Paramedicine - A.A.S. Degree
This program prepares men and women for careers as advanced pre-hospital care providers, trained to administer care to clients who have experienced acute medical or trauma emergencies. As skilled health care providers, paramedics function independently in the field or under the guidance of standing medical orders.The program provides a combination of general education courses, core courses in paramedicine, and selected clinical and field experiences in hospitals and EMS departments. Upon successful completion, students will be eligible to write the National Registry licensing examination. No student will be permitted to write the licensing exam prior to completion of the Associate in Applied Science degree.
Prior to admission to the Paramedicine program, students must submit a Paramedicine Intent Form. The deadline for the intent form is June 1 of each year. To be eligible to enroll in the core paramedicine courses, students must have successfully completed the EMT-B course, passed the state licensing exam, presented documentation of a minimum of six months of field experience as an EMT-B and be "in good standing" with required continuing education credits. Students must also complete SRT 100 Medical Terminology, BIOL 221 Anatomy and Physiology I, and BIOL 222 Anatomy and Physiology II, all with a grade of C or better, before being eligible to enroll in EMS 200- level courses.
To view the curriculum for this program, check out the current Academic Catalog. You can also access the entire pdf of the catalog (2.27 MB). Since the printing of this catalog, there have been some additions and deletions. View the addendum for more information.
For a listing of when the following courses are offered, consult the current course schedule or WebAdvisor. Please visit the Career and Transfer Programs Web page, where you will find worksheets with the most recent PSC catalog updates. The worksheets describe the requirements needed to complete a degree or certificate.