The Surgical Technology certificate program is a one-year program offered at the East St. Louis Higher Education Center by Shawnee Community College.  This program is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to practice as certified surgical technologist.  Students successfully completing the program will be fully qualified for jobs as surgical technologists at hospitals, surgical centers, clinics, and physician’s offices.  The program is offered off-campus at the East St. Louis Higher Education Center in East St. Louis, IL.  The Shawnee Community College Surgical Technology (ST) Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).  Graduates of the Shawnee Community College ST program are eligible to sit for the National Certifying exam for Surgical Technologists upon accreditation of Shawnee Surgical Technology Program.  This exam is given year round by the Liaison Council on certification for the Surgical Technologist.  The certified graduate may then use the title, Certified Surgical Technologist (CST).

 

Courses to be taken through Shawnee at the ESLHEC:

___STP 121 – Introduction to Surgical Technology (3)

___STP 122 – Principles and Practices of Surgical Technology (6)

___STP 123 – Surgical Procedures I (5)

___STP 124 – Surgical Procedures II (3)

___STP 125 – Clinical Rotation in Surgical Technology I (5)

___STP 126 – Clinical Rotation in Surgical Technology II (5)

___STP 127 – Pharmacology for Health Professions (3)

 

 

Courses to be taken through Southwestern at the ESLHEC:

___BIOL 155 – Human Anatomy and Physiology I (5)

Prerequisite:  Minimum of one semester of high school biology

or divisional approval.  Completion of ENG 001/005 and

MATH 094 – Developmental Education requirements.

 

___BIOL 156 – Human Anatomy and Physiology II (5)               

Prerequisite:  BIOL 115 or divisional approval.

 

___BIOL 250 – Microbiology (4)

                Prerequisite:  BIOL 101 or 155 or divisional approval.

 

Prerequisite to Entire Program:  BIOL 155 – prerequisite of ENG 001,

ENG 005 and MATH 094 – developmental education requirements.

 

Course Schedule by Semester

FIRST SEMESTER		Credit Hours
*BIOL 156	Human Anatomy & Physiology II  (SWIC)	5
STP 127	Pharmacology for the Health Professions	3
STP 121	Introduction to Surgical Technology	3
STP 122	Principles and Practices of Surgical Technology	6
	TOTAL HOURS	17

 

SECOND SEMESTER		Credit Hours
*BIOL 250	Introduction to Microbiology  (SWIC)	4
STP 123	Surgical Procedures I	5
	CPR for Health Care Providers	1
	TOTAL HOURS	10

 

THIRD SEMESTER		Credit Hours
STP 124	Surgical Procedures II	3
STP 125	Clinical Rotation in Surgical Technology I	5
STP 126	Clinical Rotation in Surgical Technology II	5
	TOTAL HOURS	13

Notes:

Students must be certified in CPR before starting clinical rotations.

Retention in the ST program requires that the student earn a grade of “C” or better in all course work.

*BIOL 156 must be completed by the end of the second semester.

*BIOL 240 must be completed by the end of the second semester.

SWIC represents Southwestern Illinois College