Diagnostic Medical Sonography, General Sonography and Echocardiography Specialty, B.S.

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The Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) Program provides a curriculum which includes didactic courses in conjunction with laboratory and clinical experiences. The DMS curriculum consists of 1 1/2 years of pre-requisite general education courses, 1 1/2 years of General Sonography coursework (physics, abdomen, OB/GYN), and one year of either Vascular Sonography or Cardiac Sonography coursework. Completion of these four years results in a Bachelor of Science degree. The student will be eligible to apply for credentialing examinations administered by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS). The DMS program at USI is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) on recommendation by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS) in Abdominal-Extended, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vascular, and Adult Cardiac specialties.

For additional information about the DMS program, including admission requirements, refer to the Diagnostic Medical Sonography section of the bulletin.

Students interested in the Radiologic and Imaging Sciences major should refer to the Radiologic and Imaging Sciences section of the bulletin for an overview of the program, including available tracks and admission requirements.

Diagnostic Medical Sonography Curriculum

All DMS students complete three years of common curriculum, including Core 39, then select one of two options to complete degree requirements:

General Sonography + Echocardiography Specialty
General Sonography + Vascular Specialty

A grade of C or better is required in all DMS, DVT, and ECHO courses, plus select Core 39 courses. A typical semester-by-semester class schedule is shown here.

First Year

Fall Semester (16-17 hours)

ENG 101 - Rhetoric and Composition I: Literacy and the Self Credits: 3
CMST 101 - Introduction to Public Speaking Credits: 3 or
CMST 107 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
MATH 111 - College Algebra Credits: 4 or
MATH 114 - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 3 or
MATH 215 - Survey of Calculus Credits: 3 or
MATH 230 - Calculus I Credits: 4
BIOL 121 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 4
UNIV 101 - First Year Experience Credits: 1
HP 115 - Medical Terminology for the Health Professions Credits: 2

Spring Semester (15 hours)

ENG 201 - Rhetoric and Composition II: Literacy and the World Credits: 3
BIOL 122 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: 4
PHYS 101 - Introduction to the Physical Sciences Credits: 3
RADT 196 - Orientation to Radiologic and Imaging Sciences Credits: 2
WOK-SIQ - Choose course from Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry Credits: 3
All courses listed above (31 hours) must be completed with a C or better and a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (4.0 scale). All grades must be available to be eligible to apply to the DMS program.