Surgical Services – AS
Application Deadline: October 9, 2024
Next Program Start Date: January 2025
South Florida State College’s (SFSC) Associate in Science in Surgical Services prepares you for employment as a surgical technologist.
- prepare operating rooms for surgery
- sterilize equipment
- ready patients for surgery
- maintain a sterile environment
- pass sterile instruments and supplies to surgeons during surgery
The Associate in Science in Surgical Services:
- is 64 credit hours
- is a limited access program with 12-15 students accepted each time the program is offered
- requires students to be at least 18 years of age
- requires applicants to complete an online SFSC application and select Surgical Services as major/program
Courses in Program
Prerequisites
Prefix | Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
#BSC | 1085C | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | (GE) 4 |
*^ENC | 1101 | Freshman English I | (GE) 3 |
#HSC | 1532 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
SLS | 1106 | First-Year Experience Seminar | 1 |
#STS | 1302 | Introduction to Surgical Technology | 2 |
13 |
# – Prerequisites
First Term
Prefix | Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
BSC | 1086C | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | (GE) 4 |
STS | 1303 | Fundamentals of Surgical Technology | 2 |
* | Mathematics Core | (GE) 3 | |
PSY | 1307 |
Surgical Equipment and Instrumentation |
3 |
STS | 1327L |
Principles and Practices of Surgical Technology Lab |
2 |
14 |
Second Term
Prefix | Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
STS |
1323 |
Surgical Procedures I |
3 |
STS | 1304L |
Operating Room Techniques Laboratory |
3 |
STS | 2944 |
Surgical Clinical I |
3 |
** |
Humanities Core |
(GE) 3 |
|
6 |
Third Term
Prefix | Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
AMH POS |
1020 or 1041 |
Introductory Survey Since 1877 or American Government |
(GE) 3 |
PSY | 2012 |
Introduction to Psychology |
(GE) 3 |
STS | 1308 |
Perioperative Patient Care Concepts |
2 |
STS | 2324 | Surgical Procedures II | 2 |
STS | 2945 | Surgical Clinical II | 3 |
13 |
Fourth Term
Prefix | Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
STS | 2340 |
Surgical Pharmacology |
2 |
STS | 2360 |
Professional Skills for the Surgical Technologist |
2 |
STS | 1931 |
Surgical Technology Special Topics Seminar |
3 |
STS | 2179 |
Surgical Biomedical Fundamentals |
2 |
STS | 2946 | Surgical Clinical III | 3 |
12 |
* Check the course descriptions for prerequisites.
** It is your responsibility to meet with the instructional supervisor or counselor to select the proper course to fulfill this requirement.
^ It may be necessary to first enroll in a lower-level English, math, or reading course depending on college placement test scores.
NOTES: CGS 1100C Introduction to Microcomputers using Windows and SPC 2608 Fundamentals of Speech Communication general education requirements are covered within the Surgical Services curriculum for the associate degree.
Students beginning an Associate in Science degree program in fall of 2022 or after must pass AMH 1020 or POS 1041 and the Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE) prior to graduation.
Approximate Program Costs
Admission fee | $15 |
Background check/drug screen/document manager | $132 |
Graduation fee | $15 |
Lab fees | $0 |
Medical costs (varies by provider) | $500 |
CPR | $65 |
Tuition | $6,762.88 |
Approximate Total = | $7,489.88 |
*Cost of textbooks = $587
For more information about Surgical Services at SFSC, please call 863-784-7027 or email healthsciences@southflorida.edu.