Admissions

Minimum Academic Requirements

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

     

    1.  Minimum 2.50 college GPA (4.00 scale) on all academic work from all institutions. 
    2. 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.
    3. Any course not listed above must be approved by the Sonography Program faculty before credit can be awarded. Candidates seeking course approval must contact the program director for specifics.
    4. The required general education coursework must be 100-level or higher courses.
    5. 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.
    6.  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)