Students selecting the Cardiac Ultrasound field of study will perform examinations on the adult heart which includes evaluation of the heart valves, the heart chambers and the heart muscle. Students selecting the Cardiac Ultrasound field of study will be eligible to sit for the adult cardiac specialty boards. Cardiac sonographers work in hospital cardiology departments, doctors’ offices, clinics or mobile services.  The goal of the Cardiac Ultrasound field of study is to prepare competent entry-level Cardiac sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills) and affective (behavior) learning domains for the Adult Echocardiography concentration.