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Experiential Credit

Professional certification/licenses may entitle a student to receive up to twenty-four (24) semester credit hours of coursework. Interested students should consult the program coordinator/director and/or the department chair for additional information.

Surgical Technology Experiential Credit

Students seeking Associate Degree in Surgical Technology who are currently certified through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) may be awarded credit for certain Surgical Technology courses. A student wishing to receive credit must apply to the Allied Health Department after completing eighteen (18) semester credit hours of college level work at Lamar State College Port Arthur that applies to the AAS degree in Surgical Technology.

If granted, credit will be awarded for SRGT 1301, SRGT 1405, SRGT 1409 and SRGT 1360. The student must be in good standing and TSIA complete at the time the credit is posted to the transcript.