Associate in Science Degree in Surgical Services

20890 - 64 Credits

Degree Requirements

General-Education - Communications/English

ENC 1101

English Composition I

3 credits

Major Field Required Courses - 44 credits

HSC 2531	Medical Terminology I	3 credits
PSY 2012	Introduction to Psychology	3 credits
MCB 2010	Microbiology for Health Sciences	3 credits
MCB 2010L	Microbiology Lab for Health Sciences	1 credit
STS 1302	Introduction to Surgical Technology	3 credits
STS 1177C	Surgical Technique & Procedures	3 credits
STS 1340C	Pharmacology & Anesthesia	3 credits
STS 1380C	Central Service Fundamentals	3 credits
STS 1947L	Surgical Services Clinical I	2 credits
STS 2323C	Surgical Specialties & Procedures I	3 credits
STS 2944L	Surgical Specialties Clinical I	5 credits
STS 2365C	Professionalism in Surgical Services	4 credits
STS 2945L	Surgical Specialties Clinical II	5 credits
STS 2324C	Surgical Specialties & Procedures II	3 credits

HSC 2531, MCB 2010, MCB 2010L, and all STS prefix courses require a grade of "C" or higher.

General-Education - Humanities/Fine Arts

Select 3 credits from the following:

ARH 1000	Art Appreciation	3 credits
HUM 1020	Introduction to Humanities	3 credits
LIT 1000	Introduction to Literature	3 credits
MUL 2010	Survey of Music Literature	3 credits
PHI 1010	Introduction to Philosophy	3 credits
THE 1000	Introduction to Theatre (Drama)	3 credits

General Education - Mathematics

Select 3 credits from the following:

MAC 1105	College Algebra	3 credits
MAC 2311	Calculus I with Analytic Geometry	5 credits
MGF 1106	Survey in Mathematics	3 credits
MGF 1107	Explorations in Mathematics	3 credits
STA 2023	Elementary Statistics I	3 credits

General Education - Social/Behavior Science

AMH 2020	American History: Reconstruction to the Present	3 credits
	Or
POS 1041	American Government	3 credits

General Education - Natural Science

BSC 2085	Anatomy & Physiology I	3 credits
BSC 2085L	Anatomy & Physiology I Lab	1 credit
	Or
BSC 2093	Anatomy and Physiology I	3 credits
BSC 2093L	Anatomy and Physiology I Lab	1 credit
	with
AST 1002	General Astronomy	3 credits
	Or
BSC 1005	Life Science	3 credits
	Or
BSC 2010	General Biology I	3 credits
	Or
CHM 1020	Introduction to Chemistry	3 credits
	Or
CHM 1045	General Chemistry I	3 credits
	Or
PHY 1020	Principles of Physics	3 credits
	Or
PHY 2048	Physics with Calculus I	3 credits
	Also choose:
BSC 2086	Anatomy & Physiology II	3 credits
BSC 2086L	Anatomy & Physiology II Lab	1 credit
	Or
BSC 2094	Anatomy and Physiology II	3 credits
BSC 2094L	Anatomy and Physiology II Lab	1 credit

Grade of "C" or higher required in Natural Science courses.

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