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Paramedic Technology

Paramedic Technology AAS (Major Code: PT13)

Credit Required for Graduation: 70 semester credit hours

Curriculum Outline

General Education (15 Credits)

Area I: Language Arts and Communications (3 Credits)

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Students must choose one from the following courses:

MATH 1100Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3
MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3
MATH 1111College Algebra

3
MATH 1113Precalculus

3

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts (3 Credits)

Students must choose one from the following courses:

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3
ENGL 2130American Literature

3
ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3
HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3
MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3
MUSC 2040History of Popular Music

3

General Education Electives (3 Credits)

Students may choose a course from Area III, Area IV, or from the following list:

BIOL 1111Biology I

3
AND
BIOL 1111LBiology I Lab

1
BIOL 1112Biology II

3
AND
BIOL 1112LBiology II Lab

1
CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3
AND
CHEM 1211LChemistry I Lab

1
CHEM 1212Chemistry II

3
AND
CHEM 1212LChemistry II Lab

1
ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2106Microeconomics

3
ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3
HIST 1111World History I

3
HIST 1112World History II

3
HIST 2111U.S. History I

3
HIST 2112U.S. History II

3
MATH 1112College Trigonometry

3
MATH 1127Introduction to Statistics

3
PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3
AND
PHYS 1110LConceptual Physics Lab

1
POLS 1101American Government

3
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3
SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3

Paramedic Technology Core (11 Credits)

BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3
BIOL 2113LAnatomy and Physiology I Lab

1
BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3
BIOL 2114LAnatomy and Physiology II Lab

1
COMP 1000Introduction to Computers

3

Paramedic Technology Major (44 Credits)

EMSP 2110Foundations of Paramedicine

3
EMSP 2120Applications of Pathophysiology for Paramedics

3
EMSP 2130Advanced Resuscitative Skills for Paramedics

3
EMSP 2140Advanced Cardiovascular Concepts

4
EMSP 2310Therapeutic Modalities of Cardiovascular Care

3
EMSP 2320Therapeutic Modalities of Medical Care

5
EMSP 2330Therapeutic Modalities of Trauma Care

4
EMSP 2340Therapeutic Modalities for Special Patient Populations

4
EMSP 2510Clinical Applications for the Paramedic - I

2
EMSP 2520Clinical Applications for the Paramedic - II

2
EMSP 2530Clinical Applications for the Paramedic - III

2
EMSP 2540Clinical Applications for the Paramedic - IV

1
EMSP 2550Clinical Applications for the Paramedic - V

1
EMSP 2560Clinical Applications for the Paramedic - VI

1
EMSP 2570Clinical Applications for the Paramedic - VII

1
EMSP 2710Field Internship for the Paramedic

2
EMSP 2720Practical Applications for the Paramedic

3

* Students must pass above courses with a grade of C or higher.