Medical Sonography

Admission to the Medical Sonography program occurs once a year. Students must complete all General Education courses listed in the Medical Sonography Admission Booklet prior to submitting the Phase II application. For a complete listing of prerequisites, admission requirements, class listings, and estimated program cost, see the Medical Sonography Admissions Booklet.

Phase I: General Admission to South Piedmont

If you are a new student, you will need to apply to South Piedmont. If you are a current South Piedmont student, you will need to confirm with the Admissions Office that all of your information is up-to-date and correct.

Phase II: Are you ready to apply?

• Complete all Prerequisite courses.
• Take the TEAS exam (minimum score of 65 or higher)
• Have proof of your active CNA1 certification (Current CMA, RN, LPN and EMT are the only exceptions and proof that certification is current is a requirement)
• View the online Information Session. This is a requirement for application to the Medical Sonography program.
• After you have watched the Information Session, you must complete the Request Form. A member of our admissions team will contact you regarding the Phase II Medical Sonography Program application.

Submit a Completed Phase II Medical Sonography Application

Submit your Phase II application to healthadmissions@spcc.edu during the application window. Twenty-eight (28) students with the highest points total from the Phase II application process will be invited and required to enroll in a Sonography Foundations course that will be taught in the spring each year (see admissions booklet for specific dates). Provisional acceptance letters will be sent within a month of application deadline. The next step to final acceptance will be successful completion and assessment in the Sonography Foundations course. After completion of the Sonography Foundations course, the twenty (20) students with the highest grades will be selected to enroll in the Medical Sonography program beginning in the summer term.

To prepare competent entry-level sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains for the following concentration(s): Abdominal sonography – Extended Obstetrics and gynecology sonography.

• Upon graduation, the learner will possess the knowledge and demonstrate the skills necessary to successfully obtain employment, become a credentialed diagnostic medical sonographer and function as a valuable part of a diagnostic healthcare team. The goal is met as stated in the JRCDMS standard “To prepare competent entry-level sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.”
• The learner will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of human gross anatomy and sectional anatomy.
• The learner will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of acoustic physics, Doppler ultrasound principles, and ultrasound instrumentation to create diagnostic ultrasound images.
• The learner will use critical thinking to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of physiology, pathology and pathophysiology.

The South Piedmont Medical Sonography Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRCDMS). Contact the Commission at 9355 113th Street N. #7709, Seminole, FL 33775 or call 727-210-2350 for questions about the accreditation.