Admissions

Minimum Academic Requirements

  • To be considered for acceptance in the Sonography Program, the applicants must meet all the following academic requirements:


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    • Minimum 2.50 college GPA (4.00 scale) on all academic work from all institutions. 
    • Completion of at least 15 credit hours of general education coursework in the required concentrations. 
      • Complete at least 3 credit hours in Algebra, Statistics or higher mathematics course by June 1* of the enrollment year.
      • Complete at least 3 credit hours in general college-level physics and/or radiographic physics courses by June 1* of the enrollment year.
      • Complete at least 3 credit hours in Communication Skills (The communication skills requisite may be met by a variety of courses including English, speech, or composition) June 1* of the enrollment year.
      • Complete at least 5 credit hours in Human Anatomy and Physiology courses by June 1* of the enrollment year.
      • Complete at least 1 credit hour in Medical Terminology courses by June 1* of the enrollment year.
    • Any course not listed above must be approved by the Sonography Program faculty before credit can be awarded. Candidates seeking course approval must contact Ashlie Munchel for specifics.
    • The required general education coursework must be 100-level or higher courses.
    • All required general education courses must be completed with a letter grade of “C” or higher. In cases where a letter grade is not assigned, the program will only accept any course graded as "P", "S", or other such institutional designation as evidence the course was successfully completed as passing.
    •  Required general education courses must be from institutions accredited by either Accrediting Bureau for Health Education Schools (ABHES) or by regional accrediting agencies. The 7 regional accrediting agencies are as follows.
      • Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC)
      • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
      • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
      • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
      • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
      • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
      • WASC Senior College and University Commission (WASC)