Diagnostic Medical Sonography (AAS)

Catalog: PVCC 2022-2023 College Catalog
Diagnostic Medical Sonography (AAS) Associate of Applied Science Degree Code: 109 Not designed as a Transfer Program Purpose: The two-year associate degree in sonography is designed to provide a quality entry-level education in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and effective (behavior) learning domains of Abdominal Extended and Obstetric & Gynecological sonogrpahy through a competency-based clinical and didactic instructional curriculum in diagnostic sonography. Graduates of the program will be eligible to take the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) exam or the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) sonography exam. Admission Requirements: In addition to admission to the College, there are specific admission requirements for this program. These requirements may change on an annual basis, and students can find the most up-to-date information in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Admissions Information Book, Fall 2023 Cycle or in the Admission and Advising Center, and in the Health and Life Sciences Division office. Graduation Requirements: Students entering the Diagnostic Medical Sonography degree program are required to take one Writing Intensive Course (WIC) in order to graduate. The WIC for this program is DMS 241, which has a prerequisite of ENG 111 and ENG 112. Students who are awarded transfer credit for this course from another institution may fulfill the WIC requirement for this degree program by completing another WIC. Students in all degree programs are required to take at least one Civic Engagement (CE) course to graduate. For this program the CE course is also DMS 241.
General Education Courses Completion of general education courses is one criteria used to make admissions decisions. All general education courses must be completed prior to the beginning of the second semester.
Course Name	Credits	Term Taken	Grade
SDV 100 - College Success Skills	Credits: 1
ENG 111 - College Composition I	Credits: 3
ENG 112 - College Composition II	Credits: 3
BIO 141 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I	Credits: 4
BIO 142 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II	Credits: 4
MTH 131 - Technical Mathematics	Credits: 3
PHY 100 - Elements of Physics	Credits: 4
PHI 220 - Ethics	Credits: 3
PSY 230 - Developmental Psychology	Credits: 3
Required DMS Courses
Course Name	Credits	Term Taken	Grade
DMS 206 - Introduction to Sonography	Credits: 2
DMS 207 - Sectional Anatomy	Credits: 2
DMS 208 - Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation I	Credits: 2
DMS 209 - Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation II	Credits: 2
DMS 211 - Abdominal Sonography	Credits: 4
DMS 212 - Obstetrical & Gynecological Sonography	Credits: 3
DMS 219 - Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation Laboratory II	Credits: 1
DMS 231 - Clinical Education I	Credits: 3
DMS 232 - Clinical Education II	Credits: 4
DMS 242 - Advanced Obstetrical & Gynecological Sonography	Credits: 3
DMS 241 - Advanced Abdominal Sonography	Credits: 3
DMS 223 - Introduction to Vascular Ultrasound	Credits: 2
DMS 233 - Clinical Education III	Credits: 5
DMS 222 - Sonography Registry Review	Credits: 2
DMS 234 - Clinical Education IV	Credits: 6
Total minimum credits: 72

Associate of Applied Science Degree
Code: 109
Not designed as a Transfer Program

Purpose: The two-year associate degree in sonography is designed to provide a quality entry-level education in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and effective (behavior) learning domains of Abdominal Extended and Obstetric & Gynecological sonogrpahy through a competency-based clinical and didactic instructional curriculum in diagnostic sonography. Graduates of the program will be eligible to take the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) exam or the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) sonography exam.

Admission Requirements: In addition to admission to the College, there are specific admission requirements for this program. These requirements may change on an annual basis, and students can find the most up-to-date information in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Admissions Information Book, Fall 2023 Cycle or in the Admission and Advising Center, and in the Health and Life Sciences Division office.

Graduation Requirements: Students entering the Diagnostic Medical Sonography degree program are required to take one Writing Intensive Course (WIC) in order to graduate. The WIC for this program is DMS 241, which has a prerequisite of ENG 111 and ENG 112. Students who are awarded transfer credit for this course from another institution may fulfill the WIC requirement for this degree program by completing another WIC.

Students in all degree programs are required to take at least one Civic Engagement (CE) course to graduate. For this program the CE course is also DMS 241.

Associate of Applied Science Degree Code: 109 Not designed as a Transfer Program

General Education Courses

Required DMS Courses

Total minimum credits: 72

Associate of Applied Science Degree
Code: 109
Not designed as a Transfer Program