SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST: ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE [CAREER PROGRAM]
Total Credit Hours: 61 to 65
Courses
GENERAL COURSES | TITLES | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
ENGL 110 ** | COMPOSITION I | 3 |
COMM 110 ** | INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION: PRESENTATION AND THEORY | 3 |
PSY 110 ** | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
BIOL 140 ** or BIOL 205 ** and BIOL 206 ** | HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY or PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I and PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II | 4 or 4 and 4 |
BIOL 210 ** | MICROBIOLOGY | 4 |
HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS * | 3 | |
PROGRAM COURSES | TITLES | Credit Hours |
HEOCC 200 ** | DISEASE PROCESSES IN MAN | 3 |
HLTH 110 ** | FUNDAMENTALS OF STERILE PROCESSING | 2 |
HLTH 121 ** | MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 2 |
SURTK 100 | ORIENTATION TO SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY | 0.5 |
SURTK 105 | PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SURGICAL SERVICES | 3 |
SURTK 120 | INTRODUCTION TO SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY | 4 |
SURTK 121 | FUNDAMENTALS OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY I | 6 |
SURTK 122 | FUNDAMENTALS OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY II | 4 |
SURTK 130 | PHARMACOLOGY FOR THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST | 1 |
SURTK 141 | SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, CLINICAL PRACTICE I | 3 |
SURTK 142 | SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, CLINICAL PRACTICE II | 1 |
SURTK 210 | FUNDAMENTALS OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY III | 7 |
SURTK 240 | SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, CLINICAL PRACTICE III | 3 |
SURTK 250 | SYNTHESIS OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY | 1.5 |
* See specific requirements for Associate in Applied Science Degree.
** Underlined courses may be taken prior to admission into the program.
Recommended Course Sequence
SEMESTER | COURSES |
---|---|
Previous Semester | SURTK 100, SURTK 105, HLTH 110 |
1st Semester | BIOL 140 or BIOL 205; ENGL 110; HLTH 121; SURTK 120; SURTK 130 |
2nd Semester | BIOL 206 (if 205 is taken); BIOL 210; HEOCC 200; SURTK 121; SURTK 141 |
Summer Semester | SURTK 122; COMM 110; SURTK 142 |
3rd Semester | SURTK 210; SURTK 240; SURTK 250; Humanities/Fine Arts; PSY 110 |
Department Contact Information
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Peoria Campus, Cedar, Room 105
(309) 690-7530