High School transcripts
Statement of purpose
2 letters of recommendation
TOEFL/IELTS
SAT/ACT
Minimum Scores for full admission:
TOEFL: 75
IELTS 6.0
The following will be required to go to the English Language Institute:
No IELTS or TOEFL
IELTS below 6
TOEFL below 75
The Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) program at Long Island University is one of only a few bachelor’s degree programs in the country that integrates general ultrasound and adult echocardiography.
Our mission is to instill in our students the desire to be leaders in the profession, advocates of ethical humanism, and lifelong learners who hold in high esteem meaningful work and have an engaged commitment to the profession. Students enrich their learning with clinical experience throughout their time in the program. Classes are small in size, encouraging substantial faculty-student interaction and classroom participation.
DMS students are eligible to sit for the national credentialing examinations in Adult Echocardiography, Abdominal Sonography and OB/GYN Sonography along with the Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) examination prior to completing their degree, and therefore, can be credentialed by the time of graduation. This makes LIU DMS students particularly attractive to potential employers.
The Long Island University Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) by the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee of Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS).
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Program Information
The Professional Studies portion of the program consists of 5 semesters, including a 12-week summer session.
It is a full-time, day program. Classes can start as early as 8:00 AM and can end as late as 8:00 PM. Clinical hours are typically 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM or 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. There can be clinical time variations. There are no classes on the weekends.
It is a multi-modality program. It consists of 3 specialties (students must take all specialties) Abdominal Sonography, OB/GYN Sonography and Adult Echocardiography. A vascular course is offered in the summer of the senior year.
Students are eligible to take their national boards given by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) prior to graduation in Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI), Abdominal Sonography, Obstetrics & Gynecology Sonography, and Adult Echocardiography.
The clinical and didactic portions are designed to be taken simultaneously. Students cannot continue to the next semester without successfully completing all of the sonography courses in the previous semester.
If a student receives a C- or below in two professional study courses, they will not be able to continue in the DMS program.
It is recommended that students do not work while in the professional phase of the program.
Students are placed in at least 8 different clinical sites. The majority of the clinical sites are hospitals.
All students must be certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) or Professional Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) before being permitted to attend clinical.
All students must submit completed health forms, pass a criminal background check and drug screening before being permitted to attend clinical.
Students are not permitted to get paid by the clinical site during their clinical rotation.
Students must be able to apply didactic education to the laboratory and clinical setting.
Students are required to demonstrate a variety of computer skills throughout the program.
Students are required to have access to the internet and be able to perform internet searches, use e-mail and be able to send and receive attachments and use LIU’s on-line teaching platform – Blackboard.
ARDMS can conduct a “pre-application review” for individuals who wish to determine the impact of a previous criminal matter on their eligibility to sit for an ARDMS examination. For more information go to www.ARDMS.org. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they are eligible to take the ARDMS credentialing examinations.
InsuranceFee: 3.348 USD
