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If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, South Africa or USA you are required to meet the English Language Prerequisite by:

• an academic IELTS completed within the last 2 years (from the term you are applying to start) with a minimum achievement of 7.0 in each band and overall or
• a secondary or university qualification which is not more than 5 years old (from the term you are applying for entry into) with a satisfactory level of achievement of at least 2 years in duration from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, South Africa or USA.

The English Language Proficiency requirements may also be satisfied by (results are to be no older than 2 years from the start of term):

• Occupational test - Result of ‘A' or ‘B'

It is a requirement of enrolment in this program that students have access to the CQUniversity website. It is strongly recommended that students have access to a broadband connection or higher to access online student resources that would include but not limited to, email, internet, video streaming, electronic assessment submission.

For 2013, the structure of the third year will be as follows:

Year 3 - 2013

Term 1 

MEDI13003  Comparative Imaging 

MEDS13001  Ultrasound of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 

MEDS13002  Sonographic Skills Development 2

MEDS13003  Medical Sonography Clinical 2 

Term 2 

MEDS13004  Medical Sonography Clinical Course 3 

NURS13117  Research in Health Care 

MEDS13005  Paediatric Sonography

Do you have any queries?  Ask a Program Advisor

Recognition of prior learning will only be granted where a student is able to demonstrate that tertiary study equivalent in content and depth to the CQUniversity program has been successfully completed.  Students should examine the course synopses in the CQUniversity handbook to determine the courses from which they may be able to claim exemption. A Medical Sonography course credit application pack must be successfully completed and forwarded to the program advisor prior to the credit application being considered.

Transfers between campuses are not permitted. Applicants who wish to change to a new campus must reapply as a new first year student and will be assessed under quotas pertaining to the new campus. Student transfer into the second or third year of the program is not permitted.  Students can only transition directly into second year of the program if there is a clinical place available. Strict quota limits apply to each campus and year of the program.

No deferment is permitted in the Medical Sonography program except in exceptional circumstances as approved by the Discipline Lead.

Students must apply for admission to the Register of Accredited Student Sonographers during the 2^nd year of the program prior to the clinical placement in term 3. The external accreditation body (Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry)  sets a MAXIMUM time that individuals may be on the ASAR Registry as a Student Sonographer  of 5 years from the date of initial entry onto the registry. This requirement means that students must complete this program of study within 5 years from their student registration date (in second year) in order to qualify as an accredited Medical Sonographer.

There will be a total of 62 weeks spent in clinical placements. Because most clinical facilities can host only one student at a time the placement locations affiliated with each campus of the program are spread over a large geographical region. As a result, prospective students are advised that they must prepare personally and financially to relocate intra and interstate for some or all of their placements.

It is a requirement that all students undertaking clinical placement in a health facility undergo various checks. These include:

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Immunisation Record
• Hepatitis B Record
• National Criminal Record Check
• Working with Children Check

Further details are available in the Medical Sonography Portal on admission to the program. Students must apply for these checks as soon as they accept an offer to study within the program. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that all the documentation is valid throughout progression in the Medical Sonography program.

Students must apply for admission to the Register of Accredited Student Sonographers during the 2^nd year of the program prior to the clinical placement in term 3. The external accreditation body (Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry)  sets a MAXIMUM time that individuals may be on the ASAR Registry as a Student Sonographer  of 5 years from the date of initial entry onto the registry. This requirement means that students must complete this program of study within 5 years from their student registration date (in second year) in order to qualify as an accredited Medical Sonographer.