Program Requirements

Prerequisites Courses (must be completed prior to application submission)

ENC 1101: College Composition I
MAC 1105: College Algebra
BSC 2085C: Human Anatomy & Physiology I
BSC 2086C: Human Anatomy & Physiology II
HSC 1531 Medical Terminology
PHY2020C Fundamentals of Physics

It is highly recommended that the required additional general education courses listed below be completed prior to submitting a Diagnostic Medical Sonography application. These courses can be completed at any time during the 2-year program, however, HSC2554 Basic Principles of Diseases* must be completed during the first semester of the program if not already completed.

PHI 2010 Introduction to Philosophy

HLP1081 Wellness Concepts

POS 2041 American National Government

HSC2554 Basic Principals of Disease*

DMS Program Core Course Sequence by Semester: (Click HERE to view the DMS curriculum)

Please note each term consists of a combination of classes held at the Airside Center, Lakeland and required clinic assignments at various clinical facilities. The clinical courses require specific hours to be spent at an assigned clinical facility, each credit hour designates an 8-hour day/week. For example SON 1804L, 2 credits = 16 hours/week for the entire term.

Please note each term consists of a combination of classes held at the Airside West Center, Lakeland and required clinic assignments at various clinical facilities. The clinical schedule (specific days/week and hours/day) will vary each term.

SPRING SEMESTER YEAR 1
SON 1000: Introduction to Sonography
SON 1100C: Procedures and Protocols

SUMMER SEMESTER YEAR 1
SON 1111C: Abdominal Sonography I
SON 1211: Medical Sonographic Physics I
SON 1113: Sonographic Cross-Sectional Anatomy

FALL SEMESTER YEAR 1
SON 1121C: OB/GYN Sonography I
SON 1112C: Abdominal Sonography II
SON 1212: Medical Sonographic Physics II
SON 1804L: Clinical Practicum I

SPRING SEMESTER YEAR 2
SON 2122C: OB/GYN Sonography II
SON 2814L: Clinical Practicum II
SON 2150: Neurosonology and Superficial Structures

SUMMER SEMESTER YEAR 2
SON2171C Introduction to Vascular Sonography
SON 2824L: Clinical Practicum III

FALL SEMESTER YEAR 2
SON 2061: Seminar in Sonography
SON 2834L: Clinical Practicum IV

Grading System/Scale

Grading policies are clearly stated in course syllabi, which are given to the student in the first week of class. The student must achieve at least a C grade in every sonography class and maintain a 2.00 college-wide GPA to remain in the Sonography Program.

The course grade will be determined by the following scale:

92-100        = A
84 – 91       = B
75 – 83       = C
70 – 74       = D
Below 70    = F