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IELTS
If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 7
If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 6.5
If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 6.0
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)
If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 65
If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 60
If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 52
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 90
If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 86
If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 82
Diagnostic medical sonography, commonly known as ultrasound, uses high-frequency sound waves to examine the developing fetus, abdomen, pelvis, and blood vessels. Each patient comes with unique needs and, as a student, you will learn diagnostic problem-solving and team collaboration skills to give each patient the highest quality of care.
About the program
The BCIT Diagnostic Medical Sonography programs draw students from across the province. Our programs provide access to state-of-the-art equipment and the latest in ultrasound technology so that you are ready to start your career the moment you graduate.
Twenty-two-month, full-time Diploma program
Lectures and labs provide you with theory and active practice on campus
Thirty-three weeks of clinical experiences in BC hospitals and/or clinics
This program is in demand. Visit Program Details to learn more.
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Program matrix
Level 1 (15 weeks) September – December
BHSC 1143, Abdomen Form and Function (DSON)
DSON 1001, Abdominal and Superficial Structures Sonography 1
DSON 1002, Women's Health Sonography 1
DSON 1003, Cardiac Sonography 1
DSON 1011, General Sonography Lab 1
DSON 1012, Cardiac Sonography Lab 1
NURS 1186, Patient Care for Sonography
PHYS 1073, Sonography Physics 1
Level 2 (20 weeks) January – May
BHSC 1144, Human Behaviour 1 (DSON)
COMM 3173, Communication for Diagnostic Sonography
DSON 1004, Clinical Orientation
DSON 2001, Abdominal and Superficial Structures Sonography 2
DSON 2002, Women's Health Sonography 2
DSON 2003, Cardiac Sonography 2
DSON 2005, Vascular Sonography 1
DSON 2011, General Sonography Lab 2
PHYS 2073, Sonography Physics 2
Level 3 (22 weeks) July – December
Clinical (7 weeks) July – August
DSON 2004, Sonography Clinical 1
Academic (15 weeks) September – December
BHSC 2143, Pathophysiology (DSON)
BHSC 2144, Human Behaviour 2 (DSON)
DSON 3001, Abdominal and Superficial Structures Sonography 3
DSON 3002, Women's Health Sonography 3
DSON 3005, Vascular Sonography 2
DSON 3011, General Sonography Lab 3
PHYS 3073, Sonography Physics 3
Level 4 (26 weeks) January – July
DSON 3006, Sonography Capstone
DSON 4008, General Sonography Clinical 2
DSON 4009, General Sonography Clinical 3
Total Credits:, 121.0
Our graduates get work
You will graduate from the General Option ready to work in general ultrasound. Our grads have the people, academic, technical, and problem solving skills to be active members of the healthcare team. Patients and doctors rely on their expertise to give the best patient care possible.
Graduates of the program are eligible to take the Sonography Canada Generalist examinations (SC Examinations) and are also eligible to take the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography specialty examinations (ARDMS Examinations) in Abdomen and Obstetrics & Gynecology just prior to graduation.
Career opportunities
Grads primarily work in hospitals and private clinics. Careers can be found in casual, part-time, and full-time positions and many move into full-time employment within a few months of graduating. Salaries start at approximately $30 per hour in careers like:
Medical sonographer
Commercial sales
Research and development
Insurance/year: 700 CAD
