Emergency Medical Services

Associate of Applied Science Degree

This program is designed to prepare a student to work in Emergency Medicine. Each Certificate course allows the student, upon completion, to become State certified as an EMT-Basic or EMT-Intermediate. The progression of the curriculum requires completion of the EMT-Basic Prior to entry into the EMT-Intermediate course. Emphasis is placed on initial certification followed by various elective options. The electives also qualify the Student for State recertification possibilities following their initial three-year State certification.

General Education Requirements:			Credits
	ENG 121-131		3
	MAT 110 or higher		3
Selection from at least two of the following disciplines: Science, Social & Behavioral Science, Humanities, or Speech 115. Course chosen to satisfy this requirement must be from the core list. Physics 104 may be chosen			9
		Total Semester Credits	15
Required Core EMT Courses:
	EMS 125	EMT Basic	9
	EMS 170	EMT- Basic Clinical	1
Total EMT-BASIC CERTIFICATE			10
	EMS 203	EMT-Intermediate I	6
	EMS 205	EMT-Intermediate II	6
	EMS 270	Clinical-EMS Intermediate	3
	TOTAL CERTIFICATE CREDITS		15
	EMS 225	Fundamentals of Parmedic Practice	3
	EMS 226	Fundamentals of Paramedic Practice Lab	2
	EMS 227	Paramedic Special Considerations	3
	EMS 228	Paramedic Special Considerations Lab	2
	EMS 229	Paramedic Pharmacology	3
	EMS 230	Paramedic Pharmacology Lab	2
	EMS 231	Paramedic Cardiology	5
	EMS 232	Paramedic Cardiology Lab	1
	EMS 233	Parmedic Medical emergencies	4
	EMS 234	Paramedic Medical Emergencies Lab	1
	EMS 235	Paramedic Trauma Emergencies	4
	EMS 236	Paramedic Trauma Emergencies Lab	1
	EMS 237	Paramedic Inernship Preparatory	2
	EMS 280	Paramedic Internship I	6
	EMS 281	Paramedic Internship II	6
	TOTAL CERTIFICATE CREDITS		45
EMS ELECTIVES
	HPR102	CPR for Professionals: (EMT)	0.5
	HWE 102	CPR Recertification	.25
	HWE 103	Community First Aid & CPR	1
	HWE 104	CPR Instructor Course	0.5
	HWE 120	Wildeness First Aid	1
	HPR 103	CPR for Professionals Renual	0.5
	EMS 115	First Responder	3
	EMS 116	First Responder Refresher	2
	EMS 121	Infection Control for the EMT	2
	EMS 126	EMT-Basic Refresher	3
	SPA 115	Spanish for the Professional I	3
	EMS 130	EMT Intravenous Therapy	2
	EMS 136	EMT/Paramedic Safety Issues in the Field	1
	EMS 150	Pediatric Education for Pre-hospital Prof.	1
	HPR 190	Basic EKG Interpretation	2
	EMS 175	Special Topics:	0.5-10
	EMS 178	EMS Seminar	0.5-6
	EMS 206	EMT-Intermediate Refresher	3
	HPR 120	Advanced Cardiac Life Support	1
	HPR 121	ACLS Recertification	0.5
	EMS 213	Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support	1
	EMS 214	Basic Trauma Life Support	1
	EMS 220	EMT-Paramedic Refresher	3
	EMS 245	Medical Emergiencies	1
	EMS 275	Special Topics	0.5-10
	EMS 185	Independent Study	1-6
A minimum of 64 semester credit hours is required for the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Emergency Medical Servics and must include EMT-Basic and EMT-Intermediate or EMT-Paramedic.