| Surgical Technology |
| A.A.S. Degree (Career) |
| Application Code 154 |
| For curriculum information, contact the Health Sciences Division—Room ST-149—443-518-1560. |
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| Mid-Maryland Allied Healthcare Education Consortium |
| Frederick Community College Degree |
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| The surgical technology area of study is designed for students who wish not only to fulfill the certification requirements to be able to apply to sit for the national certification examination in surgical technology but also desire to build on this significant achievement by adding general education courses to satisfy the requirements of the A.A.S. degree. The student may plan to apply these additional skills in seeking employment in a more diversified role or transfer to a four-year college program that has a medical or business emphasis. This area of study is offered to Howard Community College students through the Mid-Maryland Allied Healthcare Education Consortium. Students will typically complete most of the general education core at Howard and then matriculate to Frederick Community College to complete the Surgical Technology courses. Students participating in Consortium programs pay in-county rates at the institution(s) to which they matriculate. |
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| GENERAL EDUCATION CORE | Credits |
| Composition | ENGL-121 College Composition | 3 |
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| Literature | Arts & Humanities Core Course (see pp. 61-62) | 3 |
| SPCH-105 Fundamentals of Public Speaking |
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| SPCH-110 Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| Social Sciences | PSYC-101 General Psychology |
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| SOCI-101 Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Science | BIOL-107 Fundamentals of Microbiology | 4 |
| Mathematics | MATH-122 or higher | 3-5 |
| General Education | General Education Core Course (see p. 61) | 3 |
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| REQUIRED COURSES RELATED TO MAJOR |
| BIOL-203 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIOL-204 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| HEED/LFIT | Health or Life Fitness Course | 1 |
| CMSY-110 | Software Applications for Micros | 3 |
| Elective | Arts & Sciences Elective (see p. 65) | 3 |
| Courses offered at Frederick Community College |
| ST 100 | Fundamentals of Surgical Technology I | 6 |
| ST 101 | Introduction to Surgical Technology | 6 |
| ST 105 | Clinical Practicum | 5 |
| ST 200 | Fundamentals of Surgical Technology II | 12 |
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| A grade of “C” or better is required in all science and surgical technology courses. |
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| Students interested in pursuing a degree at HCC in addition to preparing for this area of study should see “Allied Health Programs” or “Mid-Maryland Allied Health Care Education consortium” on page 19 of the catalog and also meet with an allied health advisor in the office of Admissions and Advising. |
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