Emergency Medical Services Associate in Science (EMS-AS)

The EMS-AS degree program completes the academic progress of a graduate of an Emergency Medical Technician Program and a Paramedic Certificate with 16 hours of general education courses.

Minimum requirements for eligibility to the program include high school diploma or GED, satisfactory scores in reading and math on the Test of Adult basic education (TABE), documentation of unencumbered current Florida EMT Certification, and a current American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Provider Card.

Students in the EMS–AS have generally completed 1) all general education courses and the EMT–ATD program, or 2) have completed the EMT–ATD program and are enrolled in the Paramedic Program and completing the general education requirements.

The Associate in Science in Emergency Medical Services includes the following college credit certificate:

Paramedic 

The student is encouraged to apply to graduate with the certificate as the requirements are satisfied.

The interested student should contact the Nursing and Emergency Medical Services department for assistance in planning the program of study.

Department Head:

Linda Whitenton, (850) 484-2253

lwhitenton@pensacolastate.edu

Program Contact (EMS-AS and Paramedic):

Rebecca Brownfield, (850) 484-2217

rbrownfield@pensacolastate.edu

Degree Requirements

Prerequisite Courses (12 cc)

EMS 1119Emergency Medical Technician

7 cc

EMS 1119LEMT Lab

2 cc

EMS 1411LEMT Clinical Internship

2 cc

EMS 1521LEMT Professional

1 cc

The EMS prefix courses come from the EMT-ATD program, which is a closed program. See catalog for entry requirements.

Semester 1 (16 cc)

EMS 2613Patient Assessment

1 cc

EMS 2614Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies

3 cc

EMS 1601Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care

1 cc

EMS 2231LParamedic Lab I

3 cc

Anatomy Requirement

BSC 1080Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology

3 cc

BSC 1080LEssentials of Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory

1 cc

Approved Elective (Consult Program Advisor)

4 cc

or

BSC 1093Anatomy and Physiology I

3 cc

BSC 1093LAnatomy and Physiology I Laboratory

1 cc

BSC 1094Anatomy and Physiology II

3 cc

BSC 1094LAnatomy and Physiology II Laboratory

1 cc

Anatomy requirement must be met by the end of Semester 1.

Semester 2 (15 cc)

EMS 1683Fundamentals of Advanced Prehospital Care

1 cc

EMS 1654LParamedic Field/Clinical Experience I

3 cc

EMS 2627Medical Emergencies

4 cc

EMS 1612Cardiovascular Emergencies

2 cc

EMS 2232LParamedic Lab II

2 cc

ENC 1101CEnglish Composition I

3 cc

Semester 3 (15 cc)

EMS 2681Special Considerations in Prehospital Care

1 cc

EMS 2680Behavioral Emergencies

1 cc

EMS 2628OB/GYN/Neonatal/Pediatric Emergencies

2 cc

EMS 2655LParamedic Field/Clinical Experience II

3 cc

EMS 2682Advanced Prehospital Trauma Management

2 cc

EMS 2236LParamedic Lab III

3 cc

MAC 1105College Algebra

3 cc

Semester 4 (15 cc)

EMS 2656LParamedic Field/Clinical Internship

5 cc

EMS 2460LEMS Field Leadership

1 cc

SYG 2000Introduction to Sociology

3 cc

See Choices Humanities (General Education Core Course)

3 cc

DEP 2004Human Growth and Development

3 cc

See general education course list for general education course options.

Total Credit Hours: 73

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