Surgical Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree

ST13

Availability:  North Metro Campus

Program Accreditation: The Surgical Technology Program is accredited through the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA). Contact information:

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
3161 Park Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: (727) 210-2350
Fax: (727) 210-2354
       

Program Description: The Surgical Technology Program is a specialized training program that provides the student with the knowledge and skills to become a competent surgical technologist in the modern surgical technology profession. The goal is to prepare competent entry-level surgical technologist in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. A clinical rotation at a hospital is a vital part of the education experience.

Graduates are prepared to function as an integral part of the team of medical practitioners that provide surgical care to patients in a variety of settings. They work under medical supervision to facilitate safe and effective surgical procedures. Duties of the surgical technologist may be performed in operating rooms, ambulatory surgical centers, central supply, labor and delivery area, cardiac catheterization laboratories, private physicians’ offices, organ procurement organizations, and other areas where invasive procedures are performed. Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) examination through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) 

Program Length: A fulltime student who has successfully completed all pre-requisite courses with a grade of “C” or better and who has been admitted into the Surgical Technology program can complete the program in three semesters.  

Admission Requirements:  Students must meet all admission requirements of the college and have reached the age of 17. Students are required to achieve the appropriate scores on the ASSET/COMPASS placement exams in order to qualify for admission into the required degree level prerequisite courses. Students who intend to apply for the degree level Surgical Technology program must enroll in the college’s Health Sciences Certificate program level pre-requisite courses. The completion of the pre-requisite courses does not guarantee admission into the Surgical Technology program. Admission into the Surgical Technology program is competitive, and the program does not maintain a waiting list. Please consult the Surgical Technology webpage on the college’s website for specific program admission information.

Degree Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE

Required Minimum: 15 Semester Credit Hours

General Education Core Area I Language Arts/Communication - 3 credit hours

 

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

General Education Core Area II Social Behavioral Sciences - 3 credit hours

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

General Education Core Area III Natural Science Mathematics - 3 credit hours

(Choose one of the Following)
MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

General Education Core Area IV Humanities Fine Arts - 3 credit hours

(Choose one of the Following)
ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3

ENGL 2110World Literature

3

ENGL 2130American Literature

3

HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3

MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3

THEA 1101Theater Appreciation

3

General Education Core Additional Requirements - 3 credit hours

To meet the minimum required 15 semester credit hours in General Core courses an additional 3 semester credit hours must be selected from a course in Area I, Area II, Area III, or Area IV.  Science courses in BIOL, CHEM, and PHYS may also satisfy this requirement.

Occupational Courses

ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3

BIOL 2113LAnatomy and Physiology Lab I

1

BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3

BIOL 2114LAnatomy and Physiology Lab II

1

BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3

BIOL 2117LIntroductory Microbiology Lab I

1

SURG 1010Introduction to Surgical Technology

8

SURG 1080Surgical Microbiology

2

SURG 2110Surgical Technology Clinical I

3

SURG 1020Principles of Surgical Technology

7

SURG 1100Surgical Pharmacology

2

SURG 2030Surgical Procedures I

4

SURG 2120Surgical Technology Clinical II

3

SURG 2040Surgical Procedures II

4

SURG 2130Surgical Technology Clinical III

3

SURG 2140Surgical Technology Clinical IV

3

SURG 2240Seminar in Surgical Technology

2

Total Credit Hours: 70