A45440 - Medical Sonography AAS

Limited Enrollment Curriculum: 

The Medical Sonography program is a limited enrollment curriculum and program applicants are accepted based upon a selective admissions process. Admission criteria for the Medical Sonography program are reviewed annually and are subject to change. 

A. PROGRAM SPECIFIC ENTRANCE STANDARDS:

Admission

A student may apply to the Medical Sonography Program once minimum admissions criteria are met.

Prospective applicants are  required to complete the Health Sciences information session as well as contact their Education Navigator prior to developing a plan for completing minimum requirements . The Education Navigator will review each applicant’s progress and provide further guidance once all minimum admission requirements are met.

Once an applicant has completed all general admissions criteria and all Medical Sonography Program entrance requirements, they must submit a completed Limited Enrollment Application. Applicants who meet all requirements will be ranked according to the order in which they applied.

During the initial consideration, applicants will have an opportunity to indicate first and second choice programs when completing the Limited Enrollment Application. If seats do not fill after the initial consideration and after second choice candidates are considered, applicants will be admitted on a first qualified, first accepted basis up until the date of the required mandatory health science orientation.

Applicants must also submit a completed “Statement of Good Standing Form” explaining the circumstances of any previous exit from any health science program. The letter must be sent from the program director at the time of the student’s previous enrollment. CCCC’s Medical Sonography Department Chair and Vice President of Student Services must approve students who were dismissed, expelled, or suspended for any reason. Students who withhold previous exit information may be dismissed from the program.

Applicants who do not gain entry but want to gain entry in a future year do not need to resubmit their application.  Applicants will remain on the active applicant list as long as they are interested in being considered for the program.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that requirements are met by the established deadline.

More information can be found on the Limited Enrollment Website.

Placement Test Scores

Students must be eligible to take their gateway Math and English course in order to be eligible to apply. This can be achieved through a High School Unweighted GPA of 2.6 or higher or by presenting acceptable test scores such as SAT, ACT, Accuplacer,, or other acceptable scores.

The checklist for the Medical Sonography program indicates the minimum scores required to place into ENG 111 and at minimum MAT 143.  Students who have an unweighted high school GPA of 2.6 or higher, have met Multiple Measures for Placement or who have earned appropriate transfer credit in English, Math, or developmental courses with a C, P2 for English, or P2 for MAT-143 or MAT-152 and P3 or MAT-171, or higher may be exempt from placement testing.

GPA

Students are required to have a 3.0 GPA or higher based on the general education courses for the program in order to apply through the limited enrollment process.  Students can apply if they have a 2.8-3.0 GPA but will be placed on an alternate list.  Alternates will be considered if there are not enough applicants to fill all seats.  These GPA requirements must be maintained at the time of entering the program from a secondary or post-secondary institution.  

General Education Courses

The following courses are required to be completed with a grade of “B” or better prior to applying: PHY-110/110A, BIO-163  .  The following courses are required to be completed with a grade of “C” or better prior to applying:  ENG-111, PSY-150 or SOC-210, PHI-240, Communications Elective, Math Elective, & ACA-122.

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

TOEFL scores are required for any naturalized or non-US citizens who speak English as their second language. This test provides evidence of adequate proficiency in the English language. All test scores must be less than five years old.  The minimum acceptable TOEFL scores are based on the following formats: TOEFL iBT Total Score - 80 or higher

TOEFL Essential Overall Band Score: 8 or higher. The test is offered at multiple testing sites nationally or can be taken online and is at the student’s expense.

B. REQUIREMENTS AFTER ACCEPTANCE:

Criminal Background Check/Drug Screening

A criminal background check and drug screening will be required for all accepted Health Sciences students. Clinical affiliates will review criminal background reports and drug screenings of students and reserve the right to accept or deny any students based on their consideration of these reports. Negative reports and/or failed screenings can preclude a student from attending the clinical portion of their prescribed program and thus, will result in the student’s exit from the program. Students are subject to criminal background check and drug screening at any time during a course with a clinical rotation. Clinical agencies reserve the right to require additional background checks and drug screens. Associated fees are the student's responsibility.

Medical Forms/Immunizations

Applicants are required to submit a completed college approved student medical health form to the required document tracking system by the assigned date. The student medical form must include satisfactory health history, physical examination, and immunization report. Failure to submit the required information by the assigned date will result in loss of Medical Sonography admission status and class space will be assigned to another applicant. 

BLS Provider CPR

CPR Certification by the American Heart Association (AHA) in BLS Provider (Basic Life Support including CPR and AED) that includes both performance and testing of criteria is required prior to clinical rotations. Students are responsible for keeping their CPR certification current throughout the duration of the program.

Mandatory Orientation Session

When notified of acceptance, applicants must attend a mandatory orientation session with the sonography department.

Liability/Malpractice Insurance

Malpractice insurance is required for health sciences students and is assessed as a student fee.

Transportation/Additional Class/Course Materials

Health Sciences students are responsible for their own transportation to off-campus clinical/learning sites. Materials other than textbooks will be required and are purchased at student’s expense. Students may be required to attend classes on alternate dates depending on availability of resources to meet the objectives of the course. Students will be notified in advance at the earliest possible time.

Technical Standards

The Health Sciences programs are physically demanding. Students will be expected to perform lifting, pushing, pulling, and carrying tasks to successfully practice in a lab and clinical setting. For more details, please refer to each program of study's physical requirements and technical standards. 

Academic Standards

Upon official acceptance, Health Sciences students are required to maintain the necessary GPA requirements for entry. Students cannot enter a Health Sciences program while on academic suspension. Health Sciences students must achieve a grade of "C" or higher in all Health Science courses.

Students may withdraw or be withdrawn from a Health Sciences course. However, the student will not be allowed to matriculate through their program of study. Reapplication to the program will be required and readmission will be awarded based on admissions criteria completion, policy on readmission, and space availability. Students completing readmission must meet with the Education Navigator to review their file.

Program Specific Academic Standards

See additional program specific standards in the Medical Sonography Program Manual and specific Medical Sonography course syllabus.

Medical Sonography and progressive related courses must be taken in succession as they appear in the curriculum guide. Medical Sonography students must adhere to the other policies set forth in the Medical Sonography Program Manual. 

C. RE-ADMISSION, TRANSFER, OR ADVANCED STANDING INTO THE MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY PROGRAM 

The student must qualify under the admission criteria in effect at time of readmission or transfer. A student may be required to re-enter a Medical Sonography course earlier in the curriculum sequence if the student is lacking major content. All Medical Sonography courses completed more than three years prior to re-admission or transfer must either be challenged by exam, including passing an assessment of all skills and/or competencies covered in that course, or the course must be repeated. Withdrawal or academic failure within the Medical Sonography Program will require the student to reapply. Advanced placement is dependent upon space availability. The Sonography Program Director will evaluate transferability of all Medical Sonography courses. Transfer courses must be equivalent to courses required at the receiving college in both class, lab, and clinical experiences. The student must provide copies of course syllabi and outlines for those Medical Sonography courses to the program director. Students lacking essential content may be required to audit a portion of a course, challenge the content, demonstrate skills, or repeat the course as deemed necessary. The final decision for transfer credit for Medical Sonography courses is determined by the Sonography Program Director.

Applicants must submit a letter explaining the circumstances of any previous exit from any health science program. The letter must be sent from the previous Program Director. CCCC’s Sonography Program Director and Vice President of Student Services must approve students who were dismissed, expelled, or suspended for any reason. Students who withhold previous exit information may be dismissed from the program. A remediation plan may be required.