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Surgical Technology Application Assessment Points Calculator

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Applicants to the M State Surgical Technology program are assigned points for the criteria below. Applicants who score the highest points will be selected for admission to the program. Use this form to calculate your points.

  • All documents and courses must be completed by the application deadline to earn points.
  • Applicants who have taken prerequisite courses with a different credit value at other institutions will use the set credit value of M State's course.
  • Refer to Surgical Technology admission requirements for details about eligibility and the selection process.

Required Admission Criteria

You must meet these requirements for consideration.

Math and English requirement

Math

Completed MATH 0095 or have Accuplacer, ACT score, or a waiver on file with placement into MATH 1020
English

Must have completed or tested out of ENGL 1101 College Writing

Prerequisite course completion

Science courses must have been completed within the last five years to be eligible for points.

SURT 1200 Introduction to Surgical Technology

Grade
(12 pts)
(9 pts)
(6 pts)

SURT 1205 Surgical Terminology

Grade
(8 pts)
(6 pts)
(4 pts)

PSYC 2222 Lifespan Development

Grade
(12 pts)
(9 pts)
(6 pts)

ENGL 1101 College Writing

Grade
(12 pts)
(9 pts)
(6 pts)

BIOL 2260 Anatomy & Physiology I - lecture

Grade
(12 pts)
(9 pts)
(6 pts)

BIOL 2261 Anatomy & Physiology I - lab

Grade
(4 pts)
(3 pts)
(2 pts)

Beneficial Admission Criteria

These are not required but can contribute to points for admission consideration.

Corequisite course completion

Science courses must have been completed within the last five years to eligible for points.

BIOL 2262 Anatomy and Physiology II - lecture

Grade
(12 pts)
(9 pts)
(6 pts)

BIOL 2263 Anatomy and Physiology II - lab

Grade
(4 pts)
(3 pts)
(2 pts)

BIOL 2267 Medical Microbiology - lecture

Grade
(12 pts)
(9 pts)
(6 pts)

BIOL 2268 Medical Microbiology - lab

Grade
(4 pts)
(3 pts)
(2 pts)

PHIL 1200 Applied Professional Ethics

Grade
(12 pts)
(9 pts)
(6 pts)

Healthcare work experience

Must be in an allied health or direct patient care role at a hospital, clinic or long-term care facility

1 point

M State health sciences graduate

3 points

Enter points if you graduated from an M State health sciences program with a certificate, diploma, associate degree, etc.

 

Other college graduate

2 points

Enter points if:

  • You graduated from a health sciences program with a certificate, diploma, associate degree, etc. from another accredited college; or
  • You graduated with a bachelor's degree from another accredited college

M State Intro to Health Careers course

HLTH 1000

1 point

M State Emergency Responder course

HLTH 2213

1 point

Total Points: 0