EHS PARAMEDIC CONCENTRATION LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS
We are currently revising our pathway. Proposed changes will be in red.
Emergency Health Services (9 credits required)
- EHS 115: Medical Terminology
- EHS 202* Emergency Medical Technician I
- EHS 203* Emergency Medical Technician II
*Current acceptable EMT certification may fulfill these requirements
Mathematics/Science Courses (24-25 credits required)
Choose one of the following:
- BIOL 101: Concepts of Biology
-or-
- BIOL 141: Foundations of Biology: Cells Energy and Organisms (Pre-Professional)
Choose one of the following sequences:
- CHEM 101: Principles Chemistry I (Pre-Professional)
- CHEM 102: Principles of Chemistry II (Pre-Professional)
- CHEM 102L: Introductory Chemistry Lab I (Pre-Professional)
-or-
- CHEM 123: Introduction to General Organic and Biochemistry I
- CHEM 124: Introduction to General Organic and Biochemistry II
- CHEM 124L: Introduction to General Organic and Biochemistry II Lab
You must complete ALL of the following:
- BIOL 251 Anatomy and Physiology of the Body I
- BIOL 251L: Anatomy and Physiology of the Body Lab
- BIOL 252 Anatomy and Physiology of the Body II
- BIOL 252L: Anatomy and Physiology of the Body II Lab
Choose one of the following:
- STAT 121: Intro to Statistics
-or-
- STAT 350: Statistics with Applications to Biological Sciences
Social Sciences/Political Science (10-11 credits required)
Choose one of the following:
- EHS 200: Concepts of Emergency Health Services (3 CREDITS – Social Science GEP )
You must complete all of the following:
- PSYC 100: Introduction to Psychology
- PSYC 285: Abnormal Psychology
General Education Requirements (12 credits required)
- 3 Arts and Humanities Courses
- 1 Culture Course (EHS 340 recommended)
- EHS 340 will now be required
- Completion of a foreign language at the 201 level
- 4 years of high school language will fulfill this requirement
EHS PARAMEDIC CONCENTRATION UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS
Emergency Health Services (18 credits required)
- EHS 301: Planning Emergency Health Systems (Writing Intensive GEP)
- EHS 320: Disaster Management
- EHS 423: Public Health Emergency Preparedness
- EHS 350: Supervision & Operations
- EHS 351: Financial Management and Budgeting
- EHS 360: Instructional Issues in EHS
- EHS 360 has been removed from this program
- EHS 430 **: Research Topics in Emergency Health Services
Paramedic Clinical Courses (46 credits required)
- EHS 460: Applied Pharmacology
- EHS 461: Introduction to Paramedic Practice
- EHS 462: Fundamentals of Patient Management
- EHS 463: Basics of Cardiology
- EHS 464: Advanced Cardiac and Respiratory
- EHS 465: Medical Emergencies I
- EHS 466: Medical Emergencies II
- EHS 467: Introduction to Trauma Emergencies
- EHS 468: EMS Capstone Experience
- EHS 470: Emergency Response to Crisis
- EHS 481: ALS Field and Clinical Experience I
- EHS 482: ALS Field and Clinical Experience II
- EHS 483: ALS Field and Clinical Experience III
- EHS 484: ALS Field and Clinical Experience IV
Electives (3 credits) (Have been removed from the Program)
- EHS 311: Stress and Burnout (Social Science GEP)
- EHS 330: Search & Rescue
- EHS 345: Death and Dying
Total Credits: 129 – 132
*Current acceptable EMT certification may fulfill this requirement
All students must pass the Department computer competency examination or take one of the following classes: EHS 352 or IS 295
**Research Options: EHS 430, PSYC 331, SOCY 300, SOCY 301, POLI 300
++All students must be EMT certified and provide documentation of a minimum of 100 patient contacts by the Fall semester of the Junior year
Emergency Health Services Course Catalogue [CLICK HERE]
Download link: 4 Year Plan (Paramedic Track 2020 and later) (2023-2024 Paramedic)