# Neurodiagnostic Technology (Certificate of Achievement)

San Diego Mesa College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Neurodiagnostic Technology

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### Summary

The Neurodiagnostic Technology Certificate of Achievement focuses on EEG and evoked potentials to prepare students for employment in neurodiagnostic technology. Other testing procedures are introduced.

**Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Neurodiagnostic Technology Program will be able to:**

1.  Be provided with knowledge and skills required for an entry level position as a Neurodiagnostic Technologist in a variety of settings including hospitals, out patient clinics, research centers and physician's offices.
2.  Develop effective communication skills; both verbally and writing, demonstrate knowledge of state and federal regulations.
3.  Develop professional and ethical conduct as stipulated by the American Society of Electrodiagnostic Technologists (ASET) and American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET).
4.  Perform safe and accurate neurodiagnostic testing within the scope of practice.

### Accreditation

Neurodiagnostic students complete a 15-month program of professional education that combines in depth academic study on campus with practical experience in the program’s hospital clinical affiliates. The program is an ABRET recognized program, upon completion of the program graduates will be eligible to sit for the national credentialing board exam (ABRET - American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists).

### Directed Clinical Practice

Students accepted into this program will be required to successfully complete DCP, clinicallybased courses held in health care facilities. These facilities may require background checks, including f ingerprinting and drug screening, as a condition of placement at the clinic.

Refusal to submit to a background check, or failure to meet clearance criteria established by the health care facility, may prevent placement in DCP courses and thus, it may not be possible to successfully complete the program.

Health care facilities also require adherence to strict standards of conduct. Facilities may refuse educational access to any person who does not adhere to the facility's standards of safety, health and ethical behavior. This may be cause for removal from the program.

### Admission Criteria

Eligibility for enrollment in this program is determined by a special admission procedure. Interested persons should review program information on the website.

A grade of "C" or better must be maintained in all courses to continue in the program. Course repetition in this program is not permitted. The program is governed by the Allied Health Department Policies.

### Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR:** | | 32 |
| HEIT 130 | Basic Pharmacology | 1 |
| NDTE 101 | Basic Electroencephalography | 5 |
| MEDA 115 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NDTE 121 | Neurodiagnostic Lab Practice | 0.5 |
| NDTE 131 | Advanced Electroencephalography | 4 |
| NDTE 140 | Directed Clinical Practice I | 2 |
| NDTE 133 | Introduction to Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology | 3 |
| NDTE 135 | EEG Record Review | 2.5 |
| NDTE 150 | Directed Clinical Practice II | 2 |
| NDTE 203 | Neurologic Disorders | 3 |
| NDTE 250 | Directed Clinical Practice III | 3 |
| NDTE 260 | Directed Clinical Practice IV | 3 |