Completion of this program will result in a Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging Sciences with a concentration in Diagnostic Medical Sonography or Vascular Technology, the practice of Cardiovascular Sonography, awarded jointly by Fairleigh Dickinson University and the Rutgers School of Health Professions (Rutgers SHP). Students will complete 96 credits during their first three years at FDU. They then must apply for acceptance to the professional component at Rutgers SHP, admission requires a separate application, usually in the junior year. A joint degree is awarded upon completion of the professional component.