Surgical Technology
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SPRING 2025
ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
- Applicants must be 18 years of age or older prior to orientation.
- Hold at minimum an Associate’s Degree.
- Applicants must be in good mental and physical health, free from any physical handicaps which would interfere with their work. Ultimately, individuals must meet the Technical Standards for Admissions listed for each program (see below).
- Applicants must have completed a recognized high school or equivalent. Individuals who attended an online high school, or who were homeschooled, should contact the Admissions Department to determine their eligibility to enroll.
TECHNICAL STANDARDS
This policy outlines the technical standards that each applicant/student must be able to accomplish.
Each applicant/student must be able to:
- Maintain the physical functions needed to respond appropriately to a patient’s needs including: standing for long periods of time, holding retractors for long periods of time, twisting and bending at the waist, carrying and lifting heavy trays of instruments, pushing surgical carts and equipment, lifting heavy items, transferring patients to and from surgery, using fine motor skills and manual dexterity needed to operate surgical supplies, instruments, and equipment.
- Maintain vision, hearing, and the appropriate ability to articulate the words necessary to observe and communicate effectively in surgery.
- Exhibit meticulous attention to aseptic and sterile technique.
- Demonstrate a technological intelligence to prepare surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies.
- Present the anticipatory ability necessary to understand the surgeon’s timely needs.
- Demonstrate and apply the intellectual and emotional functions needed to exercise independent judgment and discretion in the performance of assigned responsibilities.
Any applicant who does not meet the technical standards as outlined above is ineligible for admission to the school.
Any student whose status changes while enrolled and no longer meets the technical standards at outlined above may not be allowed to continue to progress through the program.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
- Program Overview
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Accreditation
ACCREDITATION
CAHE’s Surgical Technology Program is accredited by The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES).
Accreditation is granted after a programmatic review and site visit. Recognition by ABHES qualifies the program’s graduates for eligibility to apply for and take the certification exam administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) to become a Certified Surgical Technologist.ABHES
ACCREDITING BUREAU OF
HEALTH EDUCATION SCHOOLS
7777 LEESBURG PIKE, SUITE214 N
FALLS CHURCH, VA 22043703.917.9503
WWW.ABHES.ORGNBSTSA
NATIONAL BOARD OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND SURGICAL ASSISTING
6 W DRY CREEK CIR #100
LITTLETON, CO 80120800.707.0057
WWW.NBSTSA.ORG - Mission & Goals
- Course Schedule
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Program Curriculum
Course Number Course Title Hours GEN 1100 Medical Terminology 15 CST 1110 Anatomy and Physiology I 40 CST 1130 Care of the Surgical Patient 20 CST 1140 Principles and Practice of Surgical Technology I 40 CST 1140L Surgical Technology Lab I 50 CST 1150 Biomedicine 30 CST 1180 Introduction to Sterile Processing 14 CST 1210 Anatomy and Physiology II 40 CST 1240 Principles and Practices of Surgical Technology II 40 CST 1240L Surgical Technology Lab II 30 CST 1260 Fundamentals of Operative Procedures I 30 CST 1280 Clinical Internship I 126 CST 1330 Pharmacology and Anesthesia 30 CST 1350L Surgical Technology Lab III 30 CST 1360 Fundamentals of Operative Procedures II 40 CST 1370 Microbiology 30 CST 1380 Clinical Internship II 126 CST 1460 Fundamentals of Operative Procedures III 24 CST 1470 Career Development 12 CST 1480 Clinical Internship III 238 CST 1490 CST Review 108 -
Progression Policy
PROGRESSION POLICY
A student must pass all courses in the program in order to graduate from the program.
A student must pass all courses in a quarter/quarter in order to progress to the next quarter/quarter in the program.
If a student fails one course in a quarter/quarter the following policy is in effect:
Progression Course: they face termination from the program. A progression course is defined as a course that is delineated as a pre-requisite course for a course in the following quarter/quarter. All required pre-requisite courses are listed in the Academic Policy as published in the Catalog Addendum.
Non-Progression Course: the course must be made up as per the Make-Up Policy published in the Institutional Catalog.
Diagnostic Medical Sonography program students are required to sit for the ARDMS Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) exam by the end of their fourth quarter in order to progress to their fifth quarter.
Comprehensive Exam:
A student who fails up to two didactic courses in a quarter may qualify for a comprehensive exam(s) for each of the failed courses. The results of the comprehensive exam(s) will determine the student’s requirements to meet the objectives of the failed course.
Qualifying for a Comprehensive Exam:
In order to qualify for a comprehensive exam a student’s course average must be a minimum grade of 65.
Results of the Comprehensive Exam
90 to 100 – the student will be considered to have passed the course and will receive the minimum passing grade as their recorded score
80 to 89 – the student will be required to complete an independent course of study that meets the objectives of the course. A learning contract will be signed by the student detailing the objective criteria they are required to complete. Once complete the minimum passing grade will be recorded as their score.
79 or below – Progression Course: the student has failed the course.
Non-Progression Course: the student will need to make-up the course as per the Make-Up Policy as published in the Institutional Catalog.
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Grading Scale
Letter Grade Numerical Equivalent Quality Points Legend A 90-100 4.0 Excellent B+ 85-89 3.5 Very Good B 80-84 3.0 Very Good C+ 75-79 2.5 Satisfactory C 70-74 2.0 Satisfactory D 65-69 1.0 Unsatisfactory F 0-64 0 Failure P – – Pass TF – – Transfer Credits INC – 0 Incomplete W – – Official Withdrawal FW – 0 Failure due to Unofficial Withdrawal FT – 0 Failure due to Termination - Program Outcomes
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