Associate of Applied Science

Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Cardiac Concentration

 

The Cardiac Sonography Program leads to an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree. The program prepares selected individuals through theory, lab, and clinical experience to practice as echocardiographers in a variety of health care settings. The Cardiac Sonography program is a limited enrollment program. Admission into the program is competitive requiring a minimum GPA of 2.75 to apply for admission. The highest ranked students that meet qualification requirements and deadlines will be provisionally admitted first.

How To Apply

 
  • Apply for Admission to BridgeValley
  • Have any official high school and/or college transcripts sent to BridgeValley.
  • Choose Pre-Sonography as your designated curriculum
  • Complete required pre-requisite courses
  • Take the TEAS examination and submit results with program application minimum score of 50.
  • Sonography Admissions Criteria
  • Write a paper detailing why you are choosing sonography as a career

***ATTENTION***

ONLINE Application Released on the sonography webpages January 15, 2025 January 15, 2025 – February 21, 2025
The Scoring of applications completed and acceptance and non-acceptance letters for sonography programs admissions Fall 2025 emailed by March 7, 2025
Students must accept or decline acceptance to the program March 14, 2025

 

 
 

What can I do with this degree?

  • Imaging Center Sonographer
  • Medical Office Sonographer
  • Hospital Sonographer
  • Traveling Sonographer
  • Sonographry Educator
  • Equipment Sales

Accreditation Information

ACBSP Accredited

The BridgeValley Sonography Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee for Diagnostic Medical Sonography for Abdomen Extended, Obstetrics, & Gynecology, Vascular Technology, and Cardiac Sonography.

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) 9355-113th St. N #7709; Seminole, FL 33775; 727-210-2350 www.caahep.org

JRCDMS 6021 University Boulevard, Suite 500 Ellicott City, MD 21043 Phone: 443-973-3251
E-mail: [email protected]

Sonography Program goals include but are not limited to the following:

  • To prepare competent entry-level general sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains
  • To prepare competent entry-level vascular technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains
  • To prepare competent entry-level cardiac technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains

Cardiac Cohort 1

Cardiac Cohort 2

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