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Diagnostic Medical Sonography Bachelor of Science

Total Credit Hours: 150

Major Credit Hours: 107

A grade of “C” or better must be earned in a prerequisite course in order to advance to the next course in the sequence.

It is the policy of the Biology department to support with letters of recommendation for professional school applications, only those students who have achieved a cumulative and science GPA of 3.25 by the time they complete 02-355 Biochemistry I and have no withdrawals in their records. In the event that a student has his/her request for letters of recommendation denied, he/she has the right to petition for reconsideration with the understanding that there is no guarantee that the petition will be successful. Acceptance into any professional school is solely determined by the admission committee of that school. All faculty members have the right to decline a request to write a letter of recommendation for any student.

Diagnostic Medical Sonography majors may take a Biology class only two times. If a student has not achieved a minimum grade of a “C” after the second attempt, the student may not repeat the class.

Students are required to shadow, observe a DMS, for a day at Northwestern Memorial Hospital or show proof of such activity at another medical facility before applying to the program.

The Biology Department will award 3 hours of credit for the General Education class 02-100 Introduction to Biology when students have received a score of 4 or 5 on AP tests. We do not award any credit for major classes based on AP scores.

Degree Requirements

I. Core Courses (60)

02-110General Biology I

4
02-111General Biology I Lab

1
02-115General Biology II

4
02-116General Biology II Lab

1
02-220Genetics

4
02-221Genetics Lab

1
02-224General Microbiology

4
02-226General Microbiology Lab

1
02-335Advanced Clinical Physiology

3
02-336Case Studies in Human Physiology

1
02-355Molecular Biochemistry with Clinical Correlates

3
02-356Molecular Biochemistry Lab

1
02-381Physiology Journal Club

1
02-496Biology Senior Thesis

2
03-110General Chemistry I

4
03-111General Chemistry I Lab

1
03-115General Chemistry II

4
03-116General Chemistry II Lab

1
03-220Organic Chemistry I

4
03-221Organic Chemistry I Lab

1
03-225Organic Chemistry II

4
03-226Organic Chemistry II Lab

1
13-200Calculus I

4
-OR
13-211Calculus for the Life Sciences

4
17-200College Physics I

4
17-201College Physics I Lab

1

II. Students complete the Professional Phase of the program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. (47)

02-330Management and Methods of Patient Care for Sonography

1
02-332Fundamentals of Sonography

3
02-338Medical Terminology

1
02-341Sectional Imaging Anatomy Sonography

2
02-343Principles of Ultrasound Physics I

3
02-345Abdominal Sonography & Lab

4
02-347Obstetrical-Gynecological Sonography with Embryology

3
02-349Clinical Education I

2
02-438Ultrasound Image Critique

1
02-351Clinical Education II

3
02-359Cellular Pathophysiology

2
02-439Obstetrical-Gynecological Pathology

4
02-441Abdominal Pathology

3
02-443Principles of Ultrasound Physics II

2
02-444Clinical Education III

3
02-445Introduction to Pediatrics & Vascular Imaging

1
02-451Specialty Sonography

2
02-453Clinical Education IV

4
02-455Registry Review

2

III. General Education Credits (43)

IV. The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by the successful completion of the following courses that contain strong writing components: 02-111, 02-116 General Biology Labs I and II; 02-226 General Microbiology Lab; and 02-496 Biology Senior Thesis.