MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3673 Catalog Year: 2025-2026 Effective Term: 2025 Fall Last Admit Term: 9999 Award: AAS Total Credits: 70.5-97 CIP Code: 51.0909	Primary College: Initiating College: Gateway Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: College-Specific: GW Field of Interest: Health Sciences Instructional Council: Allied Health GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: Upon completion of this degree, students may pursue a career as: 29-2055.00 Surgical Technologists

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Surgical Technology is designed for students with an interest in working in the surgical setting and caring for patients that are undergoing a surgical procedure. Students will apply manual dexterity and knowledge of surgical technology under the direction of a surgeon and in conjunction with the surgical team. At the completion of the program, graduates may seek employment in a hospital, surgical center, other outpatient settings, or surgical equipment industry and veterinary services. In addition, the AAS degree includes common core classes with the Hospital Central Services certificate program. Upon completion of the Surgical Technology program, students take the national Certified Surgical Technologist exam (CST). Students also have the option within the program to complete the 400-hour Hospital Central Service Technology practicum to be eligible to sit for the Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification examination from the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA).

Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate skills and scrubbing procedures in all specialties in the operating room environment. (HCC/RES109, HCS/SGT100, HCS/SGT102, HCS/SGT152, HCS154, SGT135, SGT155, SGT156, SGT165, SGT180, SGT200, SGT205, SGT210, SGT220, SGT225, SGT227, SGT260, SGT275) 2. Demonstrate didactic comprehension of surgical technology professional skills by taking the Certified Surgical Technologist exam (CST). (BIO201, BIO202, BIO205, HCC/RES109, HCS/SGT100, HCS/SGT102, HCS/SGT107, HCS/SGT152, SGT135, SGT155, SGT156, SGT165, SGT180, SGT200, SGT205, SGT210, SGT220, SGT225, SGT227, SGT260, SGT275, PHY101, [FYC]) 3. Apply skills of aseptic technique in a lab setting. (HCS/SGT100, HCS/SGT102, HCS/SGT107, HCS/SGT152, SGT135, SGT155, SGT156, SGT165, SGT180, SGT200, SGT205, SGT210, SGT220, SGT225, SGT227, SGT260, SGT275, MAT150, MAT151, MAT152, MAT155, MAT156) 4. Collaborate to enhance team communication skills. (HCC130, HCS/SGT100, HCS/SGT102, HCS/SGT107, HCS/SGT152, HCS154, SGT135, SGT155, SGT156, SGT165, SGT180, SGT200, SGT205, SGT210, SGT220, SGT225, SGT227, SGT260, SGT275, PSY101, SOC101, (COM), (CRE), [FYC]) 5. Engage in community activities for self and professional growth. (HCC130, HCC145, HCC146, HCS154, SGT156, SGT200, SGT205, SGT220, SGT225, SGT227, [HU]) 6. Apply relevant knowledge, skills, and habits of mind to seek career opportunities in the field. (FYE101, FYE103)

Program Notes
Students must earn a grade of C (defined as 75%) or better in all courses to successfully complete the program.

Admission Criteria
1. Formal application and admission to the program. 2. Level One Fingerprint Clearance. 3. Background check requirements: Admission to an Allied Health program requires that students be in compliance with the Maricopa County Community College District Background Check Standards. Upon conditional program enrollment, the student must comply with all requirements of the MCCCD Background Check Policy. 4. Clinical health and safety requirements must be met prior to enrollment in any program of study course. Upon conditional program enrollment, the student must comply with all requirements of the MCCCD Clinical Health and Safety Policy and drug testing protocols. 5. Inability to comply with background check requirements and/or clinical health and safety requirements at the start of classes or during the program may result in cancellation of enrollment. 6. There are limited spaces available in the Surgical Technology program. Only students who have completed all the general education and introductory courses noted above may have their name added to the queue of those waiting for an available space in a cohort. 7. The following general education and introductory courses must be completed with a 2.0 GPA to be added to the queue of those waiting for an available cohort space to begin the core curriculum: FYE (101 or 103), BIO201, BIO202, BIO205, (ENG101 or ENG107), (ENG102 or ENG108), (MAT150 or MAT151 or MAT152 or MAT155 or MAT156), and PHY101. 8. The program saves five seats on the waitlist for students who completed GWCC`s HCS program in 2018 or later or who have current CRCST certification and are currently employed in the field.

Required Courses

FYE101 Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success (1) OR
FYE103 Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success (3) 1-3

+ BIO205 Microbiology 4

HCC130 Fundamentals in Health Care Delivery (3) OR
Permission of GateWay Health Core Curriculum Coordinator (0) 0-3

HCC145 Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals (3) OR
HCC146 Common Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals (2) OR
Work experience or equivalent course education as evaluated by the GateWay Health Core Curriculum Coordinator (0) 0-3

HCC/RES109 CPR for Health Care Provider (0.5) OR
Proof of Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR Certification (0) 0-0.5

+ HCS/SGT100 Fundamentals of Surgical Services (5) OR
Current CRCST certification through HSPA and proof of current employment working in the field. (0) 0-5

+ HCS/SGT102 Basic Surgical Instrumentation for Surgical Services 2
+ HCS/SGT107 Equipment and Supplies for Surgical Services 1
+ HCS/SGT152 Advanced Surgical Instruments for Surgical Services 2
+ PHY101 Introduction to Physics 4
+ SGT135 Instrument Handling I 3
+ SGT155 Instrument Handling II 1
+ SGT156 Hospital Central Service Practicum for Surgical Technology 0.5
+ SGT165 Surgical Procedures I 4
+ SGT180 Pharmacology for Surgical Technology I 2
+ SGT200 Operating Room Practicum I 1
+ SGT205 Operating Room Practicum II 2
+ SGT210 Surgical Procedures II 4
+ SGT220 Operating Room Practicum III 3
+ SGT225 Operating Room Practicum IV 3
+ SGT227 Operating Room Practicum V 3
+ SGT260 Surgical Procedures III 2
+ SGT275 Certification Examinations Preparation 2

Credits: 44.5-58

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 Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA). + HCS154 Hospital Central Service Practicum 7	Credits: 0-7

General Electives
	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 26-32

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
+ MAT150 College Algebra/Functions (5) OR + MAT151 College Algebra/Functions (4) OR + MAT152 College Algebra/Functions (3) OR + MAT155 College Algebra/Functions with Review (5) OR + MAT156 College Algebra/Functions with Review (6) OR Equivalent course or satisfactory completion of a higher-level mathematics course 3-6

General Education Distribution	Credits: 14

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
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: 8
+ BIO201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 + BIO202 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4

+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 25, 2024

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