EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES -- EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN BASIC
Brookhaven only
(Certificate)
Degree Plan Code: C1.EMS.EMT.BASIC.06
This Level 1 Certificate combines classroom teaching with supervised clinical and field experience for those seeking certification as an Emergency Medical Technician - Basic with the Texas Department of State Health Services.
This certificate covers all requisites of the EMT-Basic National Standard Curriculum.
Upon successful completion of all course work for the certificate, the student is eligible to take the exam for certification as an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic through the National Registry of EMT. Upon successful completion of that examination, the student is eligible to apply for certification as an EMT-Basic in the State of Texas.
Prerequisite: A current certificate of completion of an American Heart Association Basic Cardiac Life Support for Healthcare Providers (or equivalent) is required to enroll in any EMSP class and clinical/internships.
| CREDIT HOURS |
SEMESTER I
| EMSP 1501 | Emergency Medical Technician - Basic | 5 |
| EMSP 1160 | Clinical - Emergency Medical Technology/Technician | 1 |
| EMSP 2332 | Mass Disaster Response | 3 |
| +Elective | Speech or English Elective | 3 |
| ++Elective | Math Elective | 3-4 |
| 15-16 |
| Minimum Hours Required | 15-16 |
MATH, ENGLISH, SPEECH REQUIREMENTS NOTE: Students must choose one math class from the list and one from the Speech/English list for a total of at least 6 credit hours.
+Speech OR English requirement must be selected from the following:
| SPCH 1311 | Introduction to Speech Communication | 3 |
| SPCH 1315 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
++Math requirement must be selected from the following:
| MATH 2342 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| MATH 1324 | Mathematics for Business and Economics | 3 |
| MATH 1314 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 1414 | College Algebra | 4 |