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Paramedic Certificate

Requirements

Second Semester

EMSP 1338Introduction to Advanced Practice

3
EMSP 1163Clinical

1
EMSP 2434Medical Emergencies

4
EMSP 1356Patient Assessment and Airway Management

3
EMSP 1355Trauma Management

3
KINE Kinesiology Activity Course

1
Total Credit Hours:15

EMSP 1163: Capstone Experiences:

  1. EMSP 1160 (EMT) and EMSP 1163 (AEMT) are clinical courses taught at the end of each semester. The learning experiences in these courses result in a consolidation of a student's educational experience.
  2. Certification Examination for EMT.

First Semester

EMSP 1501EMT-Basic

5
EMSP 1160Clinical-EMT

1
EMSP 2305EMS Operations

3
MDCA 1313Medical Terminology

3
MDCA 1409Anatomy and Physiology for Medical Assistants

4
Total Credit Hours:16

Summer Session I

EMSP 2306Emergency Pharmacology

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Summer Session II

EMSP 1260Clinical Emergency Medical Technician

2
Total Credit Hours:2

Third Semester

EMSP 2444Cardiology

4
EMSP 2330Special Populations

3
EMSP 2260Clinical-Emergency Medical EMT-P

2
Total Credit Hours:12

Fourth Semester

EMSP 2261Clinical-Emergency Medical EMT-P

2
EMSP 2237Emergency Procedures

2
EMSP 2243Assessment Based Management

2
Total Credit Hours:5

Total Credit Hours: 51

A grade of C or better must be maintained in all courses for a student to progress in the curriculum.

Students must complete all pre-requisites and EMS courses in the required semester sequence as outlined in the curriculum.

*Obtaining a grade of C or better on EMS courses does not guarantee a student's eligibility to sit for the National Registry of EMT's certification exam. The student must obtain the required cut score or better on the EMS Assessment Exam and be approved by the EMS Medical Director and EMS Program Director in order to be eligible to sit for the National Registry of EMT's certification exam.