FIRST YEAR | ||
First Semester | Hours | |
EMS-050 | Emergency Medical Tech-Basic EMS-050This course provides the student with an understanding of his/her roles and responsibilities within the EMS system, including operations, patient assessment, and emergency medical care. Students successfully completing this course will be eligible to take the EMT-Basic licensing examination. (Repeatable 3 Times)
| 7.5 |
BIO-225 | Human Ana/Phys I *BIO-225This course employs the regional approach to human structure and function using human cadavers. First of a two course sequence for allied health majors.
| 4.0 |
ENG-120 | Composition I *ENG-120Students will study the writing process by reading essays that illustrate a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing writing tasks and texts, and writing, revising, and editing short essays.
| 3.0 |
Semester Totals |
14.5 | |
Second Semester | ||
EMS-061 | Fundamentals of Paramedicine I * +++EMS-061This course provides the beginning paramedic student with the knowledge to integrate the principles of kinetics, pathophysiology, and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement a treatment plan for the trauma patient.
| 4.5 |
EMS-064 | Paramedic Care Skills I * +++EMS-064This course provides the paramedic student with the skills needed to manage a trauma patient including immobilization and splinting techniques, airway management, extrication techniques, intravenous therapy and bleeding control.
| 4.0 |
EMS-068 | Clinical Experience I * +++EMS-068This course is designed to provide employment experience in a position that will utilize the specialized skills of the student.
| 1.5 |
PSY-279 | Human Dev/Life Span PSY-279Study of theories, research methods and findings in physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development from conception through death.
| 3.0 |
Semester Totals |
13.0 | |
Third Semester | ||
EMS-071 | Fundamentals Paramedicine II * ++++EMS-071This course provides students with the knowledge to integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment findings, to formulate a field impression, and implement a treatment plan for patients across the lifespan including psychiatric issues and special populations. Observation time required.
| 4.0 |
EMS-074 | Paramedical Care Skills II * ++++EMS-074This course provides a paramedic student with advanced skills needed to manage patients with special considerations experiencing life threatening conditions across the lifespan.
| 1.0 |
EMS-078 | Clinical Experience II * ++++EMS-078This course is designed to provide employment experience in a position that will utilize the specialized skills of the student.
| 1.5 |
AHE-055 | Math for Meds AHE-055This course will prepare the student to perform drug calculations safely and accurately. Students will be introduced to identification and administration of oral and parenteral medications.
| 2.0 |
Semester Totals |
8.5 |
SECOND YEAR | ||
First Semester | Hours | |
EMS-062 | EMS Pharmacology * +EMS-062This course provides the paramedic student with the knowledge and skills to integrate pathophysiological principles of pharmacology and the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement a pharmacologic management plan. (Repeatable 3 Times)
| 2.0 |
EMS-084 | Paramedical Care Skills III * +EMS-084This course provides the paramedic student with the skills needed to manage a medical patient including all of the body systems.
| 3.0 |
EMS-086 | Fundamentals Paramedicine III * +EMS-086This course provides the beginning paramedic student with the knowledge to integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement a treatment plan for the medical patient. Observation time is required.
| 4.0 |
EMS-088 | Clinical Experience III EMS-088This course is designed to provide employment experience in a position that will utilize the specialized skills of the student.
| 2.0 |
PSY-271 | Intr/Psychology PSY-271Focuses on psychology as a science, introducing Concepts, research methods and research in a variety of subfields, including neuroscience, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning and memory, cognition, motivation and emotion, development, personality, disorders and therapy, and social psychology.
| 3.0 |
Semester Totals | 14.0 | |
Second Semester | ||
EMS-092 | Fundamentals Paramedicine IV * +++EMS-092This course provides the beginning paramedic student with an understanding of the role and responsibilities within the EMS system including safety, medical-legal issues, EMS operations, and specialized scene responses. This course also provides students with an exam review for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.
| 2.0 |
EMS-094 | Paramedical Care Skills IV * +++EMS-094This course provides a paramedic student with advanced skills needed to manage patients experiencing life threatening conditions across the lifespan.
| 3.0 |
EMS-098 | Parmedic Capstone Internship * +++EMS-098This course is designed to provide employment experience in a position that will utilize the specialized skills of the student.
| 1.5 |
BIO-226 | Human Ana/Phys II *BIO-226Continuation of BIO225, Human A & P I. Emphasis on human anatomy and physiology through the regional approach using human cadavers.
| 4.0 |
HED-290 | Disease Processes *HED-290The course details with the epidemiology of the major communicable diseases and the causative factors of the degenerative diseases. Historical aspects of diseases are studied. The system of human immunity is the second unit covered.
| 2.0 |
Semester Totals |
12.5 |
Total Program Hours | 62.5 |