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Echocardiographic Sciences Completion Degree Program, 92 hours: B.S. - No Minor Required

CIP: 510902

This pre-licensure degree offered in conjunction with affiliated programs. Acceptance into an affiliated program is competitive and will be determined by the quality of academic work completed by the student during the first two years of study.  Admission to the clinical portion of the program is decided entirely by the affiliated medical center.  Acceptance into the University does not guarantee acceptance of the student by an affiliated program.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses (35 hours)

If any courses in this program are also used to fulfill a Northwest Core or Institutional Requirement, the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

BIOL 04102General Biology *

3
BIOL 04103General Biology Laboratory *

1
OR
BIOL 04106Principles of Biology *

3
BIOL 04107Principles of Biology Laboratory *

1
 
BIOL 04104Medical Terminology

3
BIOL 04236Anatomy Allied Health

4
BIOL 04238Physiology Allied Health

4
CHEM 24114General Chemistry I *

3
CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory *

1
COM 29102Fundamentals of Oral Communication *

3
MATH 17118Precalculus Algebra *

3
PHIL 39276Biomedical Ethics *

3
PHYS 25110General Physics I *

3
PHYS 25111General Physics I Laboratory *

1
SOC 35101General Sociology *

3

Echocardiography Courses (57-59 hours)

Courses are taught by the affiliated hospitals' schools of echocardiography

Free electives as needed to reach a minimum of 120 graduation hours

Affiliate:

St. Luke's Health System - Kansas City, MO