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Program Details

Program Details

Associate of Applied Science Degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Echocardiography

Associate of Applied Science
Rappahannock Community College

The Diagnostic Medical Sonography with a Specialization in Echocardiography Program is designed to prepare competent entry level Adult Cardiac sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. Students will have didactic and laboratory instruction as well as clinical site experiences through rotations at participating hospital and medical affiliates. This program is designed to prepare students for a career as a health science professi


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Program Guidance Element What You Need to Know
Considerations for Selecting Degree A career in Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Echocardiography offers an individual a rewarding professional career and a competitive salary. The cardiac sonographer is a central member of the healthcare team and assists the cardiologist or physician in gathering diagnostic date for interpretation. A certified sonographer is qualified to work in hospitals, doctors’ offices, public health projects, industrial medical clinics, veterans’ and military hospitals. 
Considerations When Selecting Courses

Students must select a course for each course requirement from the applicable required course list.

  • Create a schedule for all required courses, pay attention to prerequisites and when courses are offered, complete your first math and English courses in your first year
  • Connect with an advisor at your community college and Rappahannock Community College within your first year
Program Requirements Beyond Specific Courses All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Doing More With Your Degree
Program Successes & Highlights The Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Echocardiography program is a competive program with it's own application process. This program is designed to prepare students for a career as a health science professional who produces diagnostic images of the heart using special equipment to direct high frequency sound waves into the patient’s body to view anatomic structures of the heart. At the successful completion of the degree requirements and required hands on experience hours, graduates will be eligible to take the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) leading to credentials as a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS).
Related Programs & Certifications
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Credential That Prepares You For This Program
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Career Studies Certificate in Pre-Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Echocardiography
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Program Credit Requirements
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What If I Have An Associate Degree Or Credit For Prior Learning?
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Transfer Guidance Element What You Need to Know
Associate Transfer Degree Completion Courses are evaluated and transferred as applicable to your degree. To discuss how your previous degree will work in your new goals, please meet with an advisor or college navigator.

Courses are evaluated and transferred as applicable to your program of study. To discuss how your previous degree will work in your new goals, please meet with an advisor or college navigator.
Completion of Associate Degree Concurrent with High School Courses are evaluated and transferred as applicable to your program of study. To discuss how your previous degree will work in your new goals, please meet with an advisor or college navigator.
Credit for Prior Learning Y
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  • Completing your Associate transfer degree post-high school satisfies all lower division general education requirements and increases the chance of completing your bachelor's degree?
  • Exceeding 3 years or 90 credits at your community college means you may have exhausted your financial aid at that college and have limited your future financial aid at: Rappahannock Community College
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Number of Transfer Students
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College Fit Guidance What You Need to Know
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Transfer Student Catalog Year Catalog year determined by the first semester of attendance
First Year Student Catalog Year Catalog year determined by the first semester of attendance.
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Where Can This Degree Transfer
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This section displays degrees most closely related to this program and to which you may be able to transfer. So, you can use this list to find the next degree you can complete in your major. Please click the degree name to visit that program page.

Institution Title Degree Award Name Award Level Delivery Mode
Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeAssociate of Applied Science Degree in Diagnostic Medical SonographyAssociateAssociate of Applied Science2-YearIn-Person, Hybrid
Tidewater Community CollegeAssociate of Applied Science - Diagnostic Medical SonographyAssociateAssociate of Applied Science2-YearIn-Person
Careers Where This Degree Applies
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O*Net Code Name Description Parent
29-2032.00Diagnostic Medical SonographersProduce ultrasonic recordings of internal organs for use by physicians. Includes vascular technologists.Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
25-1071.00Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryTeach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Cost To Complete
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