Is a National Tipping Point Study Needed to Improve Our Credentialing System?

Case Study

Cardiovascular Sonography Certificate

Caldwell Community College

CREDENTIAL TITLE

Cardiovascular Sonography

CREDENTIAL LEVEL

Undergraduate

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Health Care/Health Sciences

CREDIT/NON-CREDIT # OF CREDITS (IF CREDIT BEARING)

0

INCREMENTAL CREDENTIALING FRAMEWORK APPROACHES

 Specialize As You Go
Stack As You Go
Transfer As You Go
Learn As You Go
Partner As You Go
Retro As You Go

Top Competencies/Learning Outcomes

To prepare competent entry-level general sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective(behavior) learning domains.

To prepare competent entry-level adult cardiac sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective(behavior) learning domains.

Improving Education and Employment Outcomes