Diagnostic Medical Sonography Admission Information

Approximate Program Costs

	In-District	Out-of-District
Prerequisites	$996	$1,728
Required program general education course	$747	$1,296
Program core courses	$3,652	$6,336
Total program course costs *textbooks/course materials not  included	$5,395	$9,360

 

Additional Program Costs

	Vendor	Cost
Books	Barnes & Noble Campus Providers	$700
Additional course materials	Various Vendors	$375
Background check & drug/alcohol screening	Castlebranch	$180
Immunizations & Physical: TB, MMR, Tdap, Varicella, Hep B, Hep C antibody  test, Seasonal Flu	Various Vendors	$700
CPR for healthcare providers	American Heart Association	$100
Uniforms	Career Uniforms	$140
ARDMS* Sonographic Principles of Instrumentation (SPI) registry exam (3rd  semester)	ARDMS	$275
ARDMS* Abdomen (AB) registry exam (5th semester)	ARDMS	$275
ARDMS* OB/GYN specialty registry exam (5th semester)	ARDMS	$275
Clinical management system	Trajecsys & My  Clinical  Exchange	$230
Total additional program costs		$3,250

 

Approximate Total Program Costs

• In-District: $8,645
• Out-of-District: $12,610

Additional Information

• The program is paid for by the semester. All tuition and fees must be paid in full before published deadline dates.
• “In-District” includes the following Independent School Districts: Channelview, Deer Park, Galena Park, La Porte, Pasadena and Sheldon. Students who are not residents of Texas, including foreign students, will be required to pay additional fees. 
• Students are responsible for their expenses incurred while in the program. Students are required to furnish their own travel related to their clinical educational experiences.  
• Books are purchased in the first year and are used throughout the program. 
• Additional course materials are purchased in the third semester ($125) and fifth semester ($250) 

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Program Goals

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DMS Program Effectiveness Data

All sonography students receive hands-on training at clinical sites around the Houston area. Check out the program information and clinical obligations to learn more about being a student in the sonography program.

Clinical Obligations

Coursework from another diagnostic sonography program will be evaluated on an individual basis by the program director, department chair and the admission appeals committee. A grade of C or higher is required in all transferred prerequisite, general education and program-specific courses from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. Program-specific courses must have been completed with a grade of C or higher from a CAAHEP-accredited sonography program.

Transfer students are required to obtain a letter from the current program director verifying good academic and ethical standing. Transfer from another program will require successful completion of a one-time entrance didactic and skills competency exam based on the program progression level. Nonenrollment in a sonography program cannot exceed two semesters.

Transfer students need to meet all criteria required of San Jacinto College diagnostic medical sonography program students and complete at least 50% of the program at San Jacinto College. Transfer students from another program will be admitted on a space-available basis.