Curriculum subject to change based on Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board mandates.
This degree plan combines classroom teaching with supervised clinical and field experience for the emergency medical health professional. Emphasis is placed on patient assessment and initial treatment of the following: respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine and nervous system problems; obstetrical, pediatric, geriatric and behavioral emergencies; bleeding and shock; all types of trauma and burns. The student will also receive information on pharmacology, toxicology, environmental and infectious diseases and all aspects of EMS Systems. AHA瑼CLS and PALS and a trauma course certification are offered as part of the Program. Upon completion of all course work for the degree in Emergency Medical Services Technology, the student is eligible to take both State and National Registry exams for certification as an Emergency Medical Technician璓aramedic. All students participate in the National Registry examination. ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE DOES NOT GUARANTEE ADMISSION TO THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AND ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED. Division approval is required to register for any of the Emergency Medical Services Technology (EMS) Courses beyond EMS 1408. This program is nationally accredited through the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs for the EMT璓aramedic, 7108-C South Alton Way, Suite 150, Englewood CO, 80112-2016, (303) 694-6191. The student must be enrolled in, or have completed, the following listed prerequisites before admission into the program will be considered.
Prerequisites
| + | EMS | 1408 | Emergency Medical Technician-Basic | 8 | |
| BIO | 1714 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 | ||
| AHS | 1303 | Medical Terminology | 3 | ||
| ------- 15 |
| MATH | Mathematics1 | 3 | |||
| COSC | 1301 | Personal Computing | 3 | ||
| AHS | 1403 | Pharmacology for Health Professions | 3 | ||
| + | ENGL | 1301 | 1,3,4,5 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ------- 12 |
| PSYC | 2301 | 2 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | |
| HSR | 2033 | Survey of Addictions OR | |||
| AHS | 2303 | Death and Dying | 3 | ||
| KINE | 1145 | Weight Training I3 | 1 | ||
| EMS | 1607 | Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate | 7 | ||
| ------- 14 |
| + | EMS | 1804 | Basic Cardiology and EKG Interpretation | 4 | |
| ------- 4 |
| Oral Communication2 | 3 | ||||
| + | KINE | 1145 | Weight Training I3 | 1 | |
| EMS | 2608 | Paramedic Technology I | 8 | ||
| ------- 12 |
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| + | KINE | 1145 | Weight Training I3 | 1 | |
| EMS | 2807 | Paramedic Technology II | 7 | ||
| ------- 11 | |||||
TOTALS | ------- 68 |
Curriculum subject to change based on Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board mandates.
This degree plan combines classroom teaching with supervised clinical and field experience for the emergency medical health professional. Emphasis is placed on patient assessment and initial treatment of the following: respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine and nervous system problems; obstetrical, pediatric, geriatric and behavioral emergencies; bleeding and shock; all types of trauma and burns. The student will also receive information on pharmacology, toxicology, environmental and infectious diseases and all aspects of EMS Systems. AHA瑼CLS and PALS and a trauma course certification are offered as part of the Program. Upon completion of all course work for the degree in Emergency Medical Services Technology, the student is eligible to take both State and National Registry exams for certification as an Emergency Medical Technician璓aramedic. All students participate in the National Registry examination. ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE DOES NOT GUARANTEE ADMISSION TO THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AND ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED. Division approval is required to register for any of the Emergency Medical Services Technology (EMS) Courses beyond EMS 1408. This program is nationally accredited through the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs for the EMT璓aramedic, 7108-C South Alton Way, Suite 150, Englewood CO, 80112-2016, (303) 694-6191. The student must be enrolled in, or have completed, the following listed prerequisites before admission into the program will be considered.
Credit from High School: 17 hours for OST 1163 Word Processing Introduction (3), CSC 1003 Personal Computing (3), EMS 1408 EMT-Basic (8), and AHS 1303 Medical Terminology (3).
Prerequisites
| + | EMS | 1408 | Emergency Medical Technician-Basic | 8 | |
| BIO | 1714 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 | ||
| AHS | 1303 | Medical Terminology | 3 | ||
| ------- 15 |
| MATH | Mathematics1 | 3 | |||
| COSC | 1301 | Personal Computing | 3 | ||
| AHS | 1403 | Pharmacology for Health Professions | 3 | ||
| + | ENGL | 1301 | 1,3,4,5 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ------- 12 |
| PSYC | 2301 | 2 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | |
| AHS | 2303 | Death and Dying OR | |||
| HSR | 2033 | Survey of Addictions | 3 | ||
| KINE | 1145 | Weight Training I2 | 1 | ||
| EMS | 1607 | Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate | 7 | ||
| ------- 14 |
| + | EMS | 1804 | Basic Cardiology and EKG Interpretation | 4 | |
| ------- 4 |
| + | TCM | 1603 | Introduction to Technical Writing OR | ||
| + | SPCH | 1311 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | Introduction to Speech Communication OR | |
| SPCH | 1318 | 1,2,3,4,5 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 | |
| KINE | 1145 | Weight Training I2 | 1 | ||
| EMS | 2608 | Paramedic Technology I | 8 | ||
| ------- 12 |
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| + | KINE | 1145 | Weight Training I2 | 1 | |
| EMS | 2807 | Paramedic Technology II | 7 | ||
| ------- 11 | |||||
TOTALS | ------- 68 |
Enhanced Skills Certificate
| + | HSR | 2033 | Survey of Addictions OR | ||
| AHS | 2303 | Death and Dying | 3 | ||
| BIO | 2993 | Special Problems in Biology | 3 | ||
| HRPO | 2307 | Organizational Behavior | 3 | ||
| BMGT | 1303 | Principles of Management | 3 | ||
| ------- 12 | |||||
TOTALS | ------- 12 |