Health Services
Surgical Technology
Offered at MCC-Penn Valley
Surgical Technology ....................................... 63-69 Credits
Surgical Technology Certificate ...................... 54-60 Credits
This program leads to an Associate in Applied Science degree or certificate of proficiency and prepares students for entry-level jobs as operating room
technicians.
A.A.S. Surgical Technology Program Prerequisites
COLL 100
HLSC 100
ENGL 101
HLSC 108
BIOL 109
BIOL 110 BIOL 210
BIOL 100
CHEM 105
First Year Seminar
Introduction to Health Professions
Composition and Reading I
Anatomy and Physiology Health Professions or
Anatomy and Physiology or
Human Anatomy and
Human Physiology
Introduction to Cell Biology or
Introductory Chemistry for Health Sciences
BIOL 208Microbiology
204600 Revised 2/2014 (Summer 2014)
Credits
3
4-10
ENGL 30/90 or appropriate placement test score
BIOL 100 or CHEM 105
BIOL 110 and either BIOL 100 or CHEM 105
3-5
MATH 20 or satisfactory score or placement test
5
BIOL 100 or CHEM 105 or higher, plus one of
the following courses: HLSC 108, BIOL 101, 104,
106, 109, or 110
HIST 120
HIST 121
POLS 135
POLS 136
POLS 137
COMM 100
COMM 102
United States History to 1865 or
United States History Since 1865 or
Introduction to Political Science or
Introduction to American National Politics or
Introduction to State and Local Politics
Fundamentals of Speech or
Fundamentals of Human Communications
SURT 100
SURT 103
Introduction to Surgical Technology
Central Services Process
2
4
SURT 105
Care of the Surgical Patient
3
SURT 109
Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist
2
SURT 120
SURT 121
SURT 130
SURT 131
SURT 140
SURT 150
Fundamentals of Surgical Technology I
Fundamentals of Surgical Technology II
Surgical Procedures I
Surgical Procedures II
Clinical Experience
Surgical Technology Capstone
5
5
5
5
6
2
Total Credit Hours Required
Prerequisites
1-2
General Education Requirements
Must be taken at one of the MCC campuses
Specific Program Requirements
Semester
Taken
3
3
63-69
BIOL 100 or CHEM 105, BIOL 109 or BIOL 110 &
BIOL 210, BIOL 208, MATH 20/20L or appropriate
placement score & formal acceptance into the
Surgical Technology Program
BIOL 100 or CHEM 105, BIOL 109 or BIOL 110 &
BIOL 210, BIOL 208, MATH 20/20L or appropriate
placement score & formal acceptance into the
Surgical Technology Program
SURT 100, 103, 105, and 109
SURT 100, 103, 105, 109
SURT 100, 103, 105, 109, 120, 121
SURT 100, 103, 105, 109, 120, 121, and 130
SURT 120, 121, 130
SURT 120, 121, 130
Non-Degree Related Courses____________________________________________________________________________________
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Advisor/Counselor/Evaluator________________________________________Date______________________
_____ Hrs Earned _____ MCC GPA _____ Hrs Enrolled _____ Hrs in Res _____ Hrs Needed
TO GRADUATE THE STUDENT MUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
____ Apply for Graduation
____ Missouri Constitution Requirement _____ Additional courses to meet total credit hour requirement
____ Raise/Maintain GPA to 2.0 (including current coursework)
____ Additional courses to meet the 15 credit
_____ Any course substitutions/waivers must be approved using
hour residency requirement an “Student Exception to Graduation” form