Surgical Technology

Prepares students to work with a team of surgeons and registered nurses in the operating room.

Successful graduates of this program are educated in surgical technology under the guidelines of the Association of Surgical Technologists.

The structured curriculum includes  basic sciences, patient care, surgical procedures, and human anatomy, combined with clinical rotations in area health care facilities. Classroom instruction, lab, and clinical internship prepare the student to assume the role of a perioperative team member in a variety of healthcare delivery settings.

Included in this program are academic courses in communication, quantitative reasoning, and social sciences that provide knowledge and abilities upon which technical skills are built and personal development enhanced.

This program is a combination of classroom, laboratory, and clinical experience and is six quarters in length, depending on the time students need to satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements.

Each student is required to carry personal health/medical insurance throughout their clinical rotations. Quarterly-based insurance for students may be purchased; further information is available through the Advising and Counseling Office.

No student will be allowed at a clinical site without proof of insurance.

Prerequisites: Students must achieve COMPASS test scores indicating they are eligible to enroll in college-level math, sociology, and English, or have had appropriate college classes to meet the prerequisites.

Degree Students: Must have a high school diploma or GED per governing body (AST). In order to participate in the clinical aspect of the program, students must pass multiple background checks. Students must have current American Heart Association CPR for the Healthcare Provider and immunizations or laboratory verification of immune status.

This includes, but is not limited to, Hepatitis B series, Tetanus/ Diphtheria, Tuberculosis Test, Measles/ Mumps/Rubella, and Varicella, as required by contracts with clinical facilities and CDC recommendations.

This occupation requires the ability to stand, sit, and walk for extended periods of time and to lift and hold 50 pounds. Students must be able to meet these physical requirements in order to complete lab requirements, be assigned to a clinical rotation, and get a job in this field.

Proof of immunizations and CPR should be completed by the first day of class of the 3rd quarter of the SURG courses. No student will be allowed at a clinical site without completion of immunizations.

A physical is required for each student prior to clinical rotation.

Must be at least 18 years of age by the time clinical experience starts, usually in September and April.

Note: This program requires that all General Education courses: CAH 102, CAH 103, CAH 105, BIOL& 175 (BIOL 118 will be accepted through 2015), or higher A&P, SOC 101, ENG 101, MAT 108, or higher math, be completed prior to beginning the first quarter of SURG courses.

Students must maintain a B or better in all General Education and Core Allied Health courses to start the SURG courses.

Students pursuing an AAT or AAS-T degree must complete all college degree requirements prior to graduation. This includes courses that meet the capstone project, diversity, and computer literacy requirements.

Admission Dates: Summer and Winter quarters

Program Requirements

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