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Curriculum:
Code:AAS.HP.DMS
 Degree: AAS
 Program: Health Programs,  Diagnostic Medical Sonography
 Please see Page 29 of the current College Catalog [2009-2010] for further details regarding entrance requirements for Health Professions Programs.
Program length: 24 months
GPA for admissions eligibility: 2.50
High School prerequisite courses: AP level physics; AP level biological science; Algebra
College substitutions: BIO-109 [recommended]; PHY-185; MAT-035
Application Deadline: March 1
Program Admits: Fall semester
Note: This regional program utilizes clinical education centers throughout the state of New Jersey. Students might be required to travel to distant sites and provide their own transportation.
 
First Semester
BIO-109 Anatomy and Physiology I 4
DMS-101 Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation I 2
DMS-102 Clinical Medicine & Patient Care 2
DMS-113 Abdominal Sonography I 3
DMS-115 Cross-Sectional Anatomy 4
WRT-101 English Composition I 3
Total: 18
 
Second Semester
BIO-209 Anatomy and Physiology II 4
DMS-201 Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation II 2
DMS-204 Introduction to Medical Imaging 1
DMS-205 Obstetric and Gynecological Sonography 3
DMS-213 Abdominal Sonography II 3
DMS-218 Ultrasound Clinic I 1
WRT-201 English Composition II 3
Total: 17
 
Summer Session
DMS-219 Ultrasound Clinic II-Abdomen 2
Elective Humanities Elective See footnote
 3
Total: 5
 
Third Semester
DMS-214 Echocardiography I 3
DMS-220 Ultrasound Clinic III-OB/GYN 2
DMS-226 OB Sonography II 3
DMS-229 Vascular Imaging 2
WEX-101 Dynamics of Health and Fitness 2
Total: 12
Fourth Semester
DMS-221 Ultrasound Clinic IV-Echocardiography 2
DMS-227 Echocardiography II 3
DMS-228 Advanced Ultrasound Practices 1
Elective Humanities Elective See footnote
 3
Elective Social Science Elective See footnote
 3
Elective WEX... Dynamics of Health & Fitness Experience See footnote
 1
Total: 13
Fifth Semester / Summer
DMS-222 Ultrasound Clinic V-Vascular 1
DMS-230 Comprehensive Review 3
Total: 4
  Degree Total Credits: 69  
See footnote General Education Elective.
NOTE: Students enrolled in this program ARE REQUIRED to successfully complete a course in basic algebra if indicated by the Basic Skills Placement Test.
Total program credits = 69
Program Prerequisites:
High School Advanced Placement Biological Science (AP test documentation required), High School Advanced Placement Physics (AP test documentation required), High School Algebra
College - Bio-109, PHY-185, MAT-035 or MAT-031/032
To check your academic progress towards your degree requirements, point your browser to http://go.bergen.edu.
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