Surgical Technology

The program application is available on this web page only during the application window. Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline or outside of the application window(s) will not be considered. Any changes to application dates are published on this page.

August 2025 Admission

Applications for fall 2025 will be accepted from April 14, 2025 until 4 p.m. on June 20, 2025. Official transcripts from your high school/GED and all regionally accredited colleges attended, and all other checklist requirements, must be submitted by June 30, 2025, to complete the Application Admission Process. All items can be found in the Application Checklist below.

As of March 2025, this program is scheduled to start each fall semester. There is no spring start at this time.

Application Checklist

Each item in the checklist must be completed to be considered as a Surgical Technology program applicant. Incomplete or partial applications are not considered for admission.

• Apply to the Associate in Science in Surgical Technology program at PHSC via the Bobcat Application Portal during the published application window. Pay the $25 non-refundable general admission fee for new students.
• Complete residency requirements (as needed) for new or returning students for general admission and submit any other documents required to complete your general application.
• Pay the $25 non-refundable limited access Surgical Technology application fee once assessed in the Bobcat Application Portal.

Upload into the Application Portal

• Clear, enlarged copy of current driver’s license indicating a physical mailing address (PO Box addresses will not be used for residency preference in the selection process). If a driver’s license, or equivalent, does not prove Pasco or Hernando County residency, it will be processed as a non-resident (out-of-county) application.
• Copy of current TEAS test scores with Proficient or Higher in the ATI Academic Preparedness Category. Applicants may only submit one valid set of scores taken within the past two years of the application submission. Scores submitted with the application will be the only ones considered.

Order your official transcripts to be sent to PHSC

• Official high school transcript with graduation date indicating receipt of a standard high school diploma or an official transcript of GED scores indicating receipt of a high school equivalency diploma, if not already submitted.
• Official transcripts from each U.S. college and university attended other than PHSC.
• Official test score reports from external agencies, if applicable, for prerequisite courses (i.e. AP, CLEP, IB, etc.).

Please note: Transcripts are due by the deadline stated above.

Additional Requirements

• Confirm that any needed course substitutions or credit shortages have been approved by the application deadline date.
• Transfer credits: If the course prefix and number of an evaluated transfer course is not equivalent to PHSC's course prefix and number (for example, transfer course does not indicate BSC 1085, 3 credits), then you will have to meet with an advisor to complete a course substitution.
• A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher.

Successful completion of all of the following prerequisite courses with a combined GPA of 2.5 or higher; and with at least a grade of "C" or higher in each course:

• BSC 1085, Human Anatomy & Physiology I (3 credits)
• BSC 1085L, Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lab (1 credit)
• BSC 1086, Human Anatomy & Physiology II (3 credits)
• BSC 1086L, Human Anatomy & Physiology II Lab (1 credit)
• HSC 2531, Medical Terminology (3 credits)

Successful completion of any Area II Math course (3 or more credits) with a grade of "C" or higher:

• MAC 1105, College Algebra
• MAC 1114, Trigonometry
• MAC 1140, Precalculus
• MAC 2233, Applied Calculus
• MAC 2311, Calculus and Analytical Geometry 1
• MAC 2312, Calculus and Analytical Geometry 2
• MAC 2313, Calculus and Analytical Geometry 3
• MAP 2302, Differential Equations
• MGF 1130, Mathematical Thinking
• STA 2023, Introduction to Statistics

The grade you earn in your math course is calculated as part of your pre-requisite GPA mentioned above.

PHSC students who are currently enrolled in their final semester of prerequisite courses at PHSC are eligible to apply. However, preference will be given to those who have already completed all required prerequisite courses.

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