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Cardiovascular Sonography • Associate in Applied Science

Occupational Program

Colleague Code: AAS.CVASC

Curriculum Code: CVS 100

Program Information:

  • This program prepares students for an occupation in the professional fields of cardiac and vascular sonography.

  • The first semester of this program begins in June and the program must be taken in its entirety to meet AAS degree requirements.

  • Students are involved in approximately 1,200 contact hours of clinical experience during the 2-year program. National certification as a registered diagnostic cardiac sonographer or vascular technologist requires graduates to pass specialty board examinations administered by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography or Cardiovascular Credentialing International.

  • Students must provide documentation of a current physical examination and be able to meet the physical technical standards for the profession.

  • Students must show proof of immunizations and pass a drug screen and fingerprint background check as part of the first semester program requirements.

  • Students must show proof of BLS certification for health care providers from the American Heart Association.

  • Career cluster includes registered cardiac sonographers, vascular sonographers, or echocardiographers in hospitals, clinics, or imaging centers.

  • Cardiovascular Sonography students must earn a minimum grade of “C” or higher in all courses with a prefix of DMS or CVS for program progression.

  • Cardiovascular Sonography students must earn a minimum grade of “C” or higher in all required general education courses (BIO, EGL, MAT, PHY, PSY) and program support courses (HLT).

  • The following college-level course must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher prior to program admission: mathematics course. (MAT 105, MAT 113, MAT 120, MAT 141, or higher)

  • The following college-level curriculum requisites must be met prior to the beginning of the first clinical course (CVS 213) of the Cardiovascular Sonography program: Communication skills, English, speech, or composition course (EGL 101 or EGL 103), general physics course and/or radiographic physics courses (PHY 100, PHY 101, PHY 102, PHY 201, or RAD 110 and RAD 111), Human Anatomy and Physiology courses (BIO 175 and BIO 176), and Medical Terminology (HLT 109).

  • This program is conducted on a limited-enrollment basis. Admission to this program involves additional procedures. This program will start in June 2024.

Recommended Course Sequence:

First Semester:

BIO 175Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4
EGL 101Composition I

3
PHY 100Conceptual Physics

3

Second Semester:

BIO 176Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4
CVS 112Normal Cardiovascular Sonography

2
CVS 113Cardiovascular Scanning Lab I

3
DMS 101Fundamentals of Sonography

2
DMS 104Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation I

3

Third Semester:

CVS 114Introduction to Echocardiography

3
CVS 115Cardiovascular Scanning Lab II

2
CVS 116ECG for Cardiac Sonography

2
DMS 108Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation II

3
DMS 200Introduction to Vascular Sonography

3

Fourth Semester:

HLT 109Medical Terminology

3
CVS 212Cardiovascular Clinical Practicum I

3

Fifth Semester:

CVS 213Cardiovascular Clinical Practicum II

6
CVS 214Comprehensive Echocardiography

3
DMS 211Vascular Ultrasound

4

Sixth Semester:

PSY 101Introduction to Psychology

3
CVS 215Cardiovascular Clinical Practicum III

6
CVS 216Cardiovascular Sonography Seminar

3

Course Requirements:

Required General Education Courses

BIO 175Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4
BIO 176Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4
EGL 101Composition I

3
PHY 100Conceptual Physics

3
PSY 101Introduction to Psychology

3

Required Program Courses

CVS 216Cardiovascular Sonography Seminar

3
CVS 112Normal Cardiovascular Sonography

2
CVS 113Cardiovascular Scanning Lab I

3
CVS 114Introduction to Echocardiography

3
CVS 115Cardiovascular Scanning Lab II

2
CVS 116ECG for Cardiac Sonography

2
CVS 212Cardiovascular Clinical Practicum I

3
CVS 213Cardiovascular Clinical Practicum II

6
CVS 214Comprehensive Echocardiography

3
CVS 215Cardiovascular Clinical Practicum III

6
DMS 101Fundamentals of Sonography

2
DMS 104Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation I

3
DMS 108Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation II

3
DMS 200Introduction to Vascular Sonography

3
DMS 211Vascular Ultrasound

4

Required Program Support Courses

HLT 109Medical Terminology

3