Offered by St. Clair College in Windsor, Canada, PGCert in Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography is a postgraduate certificate in Health Sciences programme. The programme runs for 16 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 11,688 per year for local students.
This 16-month graduate certificate prepares Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographers to use high-frequency sound waves that help physicians diagnose heart conditions, performing sonographic procedures on the heart and determining which images to submit for a primary care physician's review. Intended for those already holding a credential in an applied health science field such as Nursing, Cardiovascular Technology, Human Kinetics or Diagnostic Medical Sonography, the program builds theoretical and clinical competency in cardiac sonography through extensive laboratory and clinical experience.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires one of two prior credentials, as stated on the programme's own admission-requirements page: graduation from a registered health-professions diploma or advanced diploma (for example Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Medical Radiation Technology, Respiratory Therapy, Registered Practical Nursing, or Cardiovascular Technology), or a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a medical or health-related discipline with six credit hours each of Human Anatomy and Physiology and health-care-related coursework. Applicants must have basic computer literacy covering word processing, spreadsheets, internet, and e-mail. Before placement, students must complete CPR-BLS, Standard First Aid, mask-fit testing, a Police Vulnerable Sector Check, and meet placement-site COVID-19 vaccination expectations. No separate language-proficiency scores are published for this programme, so international and non-native-English applicants are held to St. Clair College's institution-wide English requirement for graduate-certificate programmes: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, TOEFL iBT 60, PTE Academic 52, CAEL 60, CELPIP General 7.0 in each module, or Duolingo 110.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:St. Clair College lists this program as oversubscribed: apply by 1 February 2027, its equal-consideration date for Fall 2027 entry, for priority consideration; applications received after that date are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain.
