Program Information/Restrictions
Program Information/Restrictions
(Steps by step information for successful admission and timely completion of the program).
- Declare Surgical Technology as your major.
- Register in courses that are required prior to enrollment in the pre-clinical courses:
- Freshmen English 3cr.
- Medical Terminology 3cr.
- Human Anatomy and Physiology Lec/Lab 3cr/1cr
Note: If you have taken most
- Enroll in the Freshman Year – Pre-clinical courses.
- Apply for Admission in Clinical soon after Mid-Term of the First semester Pre-clinical Surgical Technology/Allied Health courses first
- Complete the Health Form
- Complete the Criminal background
- Pick up your scrubs
- Most surgeries start early. To maximize hands-on participation in surgery cases, clinical rotation schedule is conducted in Affiliated Hospitals’ Operating Rooms Monday- Wednesday- Friday (6:30AM – 2:30PM).
- Case requirements as required by the Program Accreditation Standards is completed in three semesters.
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Surgery Case Requirement |
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Surgical Specialty |
Total # of Cases Required |
Minimum # of First Scrub Cases Required |
Maximum # of Second Scrub Cases That Can be Applied Towards 120 Cases Required |
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General Surgery 30 |
30 |
20 |
10 |
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Surgical Specialties |
90 |
60 |
30 |
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Totals |
120 |
80 |
40 |
- Complete competency review courses that cover previously learned material in preparation for the National Certification Exam in the fall, spring, and summer semester of the sophomore year.
- Assume responsibility to schedule tutoring when needed to perform successfully on competency exams.
- Complete an Application for National Certification Exam (CST) and seat for the CST exam.