Health Professions Programs

Emergency Medical Services

Associate of Science in Paramedic Science
Professional Program

Students are admitted into a fall or spring cohort. Courses in the professional program are sequential and must be taken in the order specified by the program faculty.  Both cohorts are shown below.

Sophomore
Entering in Fall Credits
The Paramedic and Pulmonology (EMER-E 210) 3.0
Paramedic as Team Member (EMER-E 213) 4.0
Introduction to Paramedic Practice (EMER-E 214) 3.0
Pharmacology for the Paramedic (EMER-E 215) 6.0
Total 16.0
Spring Credits
The Paramedic and Medical Matters (EMER-E 220) 5.0
Trauma (EMER-E 221) 3.0
Paramedic as Team Player (EMER-E 223) 5.0
The Paramedic and Cardiology (EMER-E 226) 3.0
Total 16.0
Summer I & II Credits
Paramedic as Team Leader (EMER E233) 2.0
Paramedic Professions Progress (EMER E243) 4.0
Comtemporary EMS Issues (EMER E246) 3.0
Total 9.0

Sophomore
Entering in Spring Credits
The Paramedic and Pulmonology (EMER-E 210) 3.0
Paramedic as Team Member (EMER-E 213) 4.0
Introduction to Paramedic Practice (EMER-E 214) 3.0
Pharmacology for the Paramedic (EMER-E 215) 6.0
Total 16.0
Summer Credits
The Paramedic and Medical Matters (EMER-E 220) 5.0
Paramedic as Team Player (EMER-E 223) 5.0
The Paramedic and Cardiology (EMER-E 226) 3.0
Total 13.0
Fall Credits
Trauma (EMER-E 221) 3.0
Paramedic as Team Leader (EMER E233) 2.0
Paramedic Professions Progress (EMER E243) 4.0
Comtemporary EMS Issues (EMER E246) 3.0
Total 12.0

Awards  Based on academic performance or clinical performance and excellence, the program faculty will recommend students for degrees awarded with distinction in accordance with the school’s honors criteria.

Graduation Requirements  Satisfactory completion of all prerequisites (24-26 credit hours) and 41 credit hours of professional course work. All course work must be completed in compliance with the program’s and school’s academic and professional policies. All professional courses (EMER-E courses) must be completed within 24 months after beginning the professional program.

Last Updated: March 26, 2010