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55 Cardiac Sonography Option
COURSE TITLE COURSE NUMBER SEMESTER TAKEN CREDITS PREREQUISITES
PROGRAM CURRICULUM
Imaging Technology I or
General Physics/Lab
MIG111 or
PHY201
3 MAT197
Patient Care in Medical Imaging MIG109 Fall 4 coreq MIG101
Intro to Ultrasound MIG101 Fall 2 acceptance into
Cardiac Sonography Program.
Ultrasound Physics and
Instrumentation
MIG105 Fall 3 acceptance into
Cardiac Sonography Program.
Anatomy/Physiology II/Lab BIO204 Fall 4 BIO203
Echo I MIG112 Spring 3 MIG101
Interpretation I MIG115 Spring 4 MIG109
Vascular Ultrasound MIG205 Summer I 3 MIG119
Echo II MIG119 Summer I 3 MIG112
College Writing II ENG112 Summer I 3 ENG111
Principles of Sociology SOC101 Summer II 3 ESL098 or RDG095 or placement
Interpretation II MIG203 Summer II 3 MIG115
Related Pharmacology MIG121 Summer II 2 MIG115
Echo III MIG201 Fall 4 MIG119
Ultrasound Physics and
Instrumentation for the
Cardiac Sonographer
MIG207 Fall 2 MIG105 and MIG119
Cardiac Sonography Clinical I MIG211 Fall 3 MIG119; coreq MIG201
Cardiac Sonography Clinical II MIG213 Spring 4 MIG211; coreq MIG215
Echo IV/Interpretation MIG215 Spring 4 MIG203
Advanced Interpretation
Seminar
MIG216 Spring 2 MIG211 and MIG203; coreq MIG215
Applications/Concepts CIT110 Spring 3 ESL098 or RDG095 or placement
Cardiac Sonography Clinical III MIG217 Summer 4 MIG213
TOTAL CREDITS 66-67
Imaging Technology I or General Physics/Lab (MIG111 web-based) must be completed, with a grade of C or better, in the summer prior to the start of the program.
OPTION OVERVIEW
This option prepares students in the imaging of the human heart
with soundwaves. Students are prepared to use the equipment
that produces soundwaves, obtains an image, and provides the
physician with diagnostic information for treatment.
CRIMINAL OFFENDER RECORD INFORMATION AND
SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY INFORMATION CHECKS
As a prerequisite for a clinical placement in the Cardiac
Sonography Option, all students must undergo a Criminal
Offender Record Information (CORI) check and a Sex Offender
Registry Information (SORI) check. These checks are required
due to potential unsupervised contact with children, the disabled,
or the elderly during a clinical experience. Students found to
have certain criminal convictions or pending criminal actions
will be presumed ineligible for clinical placement. The College
is authorized by the Commonwealth’s Department of Criminal
Justice Information Services, pursuant to Massachusetts General
Laws, Chapter 6, Sections 167-178B, to access CORI records. Sex
Offender checks shall be performed pursuant to Massachusetts
General Laws, Chapter 6, Sections 178C-178P.
For more information regarding the College’s CORI/SORI check
process, please contact the College CORI/SORI Of�cer at
617-228-2193.
CAREER OUTLOOK
Graduates of this option qualify for employment in hospitals,
HMOs, clinics, doctors’ of�ces, mobile units, community health
agencies, equipment/�lm companies, and/or as application
specialist sales representatives.
UPON COMPLETION OF THIS OPTION,
GRADUATES WILL BE ABLE TO:
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to perform cardiac echo examinations as an entry-level
cardiac sonographer.
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to pursue registry status through The American Registry of
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers.
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in the �eld of Cardiac Sonography.
2012 - 2013 College Catalog