BSDMS General Vascular Concentration Academic Plan

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Curriculum is subject to change

(Plan onset with Class of 2024+)

A three-year academic plan of study (full-time three-semester academic year) for those with few or no prior college credits seeking a Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (BSDMS).

  • 120 Credits
  • 3- Year Program

Year 1//Semester 1

Course Number Course Title Credits
BI 156 Anatomy & Physiology I 4
EN 115 Composition and Professional Writing 3
MA 101 College Algebra 3
PS 105 Introduction to Psychology 3
SS 100 Student Success 1
DMS 110 Fundamentals of Medical Imaging & Healthcare 2
TOTAL 16

Year 1//Semester 2

Course Number Course Title Credits
BI 256 Anatomy & Physiology II 4
CH 122 General Chemistry 4
CM 100 Health Communication 3
DMS 100 Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Ergonomics 2
TOTAL 14

Year 1//Summer Semester

Course Number Course Title Credits
DMS 206 Patient Care in Sonography 2
DMS 208 Sonographic Physics and Instrumentation 3
DMS 211 Abdominal Sonography I 3
DMS 240L Sonography Lab 1
DMS 261 OB/GYN Sonography I 3
Ethics/Philosophy Requirement 3
TOTAL 15

Year 2//Semester 1

Course Number Course Title Credits
General Elective 3
DMS 221C Clinical Sonography I 4
DMS 231 Vascular Sonography I 3
DMS 312 Abdominal Sonography II 3
DMS 362 OB/GYN Sonography II 3
TOTAL 16

Year 2//Semester 2

Course Number Course Title Credits
Diversity Requirement 3
BU 221 Healthcare Economics 3
DMS 322C Clinical Sonography II 4
DMS 332 Vascular Sonography II 2
DMS 413 Abdominal Sonography III 2
DMS 464 OB/GYN Sonography III 2
TOTAL 16

Year 2//Summer Semester

Course Number Course Title Credits
DMS 302 Ancillary Imaging / Cross Sectional Anatomy 2
BU 320 Foundations of Healthcare Management 3
HS 204 History of Healthcare in the United States 3
DMS 350 Physics Synthesis 1
DMS 423C Clinical Sonography III 4
TOTAL 13

Year 3//Semester 1

Course Number Course Title Credits
General Elective 3
PH 360 Contemporary Issues in Healthcare 3
DMS 424C Clinical Sonography IV 5
DMS 433 Vascular Sonography III - Abdomen 2
DMS 470 Specialized Sonography 2
TOTAL 15

Year 3//Semester 2

Course Number Course Title Credits
General Elective (Upper Level) 3
Human Development Requirement 3
Social Science Elective 3
DMS 425C Clinical Sonography V 5
DMS 480 Sonography Synthesis 1
TOTAL 15

Credit Hour Ratio:  1 credit theory = 15 hrs; 1 credit lab (science) = 30 hrs; 1 credit lab (program) = 45 hrs; 1 credit clinical = 60 hrs

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