Diagnostic Ultrasound Technology
This selective-admissions degree program provides didactic education and clinical experience as preparation for employment and national certification as a diagnostic medical sonographer and is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. To be considered for admission, students must follow the guidelines published annually for selective admissions. The diagnostic sonographer or vascular technologist is a highly skilled individual qualified by academic and clinical experience to provide diagnostic patient services using ultrasound and related diagnostic techniques. Graduates are eligible to take the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers’ National Certification examination. There are eight consecutive fulltime academic and clinical quarters, including summers. Students enroll full-time throughout the duration of the program. Classroom education includes a core curriculum of study that places emphasis on acoustical principles, properties, and physics; pathophysiology; abdominal, obstetrical, and gynecological sonography; echocardiography; and vascular technology. Other topics of study include neurosonography, intraoperative sonography, and patient care techniques.
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| Course No. | Course Name | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR-FALL QUARTER | ||
| DUTEC 105 | Pathophysiology I | 3 |
| DUTEC 107 | Human Cross-Section Anatomy | 7 |
| DUTEC 110 | Ultrasound I-Abdominal | 4 |
| DUTEC 170 | Physics & Instrumentation I | 3 |
| Total | 17 | |
| FIRST YEAR-WINTER QUARTER | ||
| DUTEC 106 | Pathophysiology II | 3 |
| DUTEC 120 | Ultrasound II - Obstetrics | 5 |
| DUTEC 130 | Ultrasound III - Small Parts | 3 |
| DUTEC 135 | Ultrasound Equipment I | 3 |
| DUTEC 171 | Physics & Instrumentation II | 3 |
| Total | 17 | |
| FIRST YEAR-SPRING QUARTER | ||
| DUTEC 112 | Pathophysiology III | 3 |
| DUTEC 145 | Ultrasound Equipment II | 4 |
| DUTEC 150 | Basic Echocardiography | 3 |
| DUTEC 160 | Ultrasound V - Vascular | 3 |
| DUTEC 180 | Advanced Studies: General Ultrasound (general students only) | (3) |
| Total | 13-16 | |
| FIRST YEAR-SUMMER QUARTER | ||
| DUTEC 101 | Concepts of Patient Care | 3 |
| DUTEC 113 | Pathophysiology IV | 3 |
| DUTEC 155 | Ultrasound IV - Echocardiography | 3 |
| DUTEC 165 | Ultrasound Equipment III | 3 |
| Total | 12 | |
| SECOND YEAR-FALL QUARTER | ||
| DUTEC 181 | Advanced Studies Echo - Vascular (cardiac & vascular students only) | (3) |
| DUTEC 210 | Clinical Practicum I | 15 |
| Total | 15-18 | |
| SECOND YEAR-WINTER QUARTER | DUTEC 220 | Clinical Practicum II | 15 |
| Total | 15 | |
| SECOND YEAR-SPRING QUARTER | DUTEC 230 | Clinical Practicum III | 15 |
| Total | 15 | |
| SECOND YEAR-SUMMER QUARTER | DUTEC 240 | Clinical Practicum IV | 15 |
| Total | 15 | |
| Grand Total | 122 | |
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| Course No. | Course Name | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| DUTEC 250 | Ultrasound Physics for Mammographers | 3 |
| DUTEC 251 | Breast Ultrasound for Mammographers | 3 |
| DUTEC 252 | Ultrasound Equipment/Knoblogy for Mammographers | 2 |
| Total | 8 |
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