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Surgical First Assisting

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Program Snapshot
Academic CredentialAssociate in Science (AS)
Total Credit Hours74
Average Time to Complete2 yrs.
Academic PathwayHealth Sciences
Related ProgramsRegistered Nurse First Assistant, A.T.C.
Related ProgramsSurgical First Assisting - College Credit Option
AdvisorBrittany Page, AS, CST, CSFA
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Surgical First Assisting, AS

Prerequisite Courses
+#*HSC 1000Orient to Perioperative Srvcs3 credit hours
+#*HSC 1000LOrient Perioperative Srvcs Lab1 credit hours
#*HSC 1531Medical Terminology2 credit hours
#*HSC 2520Micro Perioperative Srvcs3 credit hours
Communications Area
•+*ENC 1101English Composition I3 credit hours
Humanities Area
  *See General Education Core Requirements 3 credit hours
Mathematics Area
  *See General Education Core Requirements 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences Area
+*BSC 2085Human Anat/Phy I3 credit hours
Social Sciences Area
•*PSY 2012General Psychology3 credit hours
  OR
•*SYG 2000Principles of Sociology3 credit hours
•*@POS 2041Amer National Government3 credit hours
  OR
•*@AMH 2020United States History II3 credit hours
Major Courses
+*BSC 2085LHuman Anat/Phy I Lab1 credit hours
+*BSC 2086Human Anat/Phy II3 credit hours
+*BSC 2086LHuman Anat/Phy II Lab1 credit hours
+#*STS 1310Surgical Tech/Procedures5 credit hours
+#*STS 1310LSurgical Tech/Procedures Lab2 credit hours
#*STS 1340CPharmacology and Anesthesia3 credit hours
+#*STS 1940CIntro to Surgery Clinical2 credit hours
+#*STS 2323Surgical Procedures I4 credit hours
+#*STS 2323LSurgical Simulation Lab I1 credit hours
+#*STS 2324Surgical Procedures II3 credit hours
+#*STS 2324LSurgical Simulation Lab II1 credit hours
#+*STS 2330CPrin of Surgical Assisting2 credit hours
#+*STS 2335Adv Integrated Surg Sciences2 credit hours
#+*STS 2336Adv Surg Proc for Surg Asst2 credit hours
#*STS 2361The Art of Teamwork in Surgery1 credit hours
#*STS 2365Professional Skills for OR1 credit hours
+#*STS 2370Surgical Assisting Clinical2 credit hours
+#*STS 2936Surg Certification Symposium1 credit hours
+#*STS 2944CSurgical Clinical I3 credit hours
+#*STS 2945CSurgical Clinical II3 credit hours
+#*STS 2953Surg Technologist Porfolio I1 credit hours
#+STS 2954Surg Technologist Portfolio II1 credit hours
Electives (choose one)
#*STS 2366CSA Professional Skills2 credit hours
#*STS 2367Management in Healthcare2 credit hours
Total Degree Hours74


• General Education Core.
+ Prerequisites and/or corequisites required. See course descriptions.
# Applies only to AS degree and certificate programs.
= Career Certificate course.
* Minimum grade of "C" required.
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