Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services
Technical Certificate
Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services
(60 Semester Credit Hours)
- Fall
Prior to admission to the technical phase of the Paramedic/Emergency Medical Technician program, students must provide documentation verifying (through entrance exam score or official college transcript) that remediation in English, mathematics, and reading is not required; or complete the appropriate remedial coursework with a grade of "C" or better to satisfy remediation requirements; and complete HSCI 1113, HSCI 1123, and HSCI 1243 with a grade of "C" or better.Course # Course Name Hours HSCI 1113 Medical Terminology
Must pass with a "C" or better3 HSCI 1123 Human Anatomical Structure I
Must pass with a "C" or better3 HSCI 1243 Human Anatomical Structure II
Must pass with a "C" or better3 Total Hours 9 Students must apply to and be admitted into the technical phase of the Paramedic program before taking any of the EMTP courses below. Students must be currently licensed with the Arkansas Department of Health Division of EMS as an EMT or have taken, and passed with a grade of "C" or better, an Emergency Medical Technician course within the last one year and be eligible to take the state exam prior to being admitted into the program.
After being admitted into the program, all EMTP coursework must be passed with a grade of "C" or better to earn the degree.
- Spring
- Summer (10 week courses)
- First Summer Session (five week courses)
Course # Course Name Hours EMTP 2111 Clinical Practicum II
(prerequisite: EMTP 1234)1 Total Hours 1 - Second Summer Session (five week courses)
- Fall