Surgical First Assistant, B.S.

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Catalog for the complete UK Core requirements. The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

• SFA 301 - Operating Room Management 5 Credit Hours
• SFA 401 - Anatomical Basis for Operative Decision-Making 4 Credit Hours

Premajor Requirements

• CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours

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• WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours

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• CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours

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• WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours

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• ANA 109 - Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing I 4 Credit Hours
• BIO 103 - Basic Ideas of Biology 3 Credit Hours
• PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology 4 Credit Hours
• CHE 103 - Chemistry for Health Professionals 4 Credit Hours
• ANA 110 - Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing II 4 Credit Hours

Major Requirements

• BIO 208 - Principles of Microbiology 3 Credit Hours
• DHN 212 - Introductory Nutrition 3 Credit Hours

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• STA 210 - Making Sense of Uncertainty: An Introduction to Statistical Reasoning 3 Credit Hours

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• BST 230 - Statistical Thinking in Public Health 3 Credit Hours

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• ANA 209 - Principles of Human Anatomy 3 Credit Hours
• HHS 353 - Ethics in Healthcare 3 Credit Hours
• ANA 309 - An Introduction to Regional Anatomy 5 Credit Hours
• SFA 201 - Introduction to Perioperative Principles 3 Credit Hours
• SFA 205 - Fundamentals of Surgical Technique I 3 Credit Hours
• SFA 301 - Operating Room Management 5 Credit Hours
• SFA 305 - Fundamentals of Surgical Technique II 3 Credit Hours
• SFA 307 - Introduction to Operative Skills 4 Credit Hours
• SFA 324 - Diagnostic and Interventional Management Perioperatively 5 Credit Hours
• SFA 325 - Advanced Operative Skills 5 Credit Hours
• SFA 401 - Anatomical Basis for Operative Decision-Making 4 Credit Hours
• SFA 409 - Theoretical Foundations for Surgical Assisting 3 Credit Hours
• SFA 415 - Application of Surgical First Assistant Practice Principles 4 Credit Hours
• SFA 429 - Perioperative Bioscience 3 Credit Hours
• SFA 435 - Advanced Anatomical Considerations in the Operative Suite 4 Credit Hours
• SFA 410 - Translation of Theory to Practice: Senior Synthesis 3 Credit Hours
• SFA 430 - Complex Perioperative Bioscience 3 Credit Hours
• SFA 416 - Advanced Application of Surgical First Assistant Practice Principles 5 Credit Hours (taken twice for a total of 10 hours)

Guided Electives

Choose one course from the following list for 3 credit hours:

• CLA 131 - Medical Terminology From Greek and Latin 3 Credit Hours
• CLD 230 - Intrapersonal Leadership 3 Credit Hours
• HSP 255 - Medicine, Health, and Society 3 Credit Hours
• HSP 355 - Sociology of Health and Illness 3 Credit Hours
• SOC 255 - Medicine, Health, and Society 3 Credit Hours
• SOC 355 - Sociology of Health and Illness 3 Credit Hours

TOTAL HOURS: 120