Major: 3673
Catalog Year: 2023-2024
Effective Term: 2021 Fall
Last Admit Term: 2021 Fall
Award: AAS Total Credits: 62.5-88 CIP Code: 51.0909 |
Primary College:
Initiating College: Gateway Community College
Program Availability: Not Found
Program Availability: College-Specific
Field of Interest: Health Sciences
Instructional Council: Allied Health (51) GPA: 2.00 |
SOC Code: Upon completion of this degree, students may pursue a career as:
29-2099.07 Surgical Assistants 29-2055.00 Surgical Technologists |
Program Prerequisites: None
|
|||||||||||
Required Courses | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
There are two options available to students to enter the surgical technology program after completing the program prerequisite courses. Option I is for students who do NOT have a Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification through the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM). Option II is for students who have a CRCST certification through IAHCSMM. | Credits: 40.5-49 |
Restricted Electives | |||
---|---|---|---|
This course is optional and may be taken to meet eligibility for the exam for Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) Certification from the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM). | Credits: 0-7 |
General Electives | |||
---|---|---|---|
| Credits: |
General Education Requirements | |||
---|---|---|---|
General Education Requirement | Credits: 22-32 | ||
General Education Core | Credits: 12-18 | ||
First-Year Composition | Credits: 6 | ||
+ ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR
+ ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND + ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) 6 | |||
Oral Communication | Credits: 3 | ||
COM100 Introduction to Human Communication (3) OR
COM110 Interpersonal Communication (3) OR COM230 Small Group Communication (3) 3 | |||
Critical Reading | Credits: 0-3 | ||
+ CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) OR
Equivalent as indicated by assessment (0) 0-3 | |||
Mathematics | Credits: 3-6 | ||
Students transferring to Northern Arizona University to complete the Bachelor of Science in Surgical Technology program or students transferring to another Arizona state public university must complete MAT15+ or higher course where MAT12+ is a prerequisite to satisfy the relevant Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC-A) and transfer requirements.
+ MAT120 Intermediate Algebra (5) OR + MAT121 Intermediate Algebra (4) OR + MAT122 Intermediate Algebra (3) OR Equivalent course OR Satisfactory completion of a higher level mathematics course 3-6 | |||
General Education Distribution | Credits: 10-14 | ||
Humanities, Arts and Design | Credits: 3 | ||
Recommend meeting the Cultural [C] and Global [G] or Historical [H] Awareness Areas and Literacy (if exempt from CRE101) with choice if of transferring to Northern Arizona University to complete the Bachelor of Science in Surgical Technology program or to complete the AGEC-A transfer requirements for an Arizona public state university.
Any approved general education course in the Humanities, Arts and Design [HU] area. 3 | |||
Social-Behavioral Sciences | Credits: 3 | ||
SOC101 Introduction to Sociology (3) OR
PSY101 Introduction to Psychology (3) 3 | |||
Natural Sciences | Credits: 4-8 | ||
BIO160 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology (4) OR
+ BIO201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4) AND + BIO202 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4) 4-8 | |||
Learning Outcomes | |||
---|---|---|---|
1. Demonstrate skills and scrubbing procedures in all specialties in the operating room environment. (HCC/RES109, HCS/SGT100, HCS/SGT102, HCS/SGT152, SGT135, SGT155, SGT156, SGT165, SGT180, SGT200, SGT205, SGT210, SGT220, SGT225, SGT227, SGT260, SGT275)
2. Apply didactic comprehension by passing National Certification Exam for Certified Registered Central Service Technician certification from the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management. (BIO160, BIO201, BIO202, BIO205, HCC/RES109, HCS/SGT100, HCS/SGT102, HCS/SGT152, SGT135, SGT155, SGT156, SGT165, SGT180, SGT200, SGT205, SGT210, SGT220, SGT225, SGT227, SGT260, SGT275, PHY101, [FYC]) 3. Apply skills of aseptic technique in lab setting. (HCS/SGT100, HCS/SGT102, HCS/SGT107, HCS/SGT152, SGT135, SGT155, SGT156, SGT165, SGT180, SGT200, SGT205, SGT210, SGT220, SGT225, SGT227, SGT260, SGT275, MAT120, MAT121, MAT122) 4. Collaborate to enhance team communication skills. (HCC130++, HCS/SGT100, HCS/SGT102, HCS/SGT107, HCS/SGT152, SGT135, SGT155, SGT156, SGT165, SGT180, SGT200, SGT205, SGT210, SGT220, SGT225, SGT227, SGT260, SGT275, PSY101, SOC101, (COM), [FYC]) 5. Engage in community activities for self and professional growth. (HCC130++, SGT156, SGT200, SGT205, SGT220, SGT225, SGT227, [HU]) | |||
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 23, 2021 |