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Surgical Technology

Surgical Technology Curriculum Outline

Diploma Program (Major Code: ST12)
Credit Required for Graduation: 62 semester credit hours
Credits
General Core 6
*  ENGL 1010 Fundamentals of English I 3
*  MATH 1012 Foundations of Mathematics 3
 
Health Core 13
*  ALHS 1011 Anatomy and Physiology 5
*  ALHS 1040 Introduction to Healthcare 3
*  ALHS 1090 Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences 2
*  COMP 1000 Introduction to Computers 3
 
Surgical Technology Major 43
*  SURG 1010 Introduction to Surgical Technology 6
*  SURG 1020 Principles of Surgical Technology 5
*  SURG 1080 Surgical Microbiology 2
*  SURG 1100 Surgical Pharmacology 2
*  SURG 1120 Surgical Technology Clinical I 3
*  SURG 1130 Surgical Technology Clinical II 3
*  SURG 2030 Surgical Procedures I 4
*  SURG 2040 Surgical Procedures II 4
*  SURG 2120 Surgical Technology Clinical III 3
*  SURG 2130 Surgical Technology Clinical IV 3
*  SURG 2140 Surgical Technology Clinical V 3
*  SURG 2150 Surgical Technology Clinical VI 3
*  SURG 2240 Seminar in Surgical Technology 2

* Students must pass courses with a grade of C or higher.

Surgical Technology Curriculum Outline

Associate Degree Program (Major Code: ST13)
Credit Required for Graduation: 76 semester credit hours
Credits
General Education 15
Area I: Language Arts and Communications 3
*  ENGL 1101 Composition and Rhetoric 3
Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences 3
Students may choose from one of the following courses:
*  ECON 2105 Macroeconomics 3
*  ECON 2106 Microeconomics 3
*  HIST 1111 World History I 3
*  HIST 1112 World History II 3
*  HIST 2111 U.S. History I 3
*  HIST 2112 U.S. History II 3
*  POLS 1101 American Government 3
*  PSYC 1101 Introductory Psychology 3
*  SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology 3
Area III: Mathematics and Natural Sciences 3
Students may choose from one of the following courses:
*  MATH 1100 Quantitative Skills and Reasoning 3
*  MATH 1101 Mathematical Modeling 3
*  MATH 1111 College Algebra 3
Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts 3
Students may choose from one of the following courses:
*  ARTS 1101 Art Appreciation 3
*  ENGL 2130 American Literature 3
*  ENGL 2310 English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700 3
*  HUMN 1101 Introduction to Humanities 3
*  MUSC 1101 Music Appreciation 3
General Education Electives 3
Students may choose a course from Area II, Area III, Area IV, or from the following list:
*  BIOL 1111 Biology I 3
  AND    
*  BIOL 1111L Biology I Lab 1
*  BIOL 1112 Biology II 3
  AND    
*  BIOL 1112L Biology II Lab 1
   CHEM 1151 Survey of Inorganic Chemistry 3
   CHEM 1151L Survey of Inorganic Chemistry Lab 1
*  CHEM 1211 Chemistry I 3
  AND    
*  CHEM 1211L Chemistry I Lab 1
*  CHEM 1212 Chemistry II 3
  AND    
*  CHEM 1212L Chemistry II Lab 1
*  ENGL 1102 Literature and Composition 3
*  PHYS 1110 Conceptual Physics 3
  AND    
*  PHYS 1110L Conceptual Physics Lab 1
 
Health Core 20
*  ALHS 1040 Introduction to Healthcare 3
*  ALHS 1090 Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences 2
*  BIOL 2113 Anatomy and Physiology I 3
*  BIOL 2113L Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 1
*  BIOL 2114 Anatomy and Physiology II 3
*  BIOL 2114L Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 1
*  BIOL 2117 Introductory Microbiology 3
*  BIOL 2117L Introductory Microbiology Lab 1
*  COMP 1000 Introduction to Computers 3
 
Surgical Technology Major 41
*  SURG 1010 Introduction to Surgical Technology 6
*  SURG 1020 Principles of Surgical Technology 5
*  SURG 1100 Surgical Pharmacology 2
*  SURG 1120 Surgical Technology Clinical I 3
*  SURG 1130 Surgical Technology Clinical II 3
*  SURG 2030 Surgical Procedures I 4
*  SURG 2040 Surgical Procedures II 4
*  SURG 2120 Surgical Technology Clinical III 3
*  SURG 2130 Surgical Technology Clinical IV 3
*  SURG 2140 Surgical Technology Clinical V 3
*  SURG 2150 Surgical Technology Clinical VI 3
*  SURG 2240 Seminar in Surgical Technology 2

* Students must pass courses with a grade of C or higher.