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Program Requirements for Enrollment

See below for updated application requirements.

Accelerated One-Year Program

Academic Requirements for Enrollment into the General Sonography Program at the Institute of Ultrasound Diagnostics

Effective 7/2/25, IUD will use the following application requirement for consideration into the One Year General Sonography Program.

  1. High school diploma, GED, or its equivalent.
  2. Minimum 36 college credits with an overall GPA of a 2.85. Health Care, science, and/or math courses preferred. Credits must be from an accredited school within the United States.
  3. In addition to the required number of college credit hours, all applicants must have taken the following 8 pre-requisite courses within the last 10 years and passed each course with a C average or higher. Courses may be contained within the 36 credit hour requirement or in addition to them.

Required Pre-requisite courses:

*College Algebra and Composition/Speech may be older than 10 years

**Emergency Medical Technician Certification (EMT) or a 4 Week or longer Certified Nursing Assistant Certification (CNA) will be accepted in place of Patient Care and is HIGHLY ENCOURAGED of those without existing Allied Health background.

ALL PRE-REQUISITE COURSES MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE AN APPLICANT IS ELIGIBLE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE 1 YEAR PROGRAM.

Selection Process

Based on the application requirements, an application score is calculated for each completed application. A minimum score of 70 is required for admission to the One Year Program.

The application score is calculated by evaluating the following components:

Special consideration is given to applicants who hold degrees in the following hierarchy

Application Requirements

The following documents are required to be submitted with the Application

Optional Application Items

The following items are not required to apply for the one year program, but can help improve your application score and therefore are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. These items must be turned in with the required documents by the application deadline in order to be considered with your application.