Diagnostic Medical Sonography

You must complete all pre-requisite courses before being seated in the program. It is highly recommended that all co-requisites are completed also.

Admission Steps

1. .
2. Attend an in-person information session
3. After attending the info session, schedule in-person volunteer hours (non-obligatory)
4. Complete the HESI test with a score of 80% or higher in each of the subject areas: English, Math, and A&P
5. The top ranked applicants will be invited for an interview.
6. If selected, the student has two weeks to complete a drug test, background check, vaccines, orientation and CPR training. The students final acceptance to the program is contingent upon completing these items within the two week window.

Application Requirements

The following information is required for your application packet to be considered completed. Incomplete packets will not be accepted. Please remember, you must be a student at 91自拍 in order to apply for the DMSO Program.

• DMSO application for admission given at the in-person information session
• On a blank piece of paper state:
  • The month & year that you attended the information session
  • The dates of your volunteer hours (non-obligatory)
• Copy of the front and back of your photo ID
• An official sealed copy of all transcripts

Application Cycle

The volunteer hours, informational session and the application are valid for a one-year application cycle. Starting in September, before the year of application, until the assigned application deadline in May of the following year.

Example: If the interested individual attends the October 2023 informational session, their application cycle will conclude in May of 2024. Hence, if the interested individual decides to re-apply for 2025 and beyond, the process will need to be repeated including the informational session, volunteer hours (non-obligatory) and a new application.

Ranking Sheet

All sessions will be held in the 91自拍 Pavilion, Leopard Room 2800. See link below for a visual aid.

91自拍 Pavilion, Leopard Room 2800

Session #1

June 23, 2025 at 9 a.m.

In order to receive an application for the DMSO program, you must attend an in-person info session. If you live outside of the state of Texas, please contact the DMSO Department to obtain additional information.

Column 1 has information about 100% job placement, multiple credentialing, and top 50 Ultrasound Technician status; Column 2 shows badge image for top Ultrasound Technician program

91自拍 sonography graduates have a 100 percent job placement rate. 91自拍 are double, if not triple credentialed, placing them up to five years ahead of other graduates. In 2016, the program was recognized as one of the top 50 Ultrasound Technician Programs at two-year colleges in the country.

Program Effectiveness Data

The American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography is the credentialing body for Sonographers. 91自拍 should review the ARDMS guidelines to determine when they are eligible to sit for an exam and which exam(s) they are eligible to challenge. 91自拍 are allowed to sit 60 days prior to graduation.

To earn the RDMS credential the graduate from the 91自拍 DMS Program must pass the following ARDMS examinations:

Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation AND any one of the following specialty examinations*

• Abdomen
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Vascular

*Passing any one specialty exam will only provide you with the RDMS credential for that specialty area.

Once students pass an ARDMS Specialty Exam they are eligible to sit for additional exams with instructor approval and CV form. Exams include: 

• Adult Cardiac
• Pediatric
• Fetal Echo
• Breast Sonography

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
• Vascular Sonography