Bachelor's in Medical Sonography

Visit the Tuition and Fees page for more information on the program's cost of attendance.

Registration & Acceptance Fees

• Acceptance Fee - $500: This fee is required to reserve the accepted applicant's place in the entering first-year class, but is not refundable in the event of a withdrawal. It is payable within two weeks of an applicant's acceptance.
• Deposit - $250: This is due within four weeks of an applicant's acceptance and the same terms apply as the Acceptance Fee.
• Pre-registration Fee - $250: This is due within six weeks of an applicant's acceptance and the same terms apply as the Acceptance Fee.
• University Technology Fee: This fee is not to exceed $100 when implemented.

The first semester's tuition and fees, less the $1,000 previously paid, are due on or before registration day. Tuition for each subsequent semester is due on or before the appropriate registration day. Students will not be admitted until their financial obligations have been met.

Financial Aid

The primary financial responsibility for the student's education rests with the student and his or her family, but economic circumstances for some families may make it necessary for the student to obtain assistance from other sources.

For more information, please visit NSU's Office of Student Financial Assistance.

Each student is required to carry adequate personal medical and hospital insurance. Students may avail themselves of the hospitalization insurance plan obtainable through the university.

 

Prospective medical sonography students are selected by The Committee on Admissions (COA) through consideration of the overall qualities of the candidate. Individuals with varied educational, work, and life experiences who have demonstrated the ability to pursue the course of medical sonography will be admitted. Areas of consideration include application content, academic record, and personal motivation. Upon receipt of the completed application, the COA will select applicants for interview. Applicants may attend the interview in person or via Zoom. Expenses for the interview are the responsibility of the applicant.

It should be noted that many criteria, in addition to credentials, play a role in the admission process for the program. While the program allows the student to demonstrate academic capability, it does not ensure admission to any professional school. Admission to the medical sonography program will not guarantee admission to any other program of Nova Southeastern University.

Upon receipt of the completed application, fees, credentials, transcripts, the admissions officers and the College of Health Care Sciences will review all material for evidence of the proper education, training, and background to enter the medical sonography course of study. The university reserves the right to modify any requirement individual basis as deemed necessary by the Dean of the College of Health Care Sciences.

In order to be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Science in Medical Sonography, a student must have completed the below mentioned 30 semester hours of prerequisite education coursework with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 grading scale.

Prerequisite Courses

An evaluation of transfer credit will be completed prior to the first semester of enrollment, and applicable credit will be transferred based on all final official transcripts received. Students will be advised to take courses based on the official evaluation of their file.

Transfer students must provide final official transcripts from all their previous colleges. Their previous academic work will then be evaluated. The Bachelor of Science in Medical Sonography will transfer a maximum of 30 prerequisite semester hours (grades of C or better).

Note: General education courses cannot be survey courses.

Highly recommended but not required courses:

Anatomy and Physiology II (with our without lab)

Basic Medical Terminology 

Application Timeline

Reviews are done on a rolling basis; therefore, an early application is encouraged.

The application deadline is April 1 for both the B.S in Medical Sonography and the combined B.S in Medical Sonography and Master of Health Science.

Applicants for admission must submit or be responsible for submission of

1. A completed application along with a $50, nonrefundable application fee.
2. Official college transcripts, certificates, and/or diploma-based transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended, sent directly from the institution to the Enrollment Processing Services (EPS).
3. Copies of national and/or state professional certification, licensure, or registration, if applicable.
4. TOEFL or IELTS scores (if applicable), sent directly to NSU’s EPS.
5. A current curriculum vitae (CV):
6. Evaluation of coursework taken at a foreign institution for US institutional equivalence (if applicable).

Foreign coursework must be evaluated by one of the following services:

Josef Silny & Associates, Inc.
International Education Consultants
7101 SW 102nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33173
Phone: (305) 273-1616
Fax: (305) 273-1338

E-mail: info@jsilny.org
www.jsilny.com

World Education Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 745
Old Chelsea Station
New York, NY 10113-0745
(212) 966-6311
www.wes.org

Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
P.O. Box 415070
Milwaukee, WI 53203
(414) 289-3400
www.ece.org

A student-prepared learning portfolio requesting assessment of prior experiences for academic credit (only for graduates from programs other than those from regionally accredited colleges or universities)

All admissions information should be sent to:

Nova Southeastern University
Enrollment Processing Services (EPS)
Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences
Medical Sonography Admissions
3301 College Avenue
P.O. Box 299000
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33329-9905
Phone: (954) 262-1101
Fax: (954) 262-2282

Mission Statement

The Bachelor of Science in Medical Sonography’s mission is to educate and train students to achieve excellence in clinical practice, research, and education for the patients they care for and the community they serve, in alignment with the NSU core values of student-centeredness, academic excellence, scholarship and research, innovation, opportunity, community, and integrity through engaged students, faculty, and staff. 

Program Objectives

Minimum Expectations:

To prepare competent entry-level sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains for the following concentrations:

1. Abdominal sonography – Extended
2. Obstetrics and gynecology sonography
3. Vascular sonography