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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Surgical First Assistant 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Science in Surgical First Assistant requires 120 credit hours as follows:

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

Complete one of the following sequences:

Sequence 1
CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
Sequence 2
CIS 112 - Accelerated Composition and Communication II (Cis) 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 112 - Accelerated Composition and Communication II (Wrd) 3 Credit Hours
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
OR
PSY 323 - Developmental Psychology 3 Credit Hours
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

Complete one of the following sequences:

Sequence 1
CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
Sequence 2
CIS 112 - Accelerated Composition and Communication II (Cis) 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 112 - Accelerated Composition and Communication II (Wrd) 3 Credit Hours
ANA 110 - Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing II 4 Credit Hours
CHE 103 - Chemistry for Health Professionals 4 Credit Hours
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

BIO 208 - Principles of Microbiology 3 Credit Hours
DHN 212 - Introductory Nutrition 3 Credit Hours
STA 210 - Making Sense of Uncertainty: An Introduction to Statistical Reasoning 3 Credit Hours
OR
BST 230 - Statistical Thinking in Public Health 3 Credit Hours
UK Core - Citizenship - USA Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

ANA 209 - Principles of Human Anatomy 3 Credit Hours
SFA 201 - Introduction to Perioperative Principles 3 Credit Hours
SFA 205 - Fundamentals of Surgical Technique I 3 Credit Hours
HHS 353 - Ethics in Healthcare 3 Credit Hours
Guided Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

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

Second Semester

ANA 309 - An Introduction to Regional Anatomy 5 Credit Hours
SFA 324 - Diagnostic and Interventional Management Perioperatively 5 Credit Hours
SFA 325 - Advanced Operative Skills 5 Credit Hours

Year 4

First Semester

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

Second Semester

SFA 435 - Advanced Anatomical Considerations in the Operative Suite 4 Credit Hours
SFA 430 - Complex Perioperative Bioscience 3 Credit Hours
SFA 416 - Advanced Application of Surgical First Assistant Practice Principles 5 Credit Hours
SFA 410 - Translation of Theory to Practice: Senior Synthesis 3 Credit Hours