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Program Oversight
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
25400 US Highway 19 North, Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: 727-210-2350
Fax: 727-210-2354
Website: www.CAAHEP.org

The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
3 West Dry Creek Circle
Littleton, Colorado 80120
Tel: 800 707 0057
Fax: 303 325-2536
Website: www.nbstsa.org

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
7777 Leesburg Pike, Suite 314N
Falls Church, Virginia 22043
Phone: 703-917-9503
Fax: 703-917-4109
Website: www.abhes.org

Arkansas Division of Higher Education
Attention: Director
423 Main Street.
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 371-2000
Website: www.adhe.edu

ARC/STSA
6 West Dry Creek Circle, Suite 110
Littleton, CO 80120
Phone: 303-694-9262
FAX: 303-741-3655
Website: www.arcstsa.org

Professional Curriculum
The Professional Curriculum is divided into two semesters and with prerequisite courses leads to an AAS.
The curriculum consists of theory instruction, skills laboratory and clinical laboratory in a hospital
setting. The program is designed to provide a sound fundamental basis for the dynamic contemporary
healthcare environment and consists of 10 courses and 36 credit hours.

Prerequisite Courses
English Composition I 3
English Composition II 3
Psychology or Sociology 3
College Algebra 3
Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4
Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4
Biology 4
Microbiology 4

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