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Certificate & Degree Programs 2020-2021 clinical time. The Diagnostic Medical Sonography program is open to all students who successfully complete the program prerequisites. Full-time day students must apply to the program and be accepted prior to registering for course offerings. The full-time program is 21 months in length. Admission Criteria: 1. Formal application and admission to the program. 2. Background check requirements: Admission to an Allied Health program requires that students be in compliance with the Maricopa County Community College District Background Check Standards. Upon conditional program enrollment, the student must comply with all requirements of the MCCCD Background Check Policy. 3. Clinical health and safety requirements must be met. Upon conditional program enrollment, the student must comply with all requirements of the MCCCD Clinical Health and Safety Policy. 4. Inability to comply with background check requirements and/or clinical health and safety requirements at the start of classes may result in cancellation of enrollment. Program Prerequisites: 13-27 Formal application to the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program can be made upon completion of the required prerequisite courses. Successful completion of the following college courses with a minimum, cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0. BIO160 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology (4) OR + BIO201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4) AND + BIO202 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4) 4-8 Students selecting BIO201 and BIO202 must complete the prerequisite courses BIO156 or BIO181. + BIO156 Introductory Biology for Allied Health (4) OR + BIO181 General Biology (Majors) I (4) OR One year high school biology with a grade of C or better (0) 0-4 + ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) 3 HCC145 Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals (3) OR HCC146 Common Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals (2) OR Graduate of an allied health education program that is patient care related 0-3 MAT150 College Algebra/Functions (5) OR MAT151 College Algebra/Functions (4) OR MAT152 College Algebra/Functions (3) OR Any higher level algebra course 3-5 + DMI105 Fundamentals of Radiation Physics (3) OR + PHY101 Introduction to Physics (4) OR + PHY111 General Physics I (4) 3-4 175