Emergency Medical Services Associate in Applied Science
This program provides students with knowledge and skills needed by paramedics and other first responders. Students must complete the EMT – Basic and the EMT – Advanced programs before enrolling in this program. Graduates earn an Associate in Applied Science in Emergency Medical Services. Note that AAS degree, certificate, and short-term certificate programs are not designed to be transfer programs.
The Enterprise State Community College Paramedic program has been issued a Letter of Review by the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP Executive Office). This letter is NOT a CAAHEP accreditation status, it is a status signifying that a program seeking initial accreditation has demonstrated sufficient compliance with the accreditation Standards through the Letter of Review Self Study Report (LSSR) and other documentation. Letter of Review is recognized by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) for eligibility to take the NREMT's Paramedic credentialing examination(s). However, it is NOT a guarantee of eventual accreditation.
For additional information, please contact CoAEMSP:
www.coaemsp.org
8301 Lakeview Parkway
Suite 111-312
Rowlett, TX 75088
214-703-8445
Requirements
Area I: Written Composition
Select 3 credit hours from:
ENG 131: Students who intend to transfer into a baccalaureate degree program should take ENG 101. ENG 131 is a Code C course, which is not designed for transfer credit.
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts
| PHL 210 | Ethics and the Health Sciences | 3 |
Select 3 credit hours from:
Area III: Natural Science and Mathematics
| EMS 189 | Applied Anatomy and Physiology for the Paramedic | 4 |
MTH
| MTH 100 or higher, including MTH 116 | 3 |
Area IV: History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences
Area V: General Education Core, Technical Concentration, and Electives
Total Credit Hours: 67-71
Students Suggested Course Sequence for Full-Time Students
First Semester
| EMS 118 | Emergency Medical Technician | 9 |
| EMS 119 | Emergency Medical Tech Clinica | 1 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MTH 100 | Intermediate College Algebra | 3 |
Second Semester
| EMS 155 | Adv Emergency Med Tech | 7 |
| EMS 156 | Adv Emergency Tech Clinical | 2 |
| PSY 200 | General Psychology | 3 |
| EMS 189 | Applied Anatomy and Physiology for the Paramedic | 4 |
Summer -First Semester (Paramedic)
Fall-Second Semester (Paramedic)
Spring-Third Semester (Paramedic)
| EMS 253 | Paramedic Transition To Wkforc | 2 |
| EMS 254 | Advanced Comp For Paramedics | 2 |
| EMS 255 | Paramedic Field Preceptorship | 5 |
| EMS 256 | Paramedic Team Leadership | 1 |
| SPH 106 | Fund Of Oral Communication | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 67-71