ultrasound equipment.
Assess and facilitate basic patient care and comfort during sonographic procedures.
Diagnose and adapt ultrasound examinations during the performance of an ultrasound procedure.
General Education Requirements
TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 31
300-level and above courses cannot be used to satisfy GE requirements.
Mathematics (3 Credits)
NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.
- MATH 116 - Technical Mathematics or above (except MATH 122 and MATH 123)
English Composition (3-5 Credits)
NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.
- ENG 100 - Composition Enhanced
- or ENG 101 - Composition I
- or ENG 107 - Technical Communications I
- or ENG 110 - Composition I for International and Multilingual Students Expanded
- or ENG 113 - Composition I for International Students
Communications (3 Credits)
Recommended: COM 101
- BUS 108 - Business Letters and Reports
- or COM 101 - Public Speaking
- or COM 102 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
- or COM 115 - Applied Communication
- or COM 215 - Introduction to Group Communication
- or ENG 102 - Composition II
- or ENG 114 - Composition II for International Students
- or ENG 205 - Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry
- or JOUR 102 - News Reporting and Writing
- or THTR 105 - Introduction to Acting I
Human Relations (3 Credits)
Recommended: PSY 101
- ALS 101 - College Success
- or ANTH 205 - Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life
- or ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- or ANTH 112 - Social Anthropology
- or ANTH 201 - Peoples and Cultures of the World
- or HIST 105 - European Civilization to 1648
- or HIST 106 - European Civilization Since 1648
- or HIST 107 - Women in American History
- or HIST 150 - Introduction to Chinese Civilization
- or HIST 151 - Introduction to Japanese Civilization
- or HIST 210 - Southwest Heritage
- or HIST 247 - Introduction to the History of Mexico
- or HIST 260 - Introduction to Native American History
- or MGT 100 - Practical Human Relations for Business
- or MGT 283 - Introduction to Human Resources Management
- or PHIL 135 - Introduction to Ethics
- or PSC 201 - Politics of Minority Groups
- or PSY 101 - General Psychology
- or PSY 102 - Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment
- or PSY 207 - Psychology and the Family
- or PSY 208 - Psychology of Human Relations
- or PSY 261 - Introduction to Social Psychology
- or SOC 101 - Principles of Sociology or above
Natural Science (12 Credits)
- BIOL 223 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
- and BIOL 224 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
and either
- EGG 131 - Technical Physics I
- and EGG 131L - Technical Physics I – Lab
or
- PHYS 110 - Conceptual Physics
Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science (3 Credits)
- any AM prefix course
- or any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
- or any ART prefix course
- or any COM prefix course
- or any ECON prefix course
- or ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above
- or GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
- or any HIST prefix course
- or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
- or any PHIL prefix course
- or any PSC prefix course
- or any PSY prefix course
- or any SOC prefix course
- or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)
- or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class
- orWorld Languages 101B or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)
Recommended: HIST 100 or PSC 101
Four Credit Options
- HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
- or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
- HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
- and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
- HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
- and HIST 217 - Nevada History
Major Requirements
TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS CREDITS: 62
Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in an Associate of Applied Science degree program will not count toward graduation requirements.
- HIT 117 - Medical Terminology I
- and SON 101B - Basic Sonography
- and SON 101L - Basic Sonography Laboratory
- and SON 125B - Sonographic Physics and Instrumentation I
- and SON 150B - Patient Care for Imaging Professions
- and SON 160B - Sonographic Scanning Lab I
- and SON 190B - Sonographic Physics and Instrumentation II
- and SON 195B - Sonographic Scanning Lab II
- and SON 210B - Abdominal Sonography I
- and SON 220B - Abdominal Sonography II
- and SON 235B - Gynecologic Sonography
- and SON 245B - Obstetrical Sonography I
- and SON 250B - Seminar and Case Review I
- and SON 255B - Seminar and Case Review II
- and SON 260B - Obstetrical Sonography II
- and SON 270B - Small Parts/Pediatric Sonography
- and SON 275B - Vascular Sonography I
- and SON 275L - Vascular Sonography Laboratory I
- and SON 276B - Vascular Sonography II
- and SON 276L - Vascular Sonography Laboratory II
- and SON 280B - Sonographic Clinical Practicum I
- and SON 281B - Sonographic Clinical Practicum II
- and SON 282B - Sonographic Clinical Practicum III
- and SON 283B - Sonographic Clinical Practicum IV
- and SON 284B - Sonographic Clinical Practicum V
- and SON 290B - Sonography Registry Review
