Paramedic Coursework

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Major Requirements

Emergency and Disaster Health Systems Core Requirements (18 credits)

Complete the following degree core requirements:

  • EDHS 200 – Introduction to Emergency and Disaster Health Systems (3)
  • EDHS 301 – Health Systems Planning and Dynamic Deployment (3)
  • EDHS 340 – Cultural Diversity in Healthcare (3)
  • EDHS 351 – Financial and Personnel Management (3)
  • EDHS 423 – Public Health Emergency Preparedness (3)
  • EDHS 430 – EHS Epidemiology and Health Research Methods (3)

Paramedic Concentration (123-125 credits)

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.

EMT Certification

Students without a current, acceptable EMT certification complete the following:

  • EDHS 202 – Emergency Medical Technician I (3)
  • EDHS 203 – Emergency Medical Technician II (3)

Emergency Health Services

  • EDHS 115 – Medical Terminology (3)
  • EDHS 470 – Emergency Response to Crisis (3)

Science Courses

Complete 20-22 credits of science courses.

Introductory Biology Course

Complete 3 or 4 credits from the following:

  • BIOL 101 – Concepts Of Biology (3)
  • BIOL 141 – Foundations of Biology: Cells, Energy and Organisms (4)
Anatomy and Physiology

Complete the following 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

Complete 6 or 10 credits from one of the following chemistry sequences:

  • CHEM 101 – Principles of Chemistry I (4)

and CHEM 102 – Principles of Chemistry II (4)

and CHEM 102L – Introductory Chemistry Lab I (2)

  • CHEM 120 –Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry I (4)

and CHEM 124L – General Organic and Biochemistry Lab (2)

Mathematics Courses

Complete one course from the following:

  • STAT 121 – Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences (4)
  • STAT 350 – Statistics with Applications in the Biological Sciences (4)

Social Science Courses

Complete the following 7 credits:

  • PSYC 100 – Introduction to Psychology (4)
  • PSYC 285 – Abnormal Psychology (3)

Paramedic Core Courses

Complete the following 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)