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Sonography

The Sonography Program trains students as highly skilled professionals that produce patient examinations using diagnostic ultrasound under the supervision of a doctor of medicine or osteopathy. Diagnostic medical sonography includes abdominal, obstetrical, vascular, cardiac, and various sub-specialties. Sonography prepares students to take the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers examinations and prepares graduates to sit for the physics, abdomen, OB/GYN, and vascular registries.

Degrees Offered See the program-specific requirements.

Bachelor of Science in Sonography
Newman University students practice their sonography skills
The trend toward less expensive and non-harmful diagnostic testing makes ultrasound a growing field.

Prominent Careers

  • There is a strong, nationally-projected need for technologists.
  • Sonographers work in a variety of settings, including urban or rural medical centers and clinics.
  • The average annual starting salary is $40,000-$45,000.

The sonographer:

  • Provides patient care and education
  • Obtains and reviews patient history
  • Performs appropriate procedures recording anatomical, pathological, and/or physiological data for interpretation by a physician
  • Records and processes sonographic data

Watch a Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography career video.

Salary and Benefits Survey report (2005) the median salary for sonographers was $62,000 (depending on experience, credentials/certifications held, number of specialties practiced as well as geographic location.

~Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS)

More Information

The Sonography program is 21 months in length with five selected students starting in the fall of each year. The program consists of lectures, laboratory exercises and rotations through a variety of clinical facilities. The didactic instruction is closely integrated with the clinical education to provide you with a well-rounded theoretical and clinical education.

Requirements

The following options for consideration for admission to the Sonography program are requirements set forth by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) and Newman University:

Option #1: Completion of the general education requirements (minimum overall GPA of 3.0) or an Associate of Science/Art and the required articulation courses and the following prerequisite courses: Medical Terminology, Human Anatomy and Physiology, and college Physics.

Option #2: Bachelor's degree (minimum overall GPA of 3.0) along with the required articulation courses as well as the following prerequisite courses completed: Medical Terminology, Human Anatomy and Physiology, and college Physics. 

  All coursework must be completed or currently in progress at the time at application for Fall of 2012.

For more information or if you have questions about this program page contact Director of Sonography April Starr

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