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Credit Hour Summary
Program Certificate Certificate+EMT and AEMT A.A.S. TOTAL EMS COURSES CREDIT HOURS: 10
EMT 10 N/A N/A TOTAL PARAMEDIC COURSES CREDIT HOURS: 36
AEMT 09 19 N/A TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDIT HOURS: 10
Paramedic 29 58 71 TOTAL PARAMEDIC PROGRAM CLOCK HOURS: 1140
Track II - Paramedic Certificate General Education Prerequisites/Co-requisites TOTAL PARAMEDIC CERTIFICATE HOURS: 56
NREMT Basic License is required to enter this track

The following course must be completed prior to admission to paramedic program: Track II Associate in Applied Science Degree Option. Additional Courses required for
degree (in addition to Paramedic Certificate)
Course Name TH LB CL CR
BIO 111 Survey of Human Biology 3 1 0 4 Course Name TH LB CL CR
BIO 201 Human Anatomy & Physiology I 3 1 0 4
The following courses must be completed prior to enrolling in the final semester of the BIO 202 Human Anatomy & Physiology II 3 1 0 4
paramedic program: PSY 200 General Psychology 3 0 0 3
SPH 107 Public Speaking (or SPH 106) 3 0 0 3
ENG 101 English Composition I 3 0 0 3 HUM Humanities Elective 3 0 0 3
MTH 100* Intermediate College Algebra 3 0 0 3 Additional hours for A.A.S. Degree 15 4 0 17

1st semester Credit Hour Summary
Course Name TH LB CL CR Program Certificate Certificate+EMT and AEMT A.A.S.
EMS 273 EKG Interpretation 2 0 0 2 EMT 10 N/A N/A
EMS 241 Paramedic Cardiology 2 1 0 3 Paramedic 46 56 69
EMS 242 Paramedic Patient Assessment 1 1 0 2
EMS 257 Paramedic Applied Pharmacology 1 1 0 2
EMS 156 AEMT Clinical 0 0 2 2
EMS 244 Paramedic Clinical 0 0 1 1 NURSING PROGRAM POLICIES
Total Credits/Semester 6 3 3 12
Total Clock Hours/Semester: 360 Note: Subject to change due to statewide standardization of nursing programs.

2nd semester General Admission Requirements
EMS 245 Paramedic Medical Emergencies 2 1 0 3 In addition to the general admission requirements for the College, admission to any nursing
EMS 246 Paramedic Trauma Management 2 1 0 3 program requires:
EMS 247 Paramedic Special Populations 1 1 0 2
EMS 267 International Trauma Life Support 1 0 0 1 1. Health Science Information Session Attendance Verification
EMS 248 Paramedic Clinical II 0 0 3 3 2. unconditional admission to the College
Total Credits/Semester 6 3 3 12 3. 2.5 grade point average (GPA) calculated on completed academic core courses
Total Clock Hours/Semester: 360 4. current or previous Southern Union students must have a minimum 2.0 GPA or
higher at SUSCC
3rd semester 5. transfer students must enter SUSCC on clear academic status (cumulative Division Health Sciences
EMS 253 Paramedic Transition to the Workforce 1 1 0 2 2.0 GPA)
EMS 254 Advanced Competencies for Paramedic 1 1 0 2 6. official transcripts received by Records Office (Wadley Campus) from ALL
EMS 266 Advanced Cardiac Life Support 1 0 0 1 post-secondary institutions attended (or official transcripts from high school/
EMS 269 Pediatric Advanced Life Support 1 0 0 1 GED scores for those who have never attended college)
EMS 255 Paramedic Field Preceptorship 0 0 5 5 7. meeting eligibility requirements for English 101 and Math 100 and satisfaction
EMS 256 Paramedic Team Leadership 0 0 1 1 of the College reading requirement
Total Credits/Semester 4 2 6 12
Total Clock Hours/Semester: 420