Step 1 - Admission to the College
Follow standard college admission requirements.

APPLICATION TO THE PROGRAM OR ENROLLING IN CLASSES THAT ARE PART OF THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE STUDENT IS ADMITTED TO THE PROGRAM

Step 2 - Admission to the Program

1. Take the PSB Test for Surgical Technology by the regional program deadline: April 1st for the upcoming fall semester program start date.
2. The student must successfully complete the following courses before beginning Fundamentals of Surgical Technology (SUR 111):
   1. Anatomy and Physiology 1 (ANP 101)
   2. Medical Terminology (HHS 101)
   3. English Composition (ENG 111)
   4. Mathematics elective (MAT 111 or higher)
3. All applicants to the Surgical Technology Program must pass a physical examination.
4. Qualified applicants are expected to meet all admission and progression criteria, as well as the functions outlined on the "Surgical Technology Program Essential Functions" document. Students requesting accommodations to meet these essential functions must inform the Disability Services Coordinator in writing of the need for accommodations at the time of application for admission to the program.
5. At the time of acceptance to the Surgical Technology Program, students will receive notification by letter of a mandatory information session. Students must reply indicating intent to attend the mandatory information session by the date stated in the letter. Failure to attend the information session may result in forfeiture of a clinical slot for the current year.
6. Prospective students will be awarded points for each course completed by the regionally determined deadline based on the following outlined schedule.

   The student's grade for courses required in the Surgical Technology program as listed below, including coursework completed at other institutions is worth 75% of the rank score.

   Points Awarded	Points Awarded
   A = 6 points	A = 3 points
   B = 4 points	B = 2 points
   C = 2 points	C = 1 point
   D = 0 points	D = 0 points
   Completed Courses	Completed Courses
   Anatomy and Physiology I	Mathematics Elective
   Anatomy and Physiology II	Psychology or Sociology
   Microbiology	English Composition I
   Medical Terminology	Fundamentals of Public Speaking OR Intro to Interpersonal Communications
   Pharmacology SUR201(**)
   Medical Law and Ethics
   **regionally determined

7. Points awarded for the PSB Health Occupations Aptitude Exam (PSB-HO) test are worth 25% of the rank score.

   Points for the PSB-HO test will be awarded based on a sum of the five category percentile scores divided by 10. Students must have a percentile score of twenty-five (25) or higher in each category or a composite score of 200 to be considered for admission to the program. PSB-HO scores will be valid for one (1) year.

8. Admission to the Surgical Technology Program will be offered to those students with the highest rank score. However, the number of students admitted shall not exceed the number of clinical externships available.
9. In the event that multiple students have equal points, those students will receive ranking by the sum of the percentile scores from the PSB-HO exam.
10. Students who are not admitted to the program must reapply and are not given preferential consideration.