This degree plan includes support courses and prerequisites necessary to meet the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools guidelines for accreditation. The student must successfully complete each course in the degree plan before the Associate of Applied Science degree is granted. This degree plan includes support courses and prerequisites necessary to meet the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools guidelines for accreditation. It is accepted that the student will be well prepared to enter the workforce as an entry-level echocardiographer.
Applicants meet general admission requirements to the college as outlined in the college catalog.
Some other health fields may also be considered on an individual basis. Have earned a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in a pure science discipline such as Physics, Biology, etc. B.S. degree graduates from a science discipline will be considered on an individual basis to determine if they qualify to apply to the Echocardiology Technology certificate program. The certificate applicant must also demonstrate basic knowledge, by coursework or testing, of basic electrocardiography and pharmacology to place them at the same level of competence as the students completing the HOCC curriculum. Students actively pursuing one of the above Associate or Bachelors Degrees may apply to the certificate program providing the degree will be conferred no later than May 31 of the year of acceptance into the program.