Cardiovascular technologists are involved in non-invasive and invasive cardiology.

Students and graduates of the baccalaureate degree in the  cardiopulmonary science program at the University of South Alabama are eligible to sit for the Certified Cardiographic Technician (CCT) Examination.  Program graduates are eligible for Non-invasive (Echocardiography) Registry (RCS) Examination after working at least six months in the field of echocardiography.

Cardiovascular technologists can earn the following four credentials:
· certified cardiographic technician (CCT)
   — working in EKG, stress testing and holter monitoring
· registered cardiovascular sonographer (RCS)
   — working primarily in echocardiography
· registered cardiovascular invasive specialist (RCIS)
   — working in cardiac catheterization, or in invasive cardiovascular laboratories
· registered vascular specialist (RVS)
   — working in vascular ultrasound

Invasive cardiology includes:

· transesophageal echocardiography
· cardiac catheterization