Cardiovascular Technology, B.S.

Cardiovascular Technology Curriculum Outline

In Addition to meeting all Piedmont College General Education and graduation requirements, all students must also earn a C or better in all prerequisite, supporting, and cardiovascular technology core courses and have a cumulative 2.5 GPA to graduate.

Bachelor of Science Degree

General Education

Total Credit Hours:

46

Piedmont College Requirement

PDMT 1101	Intro to College Life and Liberal Arts Tradition	1
Total Credit Hours:		1

Students who have not completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of college-level coursework upon admission to Piedmont College must meet this college requirement.

Cardiovascular Technology Foundation

BIOL 1101	General Biology I	3
BIOL 2150	Medical Microbiology	4
MATH 2450	Calculus I	4
Total Credit Hours:		11

BIOL 2100, BIOL 2110, BLAB 1101, MATH 1300, PSYC 2290: Courses required by Cardiovascular Technology included under General Education and not counted again here.

Cardiovascular Technology Concentration

All Required.

CHEM 1101	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM 1102	General Chemistry II	3
CVTE 4010	Ultrasound Physics	4
CVTE 4012	Electrocardiographic Anatomy and Physiology	2
CVTE 4014	Echocardiography Pathology I	5
CVTE 4016	Electrocardiography	2
CVTE 4020	Cardiac Pharmacology	2
CVTE 4022	Principles of Vascular Ultrasound	5
CVTE 4024	Cardiovascular Technology	2
CVTE 4026	Echocardiography Pathology II	4
CVTE 4028	Practicum I	2
CVTE 4400	Practicum II	2
HSCS 1101	Emergency Techniques	2
HSCS 2220	Introduction to Health Processes	3
HSCS 3301	Physiology of Exercise	4
HSCS 3330	Health Care Finance	3
HSCS 4410	Research Methodology in Health Sciences	3
HSCS 4411	Health Policy, Law, and Issues	3
HSCS 4450	Health Sciences Capstone (Capstone Course)	3
PHYS 2110	General Physics I	4
Total Credit Hours:		63

PHYS 2110: (MATH 2450 is the pre-requisite)

Students must choose one of the following courses:

HSCS 2200	Introduction to Health Professions	3
HSCS 3395	Cross-Cultural Health	3

Total Credit Hours: 124