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College of Health Sciences > Department of Vascular Ultrasound > Bachelor's of Science in Vascular Ultrasound
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Armour Academic Center
600 S. Paulina Street, Suite 1001
Chicago, IL 60612
Eileen French-Sherry, MA, RVT
Phone: 312-942-7286
Email: vasc_tech_program@rush.edu
 

Admissions Information

Admission to the Vascular Ultrasound program requires a minimum of 60 semester or 90 quarter hours earned at an accredited college. The recommended minimum GPA is 2.75 on a 4.0 scale. If you are a general or cardiac sonographer, please be sure to read about our Career Ladder Program under the Admissions Guidelines. For more information, including a list of required courses and the Career Ladder Program, please click on the "More" link below.


Curriculum

The full-time,vascular ultrasound program consists of seven-quarters over 21 months. Junior year has nine months (three academic quarters) of classroom and student laboratory experience. Senior year is one year of experience (four academic quarters) working with registered vascular technologists in a clinical setting. Clinical sites include the five university hospitals in Chicago, community hospital laboratories in the Chicago area, and some out-of-state sites are also available. For more information, click on the "More" link below.


Technical Standards

The purpose of this information is to advise potential students of the functional expectations of the vascular ultrasound student during the program's classes, labs and clinical rotations. Click on the "More" link below to learn about what is expected of students in the program.




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