Catalog 2019-2020

Paramedicine

Paramedicine Associate Degree (Major Code: PT13)

Credential: Associate of Applied Science
Campus Location: Athens

Curriculum Outline

General Education

Total Credit Hours:15-16

Area I: Language Arts and Communications

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Students must choose one of the following courses:

MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3

MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts

Students must choose one of the following courses:

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3

ENGL 2110World Literature

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

Total Credit Hours:3

General Education Electives

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

COMM 1500Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

3

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

MATH 1131Calculus I

4

PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3

AND

PHYS 1110LConceptual Physics Lab

1

POLS 1101American Government

3

PORT 1001Elementary Portuguese I

4

PORT 1002Elementary Portuguese II

4

SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3

Total Credit Hours:3-4

College Requirement

FSSE 1000First Semester Seminar

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Paramedicine Core

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

Total Credit Hours:8

Paramedicine Major

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

Total Credit Hours:44

Students must pass all courses with grades of C or higher.

Total Credit Hours: 70-71