Surgical Technology Associate Degree Course Requirements, 2021
Course Requirements
| Course Hours Per Week |
Semester
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| A45740 |
Class
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Lab
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Clinical
|
Credit
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| FIRST SEMESTER (Fall) | |||||
| ACA-115 | Success & Study Skills | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| BIO-163 | Basic Anat & Physiology or | ||||
| BIO-165 | Anatomy & Physiology I | *** | *** | 0 | 4-5 |
| SUR-110 | Intro to Surg Technology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| SUR-111 | Periop Patient Care | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| *** | PSY/SOC Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| *** | *** | 0 | 18-19 | ||
| SECOND SEMESTER (Spring) | |||||
| BIO-166 | Anatomy & Physiology II | ||||
| (If BIO-165 taken in Fall) | *** | *** | 0 | 0-4 | |
| BIO-275 | Microbiology or | ||||
| BIO-175 | General Microbiology | *** | *** | 0 | 3-4 |
| SUR-122 | Surgical Procedures I | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| SUR-123 | SUR Clinical Practice I | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 |
| *** | *** | 21 | 16-21 | ||
| THIRD SEMESTER (Summer) | |||||
| ENG-111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| SUR-134 | Surgical Procedures II | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| SUR-135 | SUR Clinical Practice II | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| 8 | 0 | 12 | 12 | ||
| FOURTH SEMESTER (Fall) | |||||
| ENG-112 | Writing/Research in the Disc or | ||||
| ENG-114 | Prof Research & Reporting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| COM-231 | Public Speaking | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| SUR-211 | Adv Theoretical Concepts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| *** | Natural Sciences/Math Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| FIFTH SEMESTER (Spring) | |||||
| BUS-137 | Principles of Management | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-255 | Org Behavior in Business or | ||||
| BUS-230 | Small Business Management | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| SUR-137 | Prof Success Prep | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SUR-210 | Adv SUR Clinical Practice | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| *** | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 0 | 6 | 12 | ||
| Total Required Minimum Semester Hours Credit |
70
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