Surgical Technology - 50400
(1330 clock hours - Selective Admission)
This 12-month program provides the student with the technical ability, knowledge, and skills required for entry-level employment as a member of the health care team in any hospital operating room or outpatient surgical center. The Surgical Technology program provides the student with a strong foundation in the essentials of health care, anatomy, physiology and medical language, and pharmacology. Specialty didactic, laboratory and clinical courses in surgical technology prepare the student to become an entry-level surgical technologist.
Degree Requirements
Required program:
| HSC V003 | Introduction to Health Care (O) | 82 hours |
| HSC V405 | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (O) | 4 - 8 hours |
| HSC V540 | Body Structure and Function (O) | 60 hours |
| HSC V530C | Concepts of Medical Language (O) | 35 hours |
| STS V003 | Introduction to Surgical Technology (O) | 120 hours |
| STS V008 | Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist (O) | 60 hours |
| STS V155C | Surgical Techniques and Procedures (O) | 210 hours |
| STS V255L | Surgical Procedures Clinical (O) | 225 hours |
| STS V120 | Surgical Specialties (O) | 230 hours |
| STS V256L | Surgical Specialties Clinical (O) | 300 hours |
This program also offers an Accelerated Alternate Delivery (AAD) track for on-the- job trained surgical technologists currently working in the field, and who qualify for admission. The graduate is eligible to sit for the national exam.
Students must achieve a grade of "C" or higher in all courses.