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7. Students transferring into the AEMT level who have completed a non-accredited 1st semester
EMT program must take EMS 108 Directed Studies in EMS I as a corequisite to Course Name TH LB CL CR
EMS 156. Upon completion of EMS 108 with a grade of 75 or higher, the student EMS 241 Paramedic Cardiology 2 1 0 3
will be awarded 10 hours of academic credit. EMS 242 Paramedic Patient Assessment 1 1 0 2
8. Students transferring into the paramedic level who have completed a EMS 244 Paramedic Clinical 0 0 1 1
non-accredited AEMT program must take EMS 156, Advanced Emergency EMS 257 Paramedic Applied Pharmacology 1 1 0 2
Medical Technician Clinical, as a corequisite to EMS 244. Upon completion of Total Credits/Semester 4 3 1 8
EMS 156 with a grade of 75 or higher, the student will be awarded 10 hours of Total Clock Hours/Semester: 240
academic credit.
9. If a student has attended a non-credit program for both his/her EMT and AEMT, 2nd semester
the student must take EMS 156 and EMS 108 as a corequisite to EMS 244. EMS 245 Paramedic Medical Emergencies 2 1 0 3
Upon completion of EMS 108 and EMS 156 with a grade of 75 or higher, the EMS 246 Paramedic Trauma Management 2 1 0 3
student will be awarded 20 hours of academic credit. EMS 247 Paramedic Special Populations 1 1 0 2
EMS 248 Paramedic Clinical II 0 0 3 3
Total Credits/Semester 5 3 3 11
EMS CURRICULUM Total Clock Hours/Semester: 345
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
3rd semester
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) EMS 253 Paramedic Transition to the Workforce 1 1 0 2
Course Name TH LB CL CR EMS 254 Advanced Competencies for Paramedic 1 1 0 2
EMS 118 Emergency Medical Technician 6 3 0 9 EMS 255 Paramedic Field Preceptorship 0 0 5 5
EMS 119 Emergency Medical Technician Clinical 0 0 1 1 EMS 256 Paramedic Team Leadership 0 0 1 1
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS 6 3 1 10 Total Credits/Semester 2 2 6 10
Total Clock Hours: 225 Total Clock Hours/Semester: 390

Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) TOTAL EMS & AEMT COURSES CREDIT HOURS: 19
Course Name TH LB CL CR TOTAL PARAMEDIC COURSES CREDIT HOURS: 29
EMS 155 Advanced Emergency Medical Technician 4 3 0 7 TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDIT HOURS: 10
EMS 156 Adv. Emer. Medical Technician Clinical 0 0 2 2 TOTAL PARAMEDIC PROGRAM CLOCK HOURS: 975
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS 4 3 2 9 TOTAL PARAMEDIC CERTIFICATE HOURS: 58
Total Clock Hours: 285
Track I Associate in Applied Science Degree Option
Track I - Paramedic Certificate General Education Prerequisites/Corequisites Additional Courses Required for A.A.S. degree (in addition to Paramedic Certificate)
NREMT Advanced License is required to enter this track.
The following course must be completed prior to admission to paramedic program: Course Name TH LB CL CR
BIO 201* Human Anatomy & Physiology I 3 1 0 4
Course Name TH LB CL CR BIO 202 Human Anatomy & Physiology II 3 1 0 4
BIO 111 Survey of Human Biology 3 1 0 4 PSY 200 General Psychology 3 0 0 3
SPH 107 Public Speaking (or SPH 106) 3 0 0 3
The following courses must be completed prior to enrolling in the final semester of the HUM Humanities Elective 3 0 0 3 Division Health Sciences
paramedic program: Additional Hours for A.A.S. Degree 15 4 0 17

ENG 101 English Composition I 3 0 0 3
MTH 100* Intermediate College Algebra 3 0 0 3