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Degree Plans - Emergency Medical Services - Paramedicine Level I Certificate (Archived)

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES -- PARAMEDICINE

Brookhaven only

(Certificate)

  • Students pursuing this award program are waived from the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards, but must meet course prerequisites.
  • Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Degree Plan Code: C1.EMS.PARAMED.06

This Level 1 Certificate plan combines classroom teaching with supervised clinical and field experience for those seeking certification (only) as an Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic with the Texas Department of State Health Services.

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-Paramedic through the National Registry of EMT. Upon successful completion of that examination, the student is eligible to apply for certification (only) as an EMT-Paramedic in the State of Texas.

This certificate plan covers all requisites of the EMT-Paramedic National Standard Curriculum.

Prerequisite: Completion of a Texas Department of State Health Services and/or National Registry of EMT approved EMT-Basic or EMT-Intermediate course of studies is required to enroll in any paramedic-level EMSP class. A valid Texas Department of State Health Services EMT-Basic or EMT-Intermediate certificate is required to enroll in paramedic-level clinical/internships. 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

+Elective Math Elective 3-4
++Elective Speech or English Elective 3
EMSP 1438 Introduction to Advanced Practice 4
EMSP 1356 Patient Assessment and Airway Management 3
13-14

SEMESTER II

EMSP 2260 Clinical - Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 2
EMSP 2444 Cardiology OR 4
EMSP 2544 Cardiology (5)
EMSP 2434 Medical Emergencies 4
10-11

SEMESTER III

EMSP 1355 Trauma Management 3
EMSP 2430 Special Populations 4
EMSP 2261 Clinical - Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 2
EMSP 2338 EMS Operations 3
12

SEMESTER IV

EMSP 2143 Assessment Based Management 1
EMSP 2463 Clinical - Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 4
5
Minimum Hours Required 40-42

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.

+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

++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

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four year institution of their choice.

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