Surgical Technology Admissions Requirements

Steps to Begin

1. Attend Mandatory Virtual Information Session.
   If you do not listen to the Info Session PowerPoint and follow the directions prior to getting on the waitlist, you will not be waitlisted.
   Watch Info Session
   
   
2. Apply to FRCC.
   
   
3. Complete Prerequisite Coursework.
   • A minimum GPA of 2.75 in these seven courses is required.
   • The following prerequisite coursework must be completed before enrolling in the program, with a letter grade of “C” or better:
     • ENG 1021 English Composition I
     • MAT 1140 Career Mathematics or higher
     • HPR 1045 Medical Record Terminology (2 credits)
     • BIO1010 Biology Foundation
     • BIO1006 Basic Anatomy and Physiology
       
       
   • The following courses can be in progress when enrolling in the program:
     • BIO2104 Microbiology with Lab
     • PSY 2440 Human Growth and Development*
       
       

     *Please Note: Sciences must be taken within 7 years of entry into the program.
     
     

4. Get on the waitlist.

   Follow the directions in the Info Session PowerPoint to be added to the STE waitlist.  Students will be notified when they are accepted into and have a seat in the Surgical Technology program.
   
   

5. Attend a mandatory orientation for the Surgical Technology program.

   • • The Program Director will contact all students to confirm date, time and location.
     • If students do not attend orientation they will be dropped from the program.
     • This meeting will include important information about next steps into the program, what classes they will need to enroll in and how to enroll in their classes.
6. Enroll in the Surgical Technology program specific classes and complete the program.

Have Prerequisites from Another College? 

If any prerequisite coursework was taken outside of the FRCC system, you must have your transcripts officially evaluated through the FRCC Registrar's office.

• All prerequisites must be transferred to your FRCC transcript.
• Evaluations take up to 30 days to complete after Admissions & Records receives the official transcript and the Transfer Credit Evaluation Form. Be sure to specify AAS in Surgical Technology as your degree plan.
• To be considered official, transcripts may not be issued to the student; transcripts must be mailed directly from the previous college to the FRCC Admissions & Records department. 

Required Immunizations

All immunizations need to be current throughout the program. Allied Health students who are in programs that have a clinical rotation requirement must have proof of the following to go to their clinical site:

• 2 step TB Test (valid for 1 year and must remain current throughout entire program)
• Tdap (within 10 years)
• Hepatitis B Series (three shots) or proof of immunity via a titer
• Measles, Mumps Rubella (MMR, two shots or proof of immunity via a titer)
• 2 Varicella (Chickenpox-proof of vaccination or immunity via titer)
• Seasonal influenza vaccine October - March
• COVID-19 vaccine series

Additional Requirements

• American Heart Association BLS Provider CPR cards (valid for two years), except EMS which follows the Colorado State guidelines for CPR.
• Passing a background check and drug test through FRCC will also be required.
• Students will register for the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) within their clinical rotation. This registration is required to work in the state of Colorado.