Emergency Medical Services, Paramedic (AAS)

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Associate of Applied Science Degree
Code: 146

Purpose: this program prepares graduates to provide pre-hospital care as a paramedic under structured guidelines in emergency situations. The curriculum consists of both general studies and EMS courses. EMS program graduates are eligible to sit for the national registry exam.

Required Courses

SDV 100 - College Success Skills Credits: 1
EMS 100 - CPR for Healthcare Providers Credits: 1
OR HLT 105 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Credits: 1
EMS 111 - Emergency Medical Technician-Basic Credits: 7
EMS 120 - Emergency Medical Technician-Clinical Credits: 1
BIO 145 - Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 4
EMS 123 - EMS Clinical Preparation Credits: 1
EMS 180 - Advanced EMS Foundations Credits: 1
EMS 181 - Advanced Airway and Shock Management Credits: 1
EMS 182 - Advanced Airway and Shock Management Lab Credits: 1
EMS 183 - Advanced Medical Care Credits: 2
EMS 184 - Advanced Medical Care Lab Credits: 1
EMS 185 - Advanced Trauma Care Credits: 2
EMS 186 - Advanced Trauma Care Lab Credits: 1
EMS 170 - ALS Internship I Credits: 1
EMS 221 - Paramedic Cardiovascular Care Credits: 3
EMS 222 - Paramedic Cardiovascular Care Lab Credits: 1
EMS 223 - Paramedic Patient Care I Credits: 3
EMS 224 - Paramedic Patient Care I Lab Credits: 1
EMS 241 - Paramedic Internship I Credits: 2
ENG 111 - College Composition I Credits: 3
PSY 230 - Developmental Psychology Credits: 3
OR PSY 200 Principles of Psychology OR SOC 268 Social Problems Credits: 3
EMS 225 - Paramedic Patient Care II Credits: 5
EMS 226 - Paramedic Patient Care II Lab Credits: 2
EMS 246 - Paramedic Internship II Credits: 2
ENG 112 - College Composition II Credits: 3
EMS 210 - EMS Operations Credits: 1
EMS 212 - Leadership and Professional Development Credits: 1
EMS 165 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Credits: 1
EMS 163 - Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Credits: 1
EMS 167 - Emergency Pediatrics Course (EPC) Credits: 1
OR EMS 169 Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Credits: 1
EMS 164 - Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) Credits: 1
EMS 216 - Paramedic Review Credits: 1
EMS 249 - Paramedic Capstone Internship Credits: 2
PHI 220 - Ethics and Society Credits: 3 or PHI 227 - Biomedical Ethics Credits: 3

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Emergency Medical Services, Paramedic (AAS)

Associate of Applied Science Degree
Code: 146

Required Courses

Total minimum credits: 65

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Emergency Medical Services, Paramedic (AAS)

Associate of Applied Science Degree Code: 146

Required Courses

Total minimum credits: 65

Associate of Applied Science Degree
Code: 146