Emergency Medical Services (EMS), A.A.S.

Program Description

Program Requirements

Graduation Requirements

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Program Description

The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Program is designed to prepare students for career opportunities in pre-hospital emergency care, such as ambulance, fire department, search and rescue, law enforcement, and volunteer service. Pre-hospital emergency care involves a wide scope of activities such as recognition and management of patients with heart disease, trauma, burns, poisoning, alcohol and drug abuse, childbirth, acute psychiatric disorders, and other medical emergencies. Curricula for all EMS courses are based on the National Standard Curriculum.

Our goal is to prepare competent entry level paramedic/EMTs in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

Certification

Upon successful completion, students are eligible to apply for testing and certification as a Paramedic through the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. 

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Program Curriculum

78 credits

Prerequisite

• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification for one (1) year prior to application deadline. 
• Strongly recommend completion of AEMT certificate.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
General Education Requirements
ENGL 1010	Introduction to Writing (EN)	3
or ENGL 1010D	Introduction to Writing (EN)
ENGL 2010	Interm Writing Selected Topics: (EN)	3
COMM 2110	Interpersonal Communication (SS, GC)	3
MATH 1030	Quantitative Reasoning (MA)	3-4
or MATH 1040	Introduction to Statistics (MA)
or MATH 1050	College Algebra / Pre-Calculus (MA)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Program Requirements
BIOL 2320 & BIOL 2325	Human Anatomy and Human Anatomy Lab	5
BIOL 2420 & BIOL 2425	Human Physiology and Human Physiology Lab	4
Discipline Core Requirements
EMS 2200	Paramedic Training I (ALPP)	7.5
EMS 2300	Paramedic Training II (ALPP)	7.5
EMS 2400	Paramedic Training III	8
EMS 2500	Paramedic Training IV	8
EMS 2600	Paramedic Training V	12

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Graduation Requirements

1. Complete a minimum of 64 college-level credits (1000 and above).
2. Grade C or higher in each Program Requirement and Discipline Core Requirement course.
3. Cumulative GPA 2.0 or higher.
4. Complete at least 20 hours of lower division credit from DSU for institutional residency.

Graduation Plan

Plan of Study Grid

1st Year
Fall Semester		Hours
MATH 0980	Transitional Math IIB (if needed)
Completion of EMT Certificate
	Hours	0
Spring Semester
BIOL 2320 & BIOL 2325	Human Anatomy and Human Anatomy Lab	5
ENGL 1010	Introduction to Writing (EN)	3
General Education (Mathematics) MATH 1040 recommended		3
	Hours	11
2nd Year
Fall Semester
BIOL 2420 & BIOL 2425	Human Physiology and Human Physiology Lab	4
ENGL 2010	Interm Writing Selected Topics: (EN)	3
COMM 2110	Interpersonal Communication (SS, GC)	3
	Hours	10
Spring Semester
EMS 2200	Paramedic Training I (ALPP)	7.5
EMS 2300	Paramedic Training II (ALPP)	7.5
	Hours	15
Summer Semester
EMS 2400	Paramedic Training III	8
EMS 2500	Paramedic Training IV	8
	Hours	16
3rd Year
Fall Semester
EMS 2600	Paramedic Training V	12
	Hours	12
	Total Hours	64

Emergency Medical Services Program Learning Outcomes:

At the successful conclusion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate ability to perform an appropriate primary/initial assessment of the ill or injured patient in the prehospital setting.
2. Complete an appropriate secondary/focused history and physical exam in the pre-hospital setting.
3. Formulate an appropriate treatment plan to include administration of IV fluids and/or pharmacological medications as needed.
4. Demonstrate appropriate solutions to ethical situations in the prehospital setting.
5. Analyze the basic pharmacological background and actions of drugs, regulations, human body systems, pharmacokinetics, and drug calculations.