This program prepares graduates to assist the surgeon and other members of the operating room team. Duties may include such tasks as setting up sterile trays and equipment for procedures; scrubbing for procedures with the surgeon; draping patients, passing instruments, and holding retractors; sterilizing instruments and supplies; and maintaining stock inventory. The program consists of theory and practical experience in the operating room setting. Courses must be taken sequentially and include summer school. Graduates are qualified to take the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA) national examination, formally know as the Liaison Council on Certification for Surgical Technologists (LCC-ST).
For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Clinical Sciences department page.
| Total Credits Required | 64-65 |
| Liberal Studies | 12 |
| CIS 110 Principles of Computer Information Systems [Div V] | 4 |
| EN 111 College Composition I | 4 |
| EN 211 College Composition II [Div I] | 4 |
| Health Promotion | 1 |
| HP 200 Physical Well Being | 1 |
| Required Courses in Major | 32 |
| CLS 204 Clinical Microbiology | 2 |
| ST 101 Clinical Assisting | 1 |
| ST 111 Basic Surgical Concepts and Techniques | 3 |
| ST 211 General Surgical Procedures | 4 |
| ST 212 Specialty Surgical Proc and Pharmacology | 4 |
| ST 220 Issues and Seminar for Surgical Technology | 2 |
| ST 250 Clinical Practice | 2 |
| ST 260 Surgical Technology Practicum | 14 |
| Other Required Courses | 19-20 |
| BI 201 Human Anatomy | 3 |
| BI 202 Human Physiology | 5 |
| CH 105 Chemical Principles (4 cr.) [Div II] or | 4-5 |
| CH 107 Introductory Chemistry I (4 cr.) [Div II] or | |
| CH 111 General Chemistry I (5 cr.) [Div II] | |
| CLS 109 Introduction to Diagnostic Sciences | 1 |
| HL 242 Emergency Health Care | 2 |
| OIS 171 Medical Terminology | 4 |
Note: Students who score below a predictive "C" on Northern Michigan University's mathematics placement test for MA 104 are required to take MA 100. Students who score a "C" or higher are exempt from the mathematics requirement.
Bulletin Year:
2012 - 2013 Undergraduate Bulletin
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