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Emergency Medical Technician Basic Certificate


EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES -- EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN BASIC

Brookhaven only

(Certificate)

  • Students pursuing this certificate 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.EMT.BASIC.10

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.

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.

A language elective particularly Spanish and American Sign Language are recommended for the professional EMS provider.

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTER I

EMSP 1501 Emergency Medical Technician - Basic 5
EMSP 1160 Clinical - Emergency Medical Technology/Technician 1
EMSP 1391 Special Topics in Emergency Medical Technology/Technician OR 3
EMSP 2300 Methods of Teaching – Emergency Medical Service OR (3)
EMSP 2237 Emergency Procedures (2)
+Elective Speech or English Elective 3
++Elective Math Elective 3-4
14-16

Minimum Hours Required 14-16

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 1314 College Algebra 3
MATH 1324 Mathematics for Business and Economics 3
MATH 1332 College Mathematics I 3
MATH 1333 College Mathematics II 3
MATH 1348 Analytic Geometry 3
MATH 1414 College Algebra 4
MATH 2342 Introductory Statistics 3
MATH 2412 Precalculus Mathematics 4
MATH 2442 Introductory Statistics 4