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Program checklist · Master of Surgical Assisting Surgical Assisting (MSA)

Master of Surgical Assisting Surgical Assisting (MSA)

Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VA

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Program
Award
Master of Surgical Assisting Surgical Assisting (MSA)
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
Total credits (published)
71
Credits (computed from items)
170
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232982
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232982_b3e88754
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Clinical Phase

0 items

    Course Sequence

    17 items
    1. Term 1 - Fall
      Not resolved to a course
      18
    2. MSA 602
      Medical Terminology
      Not resolved to a course
    3. MSA 603
      Surgical Microbiology with Lab
      Not resolved to a course
    4. MSA 695
      Advanced Topics of Surgical Assisting I (Advanced Topics of Surgical Assisting I)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. MSA 606
      Operative Practices
      Not resolved to a course
    6. MSA 610
      Advanced Surgical Pharmacology
      Not resolved to a course
    7. MSA 612
      Surgical Physiology
      Not resolved to a course
    8. MSA 613
      Principles of Surgical Assisting I Lecture
      Not resolved to a course
    9. MSA 614
      Principles of Surgical Assisting I Lab
      Not resolved to a course
    10. Term 2 - Spring
      Not resolved to a course
      18
    11. MSA 696
      Advanced Topics of Surgical Assisting II (Advanced Topics of Surgical Assisting II )
      Not resolved to a course
    12. MSA 607
      Surgical Rounds
      Not resolved to a course
    13. MSA 608
      Clinical Anatomy for Health Professions
      Not resolved to a course
    14. MSA 611
      Minimally Invasive Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
    15. MSA 615
      Principles of Surgical Assisting II Lecture
      Not resolved to a course
    16. MSA 616
      Principles of Surgical Assisting II Lab
      Not resolved to a course
    17. MSA 617
      Clinical Reasoning for Surgical Assisting
      Not resolved to a course

    Clinical Rotation - choose eight (2 - Summer term; 3 ea - Fall & Spring terms)

    1 item
    1. Term 3 - Summer
      Not resolved to a course
      9

    Clinical Rotation - 2 courses for 6 credits *

    3 items
    1. MSA 620
      Medical Ethics of Surgical Assisting
      Not resolved to a course
    2. MSA 622
      Leadership in Healthcare
      Not resolved to a course
    3. Term 4 - Fall
      Not resolved to a course
      14

    Clinical Rotation - 3 courses for 9 credits *

    3 items
    1. MSA 618
      Trauma
      Not resolved to a course
    2. MSA 619
      Business of Surgical Assisting Services
      Not resolved to a course
    3. Term 5 - Spring
      Not resolved to a course
      12

    Clinical Rotation - 3 courses for 9 credits *

    1 item
    1. MSA 690
      Capstone Project (Capstone Project )
      Not resolved to a course

    Clinical Rotation Courses

    33 items
    1. MSA 700
      General Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. MSA 701
      General Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. MSA 702
      General Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. MSA 703
      Orthopedic Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. MSA 704
      Orthopedic Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. MSA 705
      Orthopedic Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. MSA 706
      Plastic Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. MSA 707
      Plastic Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    9. MSA 708
      Plastic Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    10. MSA 709
      Vascular Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    11. MSA 710
      Vascular Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    12. MSA 711
      Vascular Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    13. MSA 712
      OB/GYN
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    14. MSA 713
      OB/GYN
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    15. MSA 714
      OB/GYN
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    16. MSA 715
      ENT
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    17. MSA 716
      ENT
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    18. MSA 717
      ENT
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    19. MSA 718
      Cardiac Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    20. MSA 719
      Cardiac Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    21. MSA 720
      Cardiac Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    22. MSA 721
      Surgical Elective
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    23. MSA 722
      Surgical Elective
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    24. MSA 723
      Surgical Elective
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    25. MSA 724
      Pediatric Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    26. MSA 725
      Pediatric Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    27. MSA 726
      Pediatric Surgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    28. MSA 727
      Robotics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    29. MSA 737
      Robotics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    30. MSA 738
      Robotics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    31. MSA 730
      Neurosurgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    32. MSA 731
      Neurosurgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    33. MSA 732
      Neurosurgery
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    Source. Old Dominion University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.odu.edu/graduate/health-professions/surgical-assisting/surgical-assisting-msa/. Captured page pages/0340.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.