Admission Requirements: Applicants must have: 1. Been admitted to NVCC and have designated Annandale as home campus. 2. Received a high school diploma or GED; or have a license, certification or registration as a health care provider. 3. Attained at least 18 years of age. 4. Completed high school (or college courses) in biology or chemistry with a C grade or better. 5. Completed college English and math placement tests and met required placement for English 111 and Math 120 or 126. 6. Shown evidence of good physical and mental health. 7. Been CPR certified. 8. Completed required immunizations. 9. Interviewed with the program head and/or instructor.

Certification Eligibility: The Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist (LCC-ST) offers a national certifying examination to graduates of programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). NVCC's program received initial accreditation October 2000.

One Year				1st Semester	2nd Semester	3rd Semester
	HLT	141	Medical Terminology	2
	1 MDL	108	Human Pathogenic Concepts	2
	NUR	140	Introduction to Surgical Care	2
	2 NUR	141	Fundamentals of Surgical Care I	3
	2 NUR	142	Fundamentals of Surgical Care II	3
	STD		Elective	1
	ENG	111	College Composition I		3
	HLT	250	General Pharmacology		3
	NAS	150	Human Biology		4
	3 NUR	209	Surgical Procedures I		4
	3 NUR	210	Surgical Procedures II		4
	NUR	296	On-Site Training In: Surgical Tech.			5
		Total Credits/Semester		13	18	5

Total credits for the Surgical Technology Certificate = 36.

¹ All students must have completed MDL 108 or NAS 161 with a grade of C or better before entering into the second semester. All students must have completed NAS 150 or NAS 162 with a grade of C or better before entering into the third semester.

² NUR 141, 142 are each taught in 8-week segments in the first semester.

³ NUR 209, Surgical Procedures I, is taught the first 8-weeks of the 2nd semester and NUR 210, Surgical Procedures II, is taught the second 8-weeks.