Surgical Technology
Surgical Technology prepares students for the scrub and circulator roles in the operating room in accordance with AST standards. The program covers sterile and aseptic techniques, surgical pharmacology, perioperative procedural management, and patient safety. Graduates demonstrate critical thinking, cultural competence, and effective interpersonal communication skills to maximize patient safety in a surgical environment.
Courses
- ART111 — History:Prehistoric-1400
- ART112 — History:Renaissance-Present
- BIO132 — Human Biology
- BIO220 — Microbiology
- BIO253 — Human Anatomy & Physiology I
- BIO254 — Human Anatomy & Physiology II
- COM231 — Communication Fundamentals
- COM240 — Interpersonal Communication
- COM250 — Intercultural Comm
- ENG131 — Writing Experience I
- ENG132 — Writing Experience II
- ENG210 — Intro to Film
- ENG246 — Short Story & Novel
- ENG247 — Poetry and Drama
- ENG249 — African American Lit
- ENG252 — Shakespeare
- ENG254 — Children's Literature
- ENG255 — American Lit 19 Century
- ENG256 — American Lit 20 Century
- ENG261 — Creative Writing I
- FRN131 — Elem French I
- GER131 — Elementary German I
- HIS211 — Minority Groups in America
- HOC110 — CPR & First Aid
- HUM131 — Cultural Connections
- MAT130 — Quant Reasoning
- MOA112 — Medical Law and Ethics
- MOA120 — Medical Terminology
- MUS130 — Music of Non-Western Cultures
- MUS131 — Understanding Music
- MUS132 — History American Popular Music
- MUS151 — Music Theory I
- MUS152 — Music Theory II
- PHL231 — Intro to Philosophy
- PHL243 — Great World Religions
- PLS262 — International Relations
- PSY130 — General Psychology
- PSY152 — Social Psychology
- SOC152 — Social Psychology
- SOC246 — Marriage and Family
- SPN131 — Elem Spanish I
- SPN132 — Elem Spanish II
- SPN231 — Int Spanish I
- SPN232 — Int Spanish II
- SUR101 — Intro. to Surg Tech
- SUR102 — Surgical Proc. 1
- SUR103 — Surgical Proc. II
- SUR120 — Surgical Pharm & Anesthesia
- SUR121 — Surgical A&p
- SUR160 — Surgical Clinical I
- SUR161 — Surgical Clinical II
- THR116 — Introduction to Theatre
- WRL104 — Mandarin I