Discipline/Program
STS – Sterile Processing Technology
Courses at SF: Non Transfer
Non Transfer
STS1302
HSC1434
HSC1434L
STS1925C
STS2947
Minimum Requirements
Industry-recognized credential in the qualifying fields and six months of full-time experience working in sterile processing.
Qualifying Fields
Sterile Processing
Surgical Technology
Nursing
Non Transfer
STS1300
STS1301
Minimum Requirements
Master’s degree in a field of Biological Sciences in any combination of the qualifying fields. A professional degree (MSN, MD, DO, DC DVM, PT, OT or other advanced clinical degrees awarded by nationally accredited institutions) may be accepted as fulfilling the degree requirements;
OR
Industry recognized credential in the qualifying fields and six months of experience working in sterile processing;
OR
An associate degree and coordinating credential in an Allied Health program.
Qualifying Fields
Anatomy
Biochemistry
Biology
Biomedical Sciences
Histology
Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology)
Medical Sciences
Medicine
Pharmacology
Physiology
System Physiology
Veterinary Physiology or Pathology
Zoology (emphasis on vertebrate or mammalian anatomy and/or physiology)
Sterile Processing
Surgical Technology
Nursing
Non Transfer
STS1000
STS2365
Minimum Requirements
Industry recognized credential in the qualifying fields and six months of experience working in sterile processing;
OR
An associate degree and coordinating credential in an Allied Health program.
Qualifying Fields
Sterile Processing
Surgical Technology
Nursing
