LCCC Catalog 2025-2026

Apr 04, 2025

LCCC Catalog 2025-2026

Diagnostic Medical Sonography, AAS

Location(s): Cheyenne Campus

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The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) program offers students the knowledge and skills for performing high-quality diagnostic exams to aid physicians in making a diagnosis and preparation for national certifications. The program prepares students to be competent entry-level sonographers in cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains in abdominal extended sonography, obstetrics and gynecology sonography, and vascular sonography. Students will learn about various sonographic examinations including but not limited to abdominal, gynecological, fetal, vascular, and small parts. Graduates are prepared to sit for national certification exams in diagnostic medical sonography 60 days before graduation.

The program is an intensive, six-semester program, not including prerequisite courses, and is designed for students new to patient care. The sonographer must have an in-depth knowledge of physics, pathophysiology, human anatomy and physiology, and sonographic techniques to create a diagnostic ultrasound image. Students will be on campus for their first year of the program and the second year will be performed at their clinical facility. The clinical experience may require relocation and/or commuting to complete the clinical experience. Diagnostic medical sonographers are trained to provide patient care, and high-quality sonographic images to assist physicians in various medical settings.

Contact Information

Contact information is available on the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program website.

Map your individual academic plan of courses with your Student Success Coach.

If students choose to transition to another program within the Health Sciences & Wellness pathway, they should be particularly aware of the choice points that indicate when a decision to branch off into another program must be made to ensure credits and time are not lost.

Coursework common to all degrees within this pathway is indicated by CAC, Common Academic Coursework, in the program map.

Competencies

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

Demonstrate technical proficiency by producing high-diagnostic images consistently.
Demonstrate professional communication skills.
Demonstrate consistent high-quality patient care.
Display themselves ethically and professionally.
Gain employment as an entry-level abdominal-extended, ob/gyn, and vascular sonographer.

First Semester - Prerequisites

Choice Points

Students pursuing Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) must take ZOO 2015 .
Students starting the Diagnostic Medical Sonography, AAS in Summer 2026 will have the option to complete either NRST 1510 or HLTK 1600 during the first year of the program instead of as a prerequisite course.

Course Requirements

MATH 1000 - Problem Solving Credits: 3
STRT 1000 - Strategies for Success Credits: 3
ZOO 2015 - Human Anatomy Credits: 4
HLTK 1600 - Patient Skills Credits: 3
OR
NRST 1510 - Nursing Assistant Credits: 3

Semester Total: 13 Credits

Second Semester - Prerequisites

Course Requirements

COMM 1015 - Foundations of Communication Credits: 3
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ZOO 2025 - Human Physiology Credits: 4

Milestones

Students must show completion of, or be in-progress of completing, all required prerequisite courses by the application deadline to apply for the DMS program.

Semester Total: 10 Credits

First Semester

Course Requirements

IMAG 1500 - Cross-sectional Anatomy Credits: 2
IMAG 1501 - Cross-Sectional Anatomy Lab Credits: 1
IMAG 1505 - Intro to Sonography Credits: 2
IMAG 1506 - Intro to Sonography Lab Credits: 1

Milestones

The DMS program begins during the summer semester.

Semester Total: 6 Credits

Second Semester

Course Requirements

IMAG 1510 - Ultrasound Physics I Credits: 2
IMAG 1520 - OB/GYN Sonography I Credits: 2
IMAG 1521 - OB/GYN Sonography I Lab Credits: 1
IMAG 1525 - Abdominal Sonography I Credits: 2
IMAG 1526 - Abdominal Sonography I Lab Credits: 1
IMAG 1530 - Vascular Sonography I Credits: 2
IMAG 1531 - Vascular Sonography I Lab Credits: 1
PHYS 1050 - Concepts of Physics Credits: 4

Semester Total: 15 Credits

Third Semester

Course Requirements

IMAG 1515 - Ultrasound Physics II Credits: 2
IMAG 1540 - OB/GYN Sonography II Credits: 2
IMAG 1541 - OB/GYN Sonography II Lab Credits: 1
IMAG 1545 - Abdominal Sonography II/Small Parts Credits: 2
IMAG 1546 - Abdominal Sonography II / Small Parts Lab Credits: 1
IMAG 1550 - Vascular Sonography II Credits: 2
IMAG 1551 - Vascular Sonography II Lab Credits: 1
IMAG 2525 - Sonography Physics Review Credits: 1

Milestones

Upon completion of IMAG 2525 students are eligible to sit for the Sonography Principles of Instrumentation (SPI) board certification.

Semester Total: 12 Credits

Fourth Semester

Course Requirements

Choose an approved U.S./Wyoming Constitution course Credits: 3 | CAC
IMAG 2500 - Sonography Clinical Experience I Credits: 6

Milestones

DMS Sonography Clinical Experience begins during the second Summer semester.

Semester Total: 9 Credits

Fifth Semester

Course Requirements

IMAG 2515 - Sonography Clinical Experience II Credits: 10
IMAG 2530 - Abdominal Registry Review Credits: 1
TREX 2000 - Transition Experience Credits: 1

Semester Total: 12 Credits

Sixth Semester

Course Requirements

IMAG 2520 - Sonography Clinical Experience III Credits: 10
IMAG 2535 - OB/GYN Registry Review Credits: 1
IMAG 2540 - Vascular Sonography Registry Review Credits: 1

Milestones

Completion of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, AAS.
Students are eligible during this semester to apply for certification through ARDMS. The majority of employers mandate these certifications.

Semester Total: 12 Credits

Program Credit Hour Total: 89 Credits

Program Comments

The admission requirements for the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program were revised in 2025. All program completion requirements, including prerequisite courses, communicated in the 2025-2026 College Catalog will be enforced for students applying for admission to these programs in Fall 2026 or any semester thereafter. Students planning to apply to the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program should work closely with their Student Success Coach regarding course sequence options required for completion before program application. Students may apply to the program while enrolled in or completing the last semester of prerequisites. Students should closely review the program application for specific information and requirements prior to applying to the program.

The information below is intended to be a guide and does not guarantee regional job placement, job availability, or a specific wage after completion of the program. Students are required to pass a licensure examination to work as a sonographer.

At the end of the Spring I semester, DMS students will eligible the physics registry:

ARDMS Sonography Principles of Instrumentation (SPI)

Upon graduation and/or employment, students are required to obtain licensure in the following concentrations:

ARDMS Abdomen
ARDMS OB/GYN
ARDMS Vascular Technology (VT)

Laramie County Community College Diagnostic Medical Sonography Students are eligible to sit for Abdomen, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Vascular registries 60 days prior to graduation due to the longevity of their accreditation status.

Most sonographers seek employment in medical clinics and hospitals.

Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS)
2745 Dallas Parkway, Suite 350
Plano, TX 75093-4706
214.473.8057
www.sdms.org

American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)
51 Monroe Street, Plaza East One
Rockville, MD 20852
301.738.8401
www.ardms.org

Additional information on careers in Diagnostic Medical Sonography is available through Career Coach.

Transfer Information

LCCC courses may transfer to institutions in addition to those with formal articulation agreements. Students are strongly encouraged to determine the degree requirements and transfer policy of the specific college/university and program to which they plan to transfer.