Advanced Technical Certificate - Vascular Sonography
Previous Degree Required: A.S./AAS Sonography and credentialed/registered ARDMS, ARRT, and/or CCI
Eligible for Financial Aid: No
Delivery Method(s): On-Campus
Location(s): Melbourne
Additional Limited Access Application Process Required: Yes
Program Testing Requirements: Not Required
Academic Community: HSCI
Program Code: VSTC
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code: 51.0910
Florida Department of Education CIP Code: 0351091066
This 12-week program in Vascular Sonography allows registered sonography professionals to expand their skills and leads to an Advanced Technology Certificate from Eastern Florida State College. Vascular technologists provide diagnostic patient care services using ultrasound and related diagnostic procedures regarding blood vessels. These healthcare professionals are highly-skilled in the use of specialized equipment to create images of structures inside the human body, which physicians use to make a medical diagnosis. To be awarded an ATC, students must have an A.S. or AAS. The ATC in Vascular Sonography requires an A.S. in Sonography from a regionally accredited institution. Coursework from the ATC may be part of one of BAS-Applied Health Science: Medical Imaging Sciences -Vascular Sonography Specialization.
Classroom and hands-on clinical experience are both key parts of the program, with local hospitals, diagnostic centers and clinics serving as clinical education settings for the certificate. Vascular Sonography is a limited access program with a specialized application process.
Refer to the Advanced Technical Certificates overview page to find information about admission, graduation, testing, and other requirements.
Visit the program page for more information or call 321-433-7575.
Certificate Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Core Courses | ||
SON 3173 | Vascular Technology 1 | 2 |
SON 3174 | Vascular Technology 2 | 2 |
SON 3806 | Clinical Practicum 1 | 3 |
SON 3816 | Clinical Practicum 2 | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 10 |
All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher.
The Vascular Sonography Advanced Technical Certificate program is a 12-week cohort split into two summer sessions of six weeks each. The program totals 10 credit hours, 288 clinical hours and 72 skills laboratory hours.
Term 1 | Credit Hours | |
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SON 3173 | Vascular Technology 1 1 | 2 |
SON 3806 | Clinical Practicum 1 2 | 3 |
Credit Hours | 5 | |
Term 2 | ||
SON 3174 | Vascular Technology 2 1 | 2 |
SON 3816 | Clinical Practicum 2 2 | 3 |
Credit Hours | 5 | |
Total Credit Hours | 10 |
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Classroom assignments
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144 clinical hours + objectives; 36 skills laboratory hours + objectives
Learning Outcomes
These outcomes apply to the Advanced Technical Certificate and if the certificate's courses are taken as part of the Applied Health Science Bachelor of Applied Science - Medical Imaging Specialization.
- Summarize indications for sonographic evaluation of the Arterial and Venous Systems.
- Core Ability Supported: Process Information
- Summarize indications for sonographic evaluation of the Cerebrovascular/Arterial and Venous Systems.
- Core Ability Supported: Process Information
- Demonstrate professional behavior while in a vascular clinical setting.
- Core Ability Supported: Work Cooperatively
- Distinguish vascular pathology from normal vascular anatomy.
- Core Ability Supported: Communicate Effectively