• Admission Criteria and Application Process
• Selection Process
  • Application deadline
  • Ranking System
• College Level Examination Program (CLEP)/ Advanced Placement (AP) Credit
• Revised PSB Health Occupations Aptitude Exam
  • Pre-entrance Exam Dates
• Degree Requirements
• Student Health Statement/Medical Release Form

Admission Criteria and Application Process

Admission to the UA Fort Smith Surgical Technology program is selective. In order to be considered for admission to the program, students must meet the following criteria:

1. Complete admission requirements to enter UA Fort Smith.
2. Submit a copy of a high school diploma or GED.
3. Submit official transcripts from any college(s) previously attended.
4. Meet minimum skill levels in reading and math according to one of the following criteria:
   • Provide recent (within the last four years) ACT or COMPASS scores indicating no reading required and placement into MATH 0023 Beginning Algebra or higher.
   • Provide college transcript(s) indicating acceptable reading and math placement.
5. Take the Revised Psychological Services Bureau (PSB) Health Occupations Apptitude Examination.
6. Submit a Student Health Statement/Medical Release Form indicating good physical and mental health.

Surgical Technology Information Packet

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Selection Process

Since the Surgical Technology Program usually has more applicants than positions available, admission is competitive. Students who meet the minimum admission criteria are eligible to apply to the Surgical Technology Program. In order to complete the application process, eligible students must schedule an appointment with the Coordinator of Academic Support Services for the College of Health Sciences during the 30 days prior to the program deadline but after PSB scores are received. The program application will be completed at this appointment and the Student Health Statement/Medical Release Form will be provided to each applicant. Students accepted into the program must complete this form and have a medical release completed by a health care provider prior to the beginning of the program.

Application deadline

• April 15 for the class beginning in the fall

Ranking System

Selection is based on the following system:

The Revised PSB Health Occupations Aptitude Exam	40 percent
Personal Interview	25 percent
Cumulative GPA	10 percent
Quality Points (prescribed courses)	25 percent

In the event applicants have identical total scores, priority will be given to the highest cumulative grade point average in all college course work, including transfer work and excluding zero level developmental courses.

MEETING THE MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION OR TAKING COURSES ON THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY DEGREE PLAN DOES NOT GUARANTEE ADMISSION TO THE PR0GRAM. Students not admitted must reapply to be considered for another semester. Students chosen as alternates are not guaranteed a position in the next class.

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College Level Examination Program (CLEP)/ Advanced Placement (AP) Credit

If a student has received college credit through CLEP or AP for a course, the student will not be given quality points ranking purposes.

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Revised PSB Health Occupations Aptitude Exam

This test will be given at least 5 times a year. Test information will be available the first week of each semester in the Student Advisement Center CC219, the Testing Center CC205 and on the College of Health Sciences webpage.

1. Pay the UA Fort Smith cashier the $15.00 non-refundable examination fee and obtain a receipt. Take the receipt to the Testing Center and sign up for desired test date. NOTE: Test dates may be changed within the same testing cycle if space is available.
2. Tests are available on a first-come, first-serve basis until the maximum number is reached. Students may register for a test until the working day before the test unless the maximum number has already been reached.
3. If a student does not test during the test cycle, the test fee will not be refunded and the receipt will not be held for the next testing cycle.

Students may take the test once per year, with the most recent score being used for ranking purposes. Scores may be used for two years following the date of examination.

Pre-entrance Exam Dates

2007-2008 Exam Dates & Registration Form

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Degree Requirements

View the degree requirements for the AAS in Surgical Technology.

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Student Health Statement/Medical Release Form

Students accepted into the Surgical Technology program will be required to provide documentation of good physical and mental health by completion of the Student Health Statement/Medical Release form. Documentation of all health problems and a medical release is required. Copies of immunization records and a valid CPR certification must be submitted to the Coordinator of Academic Support Services for the College Health Sciences or Director of Surgical Technology by the first day of class. No student will be allowed to attend a clinical rotation without the required health data records on file in the program director's office.

Student Health Statement/Medical Release Form

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