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Surgical Technology (A.A.S.)- The Surgical Technology student is prepared to assume the role of surgical technologist in any surgical setting. In this program, the student is prepared to function in the areas of scrub, circulating assistant, and second assistant during surgical and obstetrical procedures. The graduate surgical technologist may elect to specialize in a particular area of surgery such as open heart, neuro, eye, orthopedics, and many others. Graduates are also employed in the emergency rooms, delivery rooms, ambulatory surgery centers, central supply units, organ retrieval units, and surgical equipment sales. This two-year program leads to an Associate in Applied Science Degree and is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon recommendation from the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA). Graduates are required to take the NBSTSA National Certifying Examination for Certified Surgical Technologists (CST).

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Surgical Technology
A.A.S. Program
Total Credits: 71

Summer Session Credits
(Prior to First Semester)  
ENG 101 Composition I 3
COM 101 Interpersonal Communications 3
Total Semester Credits 6
   
First Semester Credits
AHS 101 Introduction to Allied Health Science 3
AHS 121 Surgical Technology I 5
AHS 131 Anatomy and Physiology I 4
Mathematics Elective 3
PED Activity Course (s) 1
Total Semester Credits 16
   
Second Semester Credits
AHS 103 Fundamentals of Pharmacology 3
AHS 122 Surgical Technology II 6
AHS 132 Anatomy and Physiology II 4
ENG 102 Composition II 3
PED Activity Course (s) 1
Total Semester Credits 17
   
Summer Session Credits
AHS 202 Medical Microbiology 4
   
Third Semester Credits
AHS 123 Surgical Technology III 8
PSY 203 General Psychology I 3
SOC 201 Introduction to Sociology 3
Total Semester Credits 14
   
Fourth Semester Credits
AHS 124 Surgical Technology IV 8
Elective (as advised) 3
Elective in Psychology or Sociology 3
Total Semester Credits 14