This program is offered with two emphases: medical and cardiac. The program and support courses are four semesters in length for the medical emphasis and four semesters in length for the cardiac emphasis, which requires the student to attend summer semester.

A competency-based evaluation system is utilized throughout the program. You must achieve a predetermined level of competency in the academic and clinical courses in order to receive grades for the course. The clinical education courses require a minimum of 24 clock hours per calendar week in a WSU-affiliated health care facility.

To begin this program, you must be an ARRT registered technologist or acceptable equivalent as determined by the Department of Radiologic Sciences. After you apply and are accepted, you must maintain a GPA of at least 2.0 in all of your professional courses in order to receive certification.
To obtain a BS degree, you must complete the WSU general education requirements, a major and a minor emphasis, a quality assurance course and RADTEC 4943 Baccalaureate Thesis or equivalent.
Your credit hour requirements will vary according to your emphasis. Consult your faculty advisor to complete an academic contract.

Prerequisites

Biomedical Core Courses Required
HthSci LS1110 Health Sciences (4)
HthSci 1111 Health Sciences (4)
or the following acceptable equivalent
Life Science (3)

Prerequisite Requirements

RADTEC 3243 Patient Care & Assessment II (3)
RADTEC 3463 Computerized Imaging (3)

Required Courses

You must select a diagnostic medical sonography elective from the following:
DMS 4103 Physics & Instrumentation (3)
DMS SI4143 Quality Assurance (3)

Emphasis Requirements

You must complete the courses for one of the following two emphasis areas: medical emphasis (22 credit hours) or cardiac emphasis (18 credit hours).

Medical Emphasis

DMS 4303 Abdominal Sonography (3)
DMS 4323 Superficial Structure & Special Studies (1)
DMS 4343 Obstetric & Gynecologic Sonography (3)
DMS 4403 Vascular Sonography (2)
DMS 4641 Laboratory Scanning Experience I (1)
DMS 4642 Laboratory Scanning Experience II (1)
DMS 4643 Laboratory Scanning Experience III (1)
DMS 4861 Clinical Education I (3)
DMS 4862 Clinical Education II (3)
DMS 4863 Clinical Education III (3)
DMS 4864 Clinical Education IV (3)
DMS 4911 Comprehensive Review I (2)

Cardiac Emphasis

DMS 4503 Cardiac Sonography I (3)
DMS 4523 Cardiac Sonography II (3)
DMS 4644 Laboratory Scanning Experience IV (1)
DMS 4645 Laboratory Scanning Experience V (1)
DMS 4865 Clinical Education V (3)
DMS 4866 Clinical Education VI (3)
DMS 4867 Clinical Education VII (3)
DMS 4912 Comprehensive Review II (1)

Support Courses

Required for medical or cardiac emphasis (12 credit hours):
RADTEC 3043 Medical Ethics & Law (3)
RADTEC 3123 Sectional Anatomy (3)
RADTEC 3143 Imaging Pathophysiology (3)
RADTEC 3253 Patient Care & Assessment III (3)
Required for Cardiac Emphasis
RADTEC 4303 Cardiology (3)

Electives

DMS 4864 Clinical Education IV/Vascular (3)
DMS 4801 Individualized Research (1-3)
DMS 4921 Workshops, Conferences & Telecourses (1-3)

Curriculum and program requirements are subject to change without notification. For more information please contact admissions advisors Judith Joy or Doug Watson.