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Emergency Medical Services

Health Career Admissions

Program Notes
• See a counselor/advisor or the health professions department chair to advise you through the application process.
• Credit/no-credit options are not available for EMS courses. Students are required to keep current CPR certification, a 2.0 minimum GPA, C or higher in all EMS courses.
• BIO 100, BIO 101, or BIO 111 and assessment into ENG 101 and MAT 098 are required prior to taking EMT-P courses.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES: BASIC
Program Code: GEMA CER

Certificate
Minimum graduation requirement — 5 semester hours

Emergency Medical Services course prepares the student to take the state examination for Emergency Medical Services — Basic (EMT-B).

Requirements	Credit Hours
Required Program Courses (5 hours)
EMS 110 Emergency Medical Services I: EMT-B	5
Total Semester Credit Hours	5

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES: PARAMEDIC
Program Code: GEMT CER

Certificate
Minimum graduation requirement — 16-17 semester hours

The EMS-Paramedic Certificate program prepares students to practice EMT-Paramedic skills at the advanced level and take the state examination for Emergency Medical Services: Paramedic. (EMT-P). The state has mandated that all Paramedic courses be taught at the community college level.

Suggested Course Sequence
SPRING	EARLY SUMMER	SUMMER	FALL	SPRING
BIO 100, BIO 101, or BIO 111	EMS 112	EMS 113	EMS 114	EMS 115

Requirements	Credit Hours
Required Program Courses (13 hours)
EMS 112 EMT-Paramedic I2	2
EMS 113 EMT-Paramedic II	4
EMS 114 EMT-Paramedic III	5
EMS 115 EMT-Paramedic IV	4
Other Required Course (3-4 hours)
BIO 100 Introduction to Biology
or BIO 101 General Biology
or BIO 111 Basic Anatomy and Physiology	3-4
Total Semester Credit Hours	16-17