Offered by Humber College in Toronto, Canada, PGCert in Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography is a postgraduate certificate in Medicine & Health programme. The programme runs for 4 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 13,327 per semester (CAD 3,023 per semester for local students).
This graduate certificate equips healthcare professionals with specialised expertise in cardiac ultrasound imaging. The certificate frames cardiac sonographers as filling a significant function in the diagnosis of heart conditions, using sophisticated imaging equipment in a clinical setting.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Post-graduate entry: this program builds on a completed health credential rather than secondary school. Academic, one of two routes. Route one - an advanced diploma, diploma or equivalent from a registered health profession program; Humber names diagnostic medical sonography, medical radiation technology, respiratory therapy, registered practical nursing, cardiovascular technology, registered massage therapy and occupational therapy assistant / physiotherapy assistant as examples, and the list is not exhaustive. Route two - a bachelor's degree or equivalent in a medical or health-related discipline carrying at least two courses in human or gross anatomy and physiology, one in human pathology, and three further human health courses such as patient care, medical research or medical ethics; examples include BSc or BA Kinesiology, BSc Nursing, Bachelor of Medical Radiation Technology and Bachelor of Applied Health Sciences. A Canadian citizen or permanent resident schooled abroad needs a credential assessment first - ICAS course-by-course for a secondary transcript, WES for post-secondary study. English, where English is not your first language or your previous education was in another language: Humber's graduate certificate and master's band - IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band under 6.0, TOEFL iBT 88 with 22 per skill, PTE Academic 61-64, Duolingo 125, CAEL 70. Once you accept a seat, placement clearances may be required: immunisations and laboratory testing, TB screening, a police record check, and current First Aid and CPR certification.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens, permanent residents, protected persons) apply via ontariocolleges.ca. For Fall 2027 entry, applications open early October 2026, with Humber offers beginning as early as November 2026. Highly competitive programs use an equal-consideration deadline of 1 February 2027: applications received by then are assessed together with no earlier offers; later applications are reviewed first-come, first-served while space remains. Fall 2027 offer acceptance is due 1 May 2027. International applicants apply directly through the Humber Web Application and are reviewed on a rolling basis, up to one year before their intended start term; no fixed international deadline is published, and applying for a study permit 3-5 months before the start date is recommended. No separate Winter/Spring institution-wide dates are published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
