SUR 101 INTRODUCTION TO SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY (5-2-6)
Prerequisite: Program admission
Provides an overview of the Surgical Technology profession and develops the fundamental concepts and principles necessary to successfully participate on a surgical team. Topics include: orientation to Surgical Technology, asepsis and the surgical environment, basic instrumentation and equipment, principles of the sterilization process, and application of sterilization principles.

SUR 102 PRINCIPLES OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY (4-3-5)
Prerequisites: SUR 101, SUR 108, PSY 101
Provides continued study of surgical team participation by introducing basic case preparation/procedures and creation/maintenance of the sterile field. Topics include: basic case preparation and procedures, creation and maintenance of the sterile field, surgical supplies and accessory equipment, wound management, principles of surgery, minimal invasive surgery, and outpatient surgical procedures.

SUR 108 SURGICAL MICROBIOLOGY (3-0-3)
Prerequisites: AHS 101, AHS 104, AHS 109, SCT 100, ENG 101, MAT 101
Co-requisites: SUR 101, PSY 101
Includes the fundamentals of surgical microbiology. Topics include: historical development of microbiology, cell structure and theory, microbial function, human and pathogen relationships, infectious process, blood borne and airborne pathogens, defense microorganisms, infection control, and principles of microbial control and destruction.

SUR 109 SURGICAL PATIENT CARE (2-2-3)
Prerequisites: PSY 101
Co-requisites: SUR 101, SUR 108
Introduces a complex diversity of surgical patients. Topics include: physiological diversities and needs, special patient needs, preoperative routine, intraoperative patient care, surgical emergencies, documentation and assessment skills, postoperative patient care, and care of the caregiver.

SUR 110 SURGICAL PHARMACOLOGY (2-2-3)
Prerequisites: SUR 101, SUR 108, and PSY 101 (diploma), or PSY 191 (degree)
Co-requisites: SUR 102, SUR 109
Introduces the fundamentals of intraoperative pharmacology, and emphasizes concepts of anesthesia administration. Topics include: weights and measurements, drug conversions, interpretation of drug orders, legal aspects of drug administration, intraoperative pharmacologic agents, and anesthesia fundamentals.

SUR 112 INTRODUCTORY SURGICAL PRACTICUM (0-21-7)
Prerequisites: Program admission, AHS 101 and SUR 101 (taken no longer than 6 months prior to enrollment in SUR 112) Prerequisite/Co-requisite: SUR 102
Orients students to the clinical environment and provides experience with basic skills necessary to the surgical technologist. Topics include: scrubbing; gowning; gloving; and draping; assistance with patient care; processing of instruments and supplies; maintenance of a sterile field; basic instrumentation; and environmental sanitation.

SUR 201 INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING ROOM NURSING (9-6-12)
Prerequisite: Program admission
Provides an overview of the operating room environment and develops concepts, principles and skills necessary to care for surgical patients and to participate on a surgical team. Topics include: legal and ethical issues; perioperative patient care; physical facilities; surgical asepsis; instrumentation and equipment; sterilization and disinfection; and specific procedures.

SUR 202 ADVANCED OPERATING ROOM NURSING (3-0-3)
Prerequisite: SUR 201
Presents an eclectic overview of advanced operating room techniques, management, and other issues pertinent to perioperative nurses.

SUR 203 SURGICAL PROCEDURES I (5-2-6)
Prerequisites: SUR 102, SUR 109, SUR 110, SUR 112
Co-requisite: SUR 213
Continues introduction to surgical procedures, incisions, wound closure, operative pathology, and common complications as applied to general and specialty surgery. Topics include: general surgery and special techniques, obstetrical and gynecological surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, genitourinary surgery, head and neck surgery, and plastic and reconstructive surgery.

SUR 204 SURGICAL PROCEDURES II (5-2-6)
Prerequisites: SUR 203, SUR 213
Co-requisite: SUR 214
Continues development of student knowledge and skills applicable to specialty surgery areas. Topics include: ophthalmic surgery, orthopedic surgery, thoracic surgery, vascular surgery, cardiovascular surgery, and neurosurgery.

SUR 212 PRACTICUM FOR THE OPERATING ROOM NURSE (0-24-3)
Prerequisite: SUR 201
Orients the student to the clinical environment and provides experience with skills necessary to the perioperative nurse. Places emphasis on patient care, team participation, technical skills, leadership, and management. Provides opportunity for the student to observe and participate in surgical procedures as a scrubbed and circulating member of the team.

SUR 213 SPECIALTY SURGICAL PRACTICUM (0-24-8)
Prerequisites: SUR 102, SUR 109, SUR 110, SUR 112
Co-requisite: SUR 203
Emphasis is placed on routine procedures for general and specialty surgery. Students continue to demonstrate increased knowledge and advanced participation through the clinical experience. Topics include: aseptic technique, case preparation, application of surgical anatomy, surgical team employability skills, and demonstration of employability skills.

SUR 214 ADVANCED SPECIALTY SURGICAL PRACTICUM (0-24-8)
Prerequisites: SUR 203, SUR 204, SUR 213
Provides opportunity for students to complete all required Surgical Technology procedures through active participation in surgery in the clinical setting. Topics include:  primary scrub on specialty surgical procedures; participation as a surgical team conducting ophthalmic, orthopedic, thoracic, vascular, cardiovascular, and neurosurgery procedures; independent case preparation and implementation of intraoperative skills; and demonstration of employability skills.

SUR 224 SEMINAR IN SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY (3-0-3)
Prerequisite: SUR 204
Co-requisite: SUR 214
Prepares students for entry into careers as surgical technologists and enables them to effectively review for the national certification examination. Topics include professional preparation, certification review, and test-taking skills.