Technical Certificate, Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services
(45 Semester Credit Hours)
Curriculum
The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.
Prior to admission to the technical phase of the Paramedic/Emergency Medical Technician program, students must provide documentation verifying (through entrance exam score or official college transcript) that remediation in English, mathematics, and reading is not required; or complete the appropriate remedial coursework with a grade of "C" or better to satisfy remediation requirements; and complete HSCI 1113 Medical Terminology, HSCI 1123 Human Anatomical Structure I, and HSCI 1243 Human Anatomical Structure II with a grade of "C" or better.
| Course Number and Name | Credits |
|---|---|
| HSCI 1113 Medical Terminology Must pass with a "C" or better |
3 |
| HSCI 1123 Human Anatomical Structure I Must pass with a "C" or better |
3 |
| HSCI 1243 Human Anatomical Structure II Must pass with a "C" or better |
3 |
| Total Hours | 9 |
| Course Number and Name | Credits |
|---|---|
| EMTP 1233 Medical Emergencies I with Laboratory | 3 |
| EMTP 1234 Clinical Practicum I (prerequisite: EMTP 1007 Basic Emergency Medical Services Training or licensed EMT) |
4 |
| EMTP 1243 Pharmacology (prerequisite: TMAT 1203 Technical Mathematics) |
3 |
| EMTP 2101 Cardiology I | 1 |
| Total Hours | 11 |
| Course Number and Name | Credits |
|---|---|
| EMTP 2202 Cardiology Laboratory II (co-requisite: EMTP 2203 Cardiology II) |
2 |
| EMTP 2203 Cardiology II (co-requisite: EMTP 2202 Cardiology Laboratory II) |
3 |
| EMTP 2313 Medical Emergencies II with Laboratory | 3 |
| Total Hours | 8 |
| Course Number and Name | Credits |
|---|---|
| EMTP 2111 Clinical Practicum II (prerequisite: EMTP 1234 Clinical Practicum I) |
1 |
| Total Hours | 1 |
| Course Number and Name | Credits |
|---|---|
| EMTP 2211 Clinical Practicum III (prerequisite: EMTP 2111 Clinical Practicum II) |
1 |
| EMTP 2212 Emergency Medical Services Operations | 2 |
| Total Hours | 3 |
| Course Number and Name | Credits |
|---|---|
| EMTP 2311 Assessment Based Management | 1 |
| EMTP 2316 Paramedic Internship (prerequisite: EMTP 2211 Clinical Practicum III) |
6 |
| EMTP 2323 Trauma Management | 3 |
| EMTP 2413 Medical Emergencies III with Laboratory (prerequisite: EMTP 2313 Medical Emergencies II with Laboratory) |
3 |
| Total Hours | 13 |