Paramedic Concentration Courses
The Paramedic Concentration consists of the core requirements of the Emergency Health Services, B.S., and a minimum of 89 credits in the concentration. Students pursuing the Paramedic Concentration must be EMT-certified and provide documentation of at least 100 patient contacts by the fall of their junior year. Paramedic Concentration Advising PDF
Track courses below are in addition to 6 required classes for EDHS B.S.
Track Total Credits: 89-91 credits
B.S. Total Credits: 123-125 credits
EMT Certification
Students without a current, acceptable EMT certification complete the following 6 credits:
- EDHS 202 – Emergency Medical Technician I (3)
- EDHS 203 – Emergency Medical Technician II (3)
Emergency Health Services – 6 credits:
- EDHS 115 – Medical Terminology (3)
- EDHS 470 – Emergency Response to Crisis (3)
Science Courses
Complete 20-22 credits of science courses.
Introductory Biology Course – Choose 1:
- BIOL 101 – Concepts Of Biology (3)
- BIOL 141 – Foundations of Biology: Cells, Energy and Organisms (4)
Anatomy and Physiology – 8 credits:
- BIOL 251 – Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3)
- BIOL 251L – Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory (1)
- BIOL 252 – Human Anatomy and Physiology II (3)
- BIOL 252L – Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory. (1)
Chemistry Sequence – Choose 1 sequence:
10 credits:
- CHEM 101 – Principles of Chemistry I (4)
- CHEM 102 – Principles of Chemistry II (4)
- CHEM 102L – Introductory Chemistry Lab I (2)
6 credits:
- CHEM 120 –Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry I (4)
- CHEM 124L – General Organic and Biochemistry Lab (2)
Mathematics Courses – Choose 1:
- STAT 121 – Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences (4)
- STAT 350 – Statistics with Applications in the Biological Sciences (4)
Social Science Courses – 7 credits:
- PSYC 100 – Introduction to Psychology (4)
- PSYC 285 – Abnormal Psychology (3)
Paramedic Core Courses – 46 credits:
- EDHS 460 – Applied Pharmacology (3)
- EDHS 461 – Introduction to Paramedic Practice (3)
- EDHS 462 – Fundamentals of Patient Management (3)
- EDHS 463 – Basics of Cardiology (3)
- EDHS 464 – Advanced Cardiac and Respiratory Emergencies (3)
- EDHS 465 – Medical Emergencies I (3)
- EDHS 466 – Medical Emergencies II (3)
- EDHS 467 – Introduction to Trauma Emergencies (3)
- EDHS 468 – EMS Capstone Experience (3)
- EDHS 481 – ALS Field and Clinical Experience I (3)
- EDHS 482 – ALS Field and Clinical Experience II (4)
- EDHS 483 – ALS Field and Clinical Experience III (6)
- EDHS 484 – ALS Field and Clinical Experience IV (6)