A student must earn a minimum of 124 credit hours to earn the Bachelor of Health Sciences Degree.

• General Education Courses:  61 credit hours
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography Courses:  63 credit hours

General Education Requirements:

A minimum of 61 credit hours in required general education coursework must be completed prior to enrollment at Allen College. Students attend a regionally accredited institution of their choice to complete the general education courses.

• Humanities: (9 credits)
  • Written Communication (3 credit hours)
  • Oral Communication (3 credit hours)
  • Humanities Electives (3 credit hours)
    Defined by Allen College as Art, Music, Theatre, Dance, English, Foreign Language, Philosophy, History, Cultures, Civilization, Literature, Religion, Economics and Communication Arts.  
• Social Sciences: (15 credits)
  • Sociology (3 credit hours)
  • Psychology (3 credit hours)
  • Social Science Electives (9 credit hours)
    Defined by Allen College as Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology
• Natural Sciences and Mathematics: (18-22 credit hours)
  • Anatomy & Physiology with Lab (6-8 credit hours)
  • General Physics (3-4 credit hours)
  • College-level Algebra or higher (3-4 credit hours)
  • Additional Math/Science courses (6 credit hours)
• Elective Requirements: (14-19 credit hours)
  • Diversity Elective (3 credit hours)
  • Courses in the following areas are recommended:
    Management
    Economics
    Finance
    Computer Science
    Human Growth & Development
    Ethics

Diagnostic Medical Sonography Degree Curriculum (BHS):

A minimum of 63 credit hours in required diagnostic medical sonography coursework must be completed at Allen College. 

Fall

• RA:100  Medical Terminology (1 credit hour)
• NMT:300  Methods of Patient Care (2 credit hour)
• DMS:201  Human Sectional Anatomy (2 credit hours)
• DMS:202  Introductory Physics (3 credit hours)
• DMS:203  Abdominal Sonography I (3 credit hours)
• DMS:207  Ultrasound Imaging I (2 credit hour)
• DMS:304  OB/GYN 1 (3 credit hours)

Spring

• DMS:301  Advanced Physics (4 credit hours)
• DMS:303  Abdominal Sonography II (2 credit hours)
• DMS:305  OB/GYN II (3 credit hours)
• DMS:306  Special Studies- Sonography (3 credit hours)
• DMS:307  Ultrasound Imaging II (1 credit hour)

Summer

• DMS:407  Clinical Practicum I (10 credit hours)

Fall

• DMS:408  Clinical Practicum II (12 credit hours)

Spring

• DMS: 401 Special Seminars (2 credit hours)
• DMS: 409 Clinical Practicum III (10 credit hours)