Diagnostic Medical Sonography Admission Information
Application Deadline: June 15 (Program begins in the fall)
OTC cannot guarantee that students classified under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will receive approval to take the certification exam after program completion. Please contact the state or national agency that administers the professional licensure exam to inquire about certification exam requirements.
The Diagnostic Medical Sonography program is a selective-admission program. Students must complete pre-admission requirements and the below application criteria before they will be considered for admittance to the program. Please use the application checklist to find the requirements for admittance to this program.
- Application Checklist (Coming Soon)
- Job Shadowing Form
Applicants must complete 24 total hours of shadowing/observation. When you apply for the program, you must include the job shadowing form in your application with evidence of 24 total hours with sonographer signatures in the concentrations of abdomen, OB/GYN and vascular.
Job shadowing may occur in a hospital or clinical setting.
Job shadowing hours will not be accepted in the concentration of echocardiography. - Candidate Selection Form
Selection into the program is based on a point system. Therefore, this form will allow you to track your accumulated points. - Immunization Requirements
Students will be requested at the time of acceptance to submit documentation for required immunizations and TB testing. - Criminal Background Check