Combined Program

The first year of the program you are allowed to take either the cardiac courses or the vascular courses. You are required to take the Physics course in your first year. The second year you take the courses in the other modality, i.e. cardiac or vascular. The Cardiac and Vascular Program is offered to train students who are interested in being employed in hospitals with a dual lab or by a mobile service. The two-year cardiac and vascular curricula is institutionally accredited by ABHES and each one-year modality is programatically accredited by CAAHEP.

Program Length: Two Years (36 hours per week for 96 weeks). Total clock hours: 3456

Course Number Course Titles Quarter Total Clock Hours
ECHO 101 Adult Echo Principles and Technology 1st 174
ECHO 102 Adult Echo Scan Lab 1st 210
EKG 101 Basic EKG 1st 12
MED 101 Medical Terminology 1st 18
PC 101 Patient Care 1st 18
ECHO 201 Adult Echo Clinical Application 2nd 432
ECHO 301 Adult Echo Advanced Studies 3rd 180
ECHO 302 Adult Echo Advanced Scan Lab 3rd 216
PHY 101 Ultrasound Physics 3rd 36
ECHO 202 Adult Echo Clinical Application 4th 432
VAS 101 Vascular Principles and Technology 5th 192
VAS 102 Vascular Scan Lab 5th 204
EV 302 Echo or Vascular Registry Review 5th 36
VAS 201 Vascular Clinical Application 6th 432
VAS 301 Vascular Advanced Studies 7th 186
VAS 302 Vascular Advanced Scan Lab 7th 210
EV 302 Echo or Vascular Registry Review 7th 36
VAS 202 Echo/Vascular Clinical Application 8th 432
TOTAL 3456