Students enrolled in the diagnostic medical sonography program will be scheduled for one conference session each semester with the Program Director in order to review both academic and clinical progress.
This will be based on the following:
The following is a list of reasons why a student may be subject to advisement, probation, suspension, or dismissal. The severity of the incident will determine the consequence, and the student has the right to appeal and due process. Students must abide by all rules and regulations of the clinical education setting to which they are assigned.
Students who are notified of an exposure to a communicable disease while attending clinical education courses must do the following:
During the clinical education courses of the program, all students are under direct supervision until a student achieves and documents competency of a given procedure.
I. DIRECT SUPERVISION requires that:
Cheating is considered a serious offense by the university and program officials. Cheating will result in dismissal from the diagnostic medical sonography program. The official university policy regarding cheating can be found in the University Policy Register. Copying the work of another student from current or previous class work on assignments or exams constitutes cheating. Obtaining and studying from old examinations given to previous students in this program constitutes cheating.
Students enrolled in RIS courses are required to hold a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation from the American Heart Association or its equivalent. This certification must be kept current for the duration of the program.
The CPR certification must be Healthcare Provider BLS and must include adult (one rescuer and two rescuer), child, and baby CPR and obstructed airway for the adult, child, and baby and AED. Online courses or courses without simulated chest compressions are not acceptable.
Students enrolled in Clinical Education courses will be permitted to leave their assigned areas for breaks and lunch at the discretion of the Clinical Instructor or Supervising Sonographer. Lunch breaks when appropriated will be limited to the time established by the Clinical Education Center. Some clinical education sites do not take breaks but instead extend the lunch period.
Policy: 2002
Reviewed 2025
The student uniform is to be worn by all students in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program while in attendance at the Clinical Education Center, unless the assigned area (i.e., surgery) requires something different. Street clothes are not to be worn at the Clinical Education Setting. Clothing is a form of non-verbal communication that reflects confidence in ability and judgment, personal behavior and sense of professional image.
Clinical education is an integral part of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. The time spent in clinical education is invaluable in mastering scanning techniques. Clinical time permits the student to meet program learning outcomes and to become competent and proficient in the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains of learning. The clinical site provides the experience necessary to become a sonographic professional.
Clinical Education Course Attendance requirements (subject to change):
