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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 Department 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, I and II and leads to a diploma
certificate at graduation. The curriculum consists of classroom instruction on theory and
principles of surgical technology core skills practiced in the Skills Laboratory and Clinical
Laboratory in a hospital clinical setting. The student at completion has invested 1100 clock hours
in his/her education. The program is designed to provide a sound fundamental basis for the
dynamic contemporary health care program consisting of twelve courses and 41credit hours.
Semester I CREDITS
ST 1009 Fundamentals of Surgical Technology 9
ST 1102 Fundamental Operating Room Techniques Laboratory 2

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