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Surgical Technology

Surgical Technology Associate Degree (Major Code: ST13)

Credential: Associate of Applied Science
Campus Location: Athens

Curriculum Outline

General Education

Area I: Language Arts and Communications

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences

Students must choose one of the following courses:

ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2106Microeconomics

3
HIST 1111World History I

3
HIST 1112World History II

3
HIST 2111U.S. History I

3
HIST 2112U.S. History II

3
POLS 1101American Government

3
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Students must choose one of the following courses:

MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3
MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts

Students must choose one of the following courses:

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2110World Literature

3
ENGL 2130American Literature

3
ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3
HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3
MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3
MUSC 2040History of Popular Music

3
THEA 1101Theater Appreciation

3
Total Credit Hours:3

General Education Electives

Students may choose a course from Area II, Area III, Area IV, or from the following list:

BIOL 1111Biology I

3
AND
BIOL 1111LBiology I Lab

1
BIOL 1112Biology II

3
AND
BIOL 1112LBiology II Lab

1
CHEM 1151Survey of Inorganic Chemistry

3
AND
CHEM 1151LSurvey of Inorganic Chemistry Lab

1
CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3
AND
CHEM 1211LChemistry I Lab

1
CHEM 1212Chemistry II

3
AND
CHEM 1212LChemistry II Lab

1
COMM 1500Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

3
ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3
PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3
AND
PHYS 1110LConceptual Physics Lab

1
Total Credit Hours:3-4

College Requirement

FSSE 1000First Semester Seminar

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Health Core

ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2
BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3
BIOL 2113LAnatomy and Physiology I Lab

1
BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3
BIOL 2114LAnatomy and Physiology II Lab

1
BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3
BIOL 2117LIntroductory Microbiology Lab

1
Total Credit Hours:14

Surgical Technology Major

SURG 1010Introduction to Surgical Technology

8
SURG 1020Principles of Surgical Technology

7
SURG 1080Surgical Microbiology

2
SURG 1100Surgical Pharmacology

2
SURG 2030Surgical Procedures I

4
SURG 2040Surgical Procedures II

4
SURG 2110Surgical Technology Clinical I

3
SURG 2120Surgical Technology Clinical II

3
SURG 2130Surgical Technology Clinical III

3
SURG 2140Surgical Technology Clinical IV

3
SURG 2240Seminar in Surgical Technology

2
Total Credit Hours:41

Students must pass all courses with grades of C or higher.

Total Credit Hours: 73-74