Precision in Every Procedure.
San Jac's Surgical Technology program trains students to become vital members of the operating room team, blending classroom learning with supervised clinical practice. Students master hands-on skills such as preparing instruments and equipment, maintaining sterility, passing tools, monitoring counts, handling specimens, and assisting in surgical and post-operative procedures. Graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification exam and begin working in hospitals, specialty clinics, or surgical centers.
Career Opportunities and Income
Visit sanjac.edu for information regarding career opportunities and potential earnings in the Greater Houston region.
Job Entry Requirements. The College informs all students in this program who may have a criminal background that a criminal history could keep graduates from being licensed by the state of Texas. Students with any questions about their background and licensure may speak with the program’s department chair. This is in accordance with Texas House Bill 1508 amendments to Texas Occupations Code Sec. 53.152.
Learning & Career Pathway
The Surgical Technology, Associate of Applied Science Degree is intended to provide students with all skills needed to enter the workforce. At this time, this award is what employers value and hire for job entry, so the College does not currently have other certificates or degrees related to this learning pathway.
Students who wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree after graduation from San Jacinto College may want to consider Western Governors University (WGU) College of Health Professions. WGU will accept credit for students with an AAS in Surgical Technology. Interested students may find more information on the WGU website.
Learning Outcomes and Career Skills
A student completing this award will be able to:
- Perform surgical asepsis as part of the perioperative experience.
- Communicate with other members of the healthcare team in a professional manner.
- Perform the role of a surgical technologist in a professionally responsible manner.
- Apply problem-solving skills to assess and to manage deviations in preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative needs.
Program Accreditation
The San Jacinto College Surgical Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA)
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
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Licensure or Certification
Upon receiving the AAS degree, the graduate is eligible to take the national certification exam by the National Board of Surgical Technologists and Surgical Assistants. The state of Texas requires all surgical technologists to be certified.
External Learning Experiences
This program includes external learning experiences outside of the classroom, e.g., an internship, externship, clinical, practicum, or cooperative learning experience. Those experiences are typically on-site at a medical facility.
All students participating in external learning experiences are required to comply with the immunization requirements and policies of the external learning sites. Some learning sites outside the college have their own vaccination requirements. These rules come from those facilities and are not mandated by the college. Failure to meet those immunization requirements may limit a student’s ability to complete the program and/or may delay the student’s graduation date. San Jacinto College does not process exemptions, and students should address potential vaccination exemptions directly with the external learning site.
Locations
College Admission
San Jacinto College is an open admission institution. All students are welcome to apply and will be admitted to the College. You may begin the process on the College’s “How to Apply” webpage.
Program Admission
In addition to being admitted to the College, students must also be admitted to the Surgical Technology program which has additional requirements and/or steps.
Plan of Study
3SURT
| Prerequisites | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 2404 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology (lecture & lab) 1 | 4 |
| HPRS 1206 | Essentials of Medical Terminology | 2 |
| HPRS 1201 | Introduction to Health Professions | 2 |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| First Term | ||
| SRGT 1260 | Clinical I Surgical | 2 |
| SRGT 1509 | Fundamentals of Perioperative Concepts and Techniques | 5 |
| SRGT 1505 | Introduction to Surgical Technology | 5 |
| ENGL 2311 or ENGL 1302 | Technical and Business Writing or Composition II | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Term | ||
| SRGT 1460 | Clinical II - Surgical Technology/Technologist | 4 |
| SRGT 1541 | Surgical Procedures I | 5 |
| HPRS 2301 | Pathophysiology or Microbiology for Health Science Majors (lecture) and Microbiology for Health Science Majors (lab) | 3 |
| PSYC 2301 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Term | ||
| SRGT 2460 | Clinical III Surgical | 4 |
| SRGT 1542 | Surgical Procedures II | 5 |
| SRGT 2130 | Professional Readiness | 1 |
| SPCH 1315 or SPCH 1318 | Public Speaking or Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| Language, Philosophy and Culture (Humanities) or Creative Arts (Fine Arts) | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
Capstone Experience: SRGT 1542 Surgical Procedures II and SRGT 2460 Clinical III Surgical
Verification of workplace competencies.
Upon completion of the program, the student receives the Associate of Applied Science degree and is eligible to take the National Certification Examination to become a Certified Surgical Technologist.
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Students who have already completed BIOL 2301, BIOL 2101, BIOL 2302, and BIOL 2102 may use this combination instead of BIOL 2404.
Students must earn a C or better in all courses in the plan of study; the student will not be permitted to continue or to graduate from the program until all courses reflect that a grade of C or above has been earned.