Admission Requirements

1. Attendance at a program information session or call 410-777-7310 for schedule. Detailed information regarding program, profession, admission and academic requirements and selection criteria will be discussed.
2. Submit a completed program application.
3. Grade of C or better in all prerequisite courses by the time application is submitted.
4. High school graduate or equivalency or associate degree or higher from a nationally recognized institution. Official transcripts required.
5. United States high school general chemistry (1 credit), CHE 011  (non-credit), or a college-level chemistry (CHE 111  or CHE 103 ) with a grade of C or better. If home schooled, the high school curriculum must be under a recognized umbrella organization with the supervision of a state-approved curriculum. AACC may require a course syllabus so that our chemistry department chair can review and approve the curriculum.
   CHE 011  or CHE 111  or CHE 103  is eligible for Health Manpower Shortage Tuition Waiver.
6. Eligibility for ENG 101  / ENG 101A  .
7. Eligibility for general education math (see General Education Mathematics Requirements ).
8. If developmental courses in English or mathematics are needed, the student will not be eligible for the program until completion of all developmental courses.
9. Must have a minimum adjusted grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 at this college.
10. Foreign educated students: must have their college and high school transcripts evaluated by one of the following credential evaluators: ECE (Educational Credential Evaluators) at www.ece.org, WES (World Education Services) at www.wes.org or SpanTran: The Evaluation Company at www.spantran.com.
11. Foreign educated students: must successfully pass the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 550 (213 is the equivalent computer score and 79 is the equivalent Internet-based score) OR must have completed the ENG 101  or ENG 101A  and ENG 102  course sequence with grades of C or better prior to applying to the Surgical Technology program. Anne Arundel Community College’s code for TOEFL is 5019.

Selection Criteria

Students will be admitted to the Surgical Technology program on a rolling admission basis. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Students will apply for the Surgical Technology program only after meeting all academic and admission criteria. Once the applicant’s admission criteria have been verified, that student receives conditional acceptance for the next available seat. Applications will be rejected if incomplete. Incomplete applications will be sent back to the student and can be resubmitted once they are complete. Students need only apply once to the program, providing their application is complete. A future seat will be slotted for them once the student meets the criteria for admission. To be considered for conditional acceptance, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Must satisfactorily complete all academic and admission requirements.
• Satisfactory completion of all prerequisite courses by the date the application is submitted.
• Official transcripts, if applicable.
• Final acceptance into the program shall be contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal background check, a health examination record, and submission of current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification card. Information and deadline for completion will be sent in applicant’s conditional acceptance packet. These are not to be completed prior to acceptance notification.

Technical Standards

Students who are conditionally accepted to this program of study will be required to submit a health examination record completed by a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant validating that the student meets the technical standard of good physical and mental health as established by the School of Health Sciences, and verifying that the student is free of communicable diseases as evidenced by required immunizations/titers.

CPR

Students must successfully complete the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification course by designated deadline.

Criminal Background Check and Drug Screening

This program requires the satisfactory completion of a criminal background check and possible drug screening. For complete details, see the Health Sciences  section of this catalog.

Enrollment Restrictions

Limitations of hospital, clinical or laboratory facilities, and accreditation requirements necessitate certain enrollment restrictions. An applicant who has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor may not be eligible for employment as a Surgical Technologist. See the Surgical Technology department coordinator for additional information.

Total credit hours: 11

First Year - Term 1

• BIO 223 - General Microbiology 4 credit hours
• SGT 100 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Surgical Technologists 3 credit hours

First Year - Term 2

• PSY 111 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit hours
• SGT 102 - Principles of Surgical Technology 6 credit hours
• CTA 100 - Computing and Information Technology 3 credit hours

• OR

• CTP 103 - Theories and Applications of Digital Technology 3 credit hours

Second Year - Term 1

• SGT 108 - Surgical Procedures 1 4 credit hours
• SGT 200 - Surgical Technology Clinical 1 7 credit hours

Second Year - Term 2

• SGT 202 - Surgical Procedures 2 4 credit hours
• SGT 205 - Surgical Technology Clinical 2 5 credit hours
• SGT 206 - Surgical Technology Clinical 3 5 credit hours
• SGT 209 - Surgical Technology Perspectives 1 credit hour