Mission Statement: Our mission is to provide quality training and education to our students. The field of EMS is one of excitement and constant change. As a graduate of our program, the student will be highly skilled and ready to meet the challenges presented in the pre-hospital environment.
 
 
Advancement Requirements:
 
  • Must be eighteen years of age
  • Must be a high school graduate or the equivalent
  • Must achieve regular admission status with the college
  • Must have a valid driver’s license
  • Must have completed an approved EMT program and possess a valid state basic or intermediate EMT license or current NREMT certification
  • Must have current Health Care Provider CPR Certification

General Core Courses

Course Number
Course Name
Hours
ENG 1101 Composition and Rhetoric 5
ENG 1102 Literature and Composition (5)

OR

HUM1101 Introduction to Humanities 5
SPC1101
Fundamentals of Speech
5
MAT1111 College Algebra 5
BIO2113
Anatomy and Physiology I
5
BIO2114
Anatomy and Physiology II
5
PSY1101
Introduction to Psychology
(5)
SOC 1101 Introduction to Sociology 5



Fundamental Courses

Course Number
Course Name
Hours
SCT101
Computer Concepts and Applications
3
EMS126
Introduction to Paramedic Profession
3
EMS127
Patient Assessment
4
EMS128
Applied Physiology/Pathophysiology
3
EMS129
Pharmacology
4
EMS130
Respiratory Function and Management
5
EMS131
Trauma
5

Specific Courses

Course Number
Course Name
Hours
EMS132
Cardiology I
5
EMS133
Cardiology II
4
EMS134
Medical Emergencies
5
EMS135
Maternal and Pediatric Emergencies
5
EMS136
Special Patients
2
EMS200
Clinical Application of Advanced Emergency Care
11
EMS201
Summative Evaluations
5


Total Credit Hours
104