Cardiac Sonography

The Cardiac Sonography program at Jackson College prepares students for national certification through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS). The selective-admission program requires students to meet technical standards covering sensory, communication, motor, intellectual, and behavioral competencies. Clinical externships are required and limited to SARA-member states within the United States; international clinical placements are not available. Applications are due September 15 for the Spring (January) intake.

Prerequisites: High school graduate or GED, Submit Jackson College application, Submit all transcripts from previously attended colleges by application deadline, Submit completed DMS Advising Fact Sheet, Submit completed Cardiac Sonography Application Form including job shadowing experience and prior education/work experience documentation, Meet Technical Standards for Admission of the Allied Health Department, Meet Technical Standards and Essential Functions required for the Cardiac Sonography Program

Courses

• ART111 — History:Prehistoric-1400
• ART112 — History:Renaissance-Present
• BIO132 — Human Biology
• BIO253 — Human Anatomy & Physiology I
• BIO254 — Human Anatomy & Physiology II
• COM231 — Communication Fundamentals
• COM240 — Interpersonal Communication
• COM250 — Intercultural Comm
• DMS100 — Intro Diagnostic Imaging
• DMS104 — Intro Sonographic Instrum
• DMS140 — Sono Orientation and Technique
• DMS141 — Adult Echo I
• DMS142 — Echo Clinical I
• DMS144 — Cardiovascular Principles
• DMS146 — Echo Clinical II
• DMS196 — Intro to Cardiac Clinical
• DMS206 — Sonograph Instrumentation
• DMS240 — Adult Echo II
• DMS246 — Echo Clinical III
• ENG131 — Writing Experience I
• ENG132 — Writing Experience II
• ENG210 — Intro to Film
• ENG246 — Short Story & Novel
• ENG247 — Poetry and Drama
• ENG249 — African American Lit
• ENG252 — Shakespeare
• ENG254 — Children's Literature
• ENG255 — American Lit 19 Century
• ENG256 — American Lit 20 Century
• ENG261 — Creative Writing I
• FRN131 — Elem French I
• GER131 — Elementary German I
• HIS211 — Minority Groups in America
• HOC130 — Intro Health Occupations
• HUM131 — Cultural Connections
• MAT130 — Quant Reasoning
• MOA120 — Medical Terminology
• MUS130 — Music of Non-Western Cultures
• MUS131 — Understanding Music
• MUS132 — History American Popular Music
• MUS151 — Music Theory I
• MUS152 — Music Theory II
• PHL231 — Intro to Philosophy
• PHL243 — Great World Religions
• PHY145 — Intro to Basic Physics
• PLS262 — International Relations
• PSY130 — General Psychology
• PSY152 — Social Psychology
• SOC152 — Social Psychology
• SOC246 — Marriage and Family
• SPN131 — Elem Spanish I
• SPN132 — Elem Spanish II
• SPN231 — Int Spanish I
• SPN232 — Int Spanish II
• THR116 — Introduction to Theatre
• WRL104 — Mandarin I

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