Emergency Medical Services - Paramedicine, A.A.S.

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The paramedic training program prepares licensed Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) professionals to provide care for diverse populations within the community. For this, students need to acquire paramedic knowledge, clinical skills, highly-developed communication, and clinical reasoning and judgment skills.

Prerequisite (9 Credits)

EMS 1500 - Basic Emergency Medical Tech* (9CR)

Freshman Year

Fall Semester (15 Credits)

EMS 2600 - Paramedic I* (8CR)
PSYC 1000 - General Psychology (SSC) (3CR)
or
SOC 1000 - Sociological Principles (SSC) (3CR)
ZOO 2015 - Human Anatomy (SCI) (4CR)

Spring Semester (18 Credits)

EMS 2700 - Paramedic II (8CR)
EMS 2971 - Paramedic Practicum Clinical II (3CR)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I (COM1) (3CR)
ZOO 2025 - Human Physiology (SCI) (4CR)

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (16 Credits)

CNST 0000 - US and Wyoming Constitutions (3CR)
EMS 2800 - Paramedic III (8CR)
EMS 2974 - Paramedic Practicum Clinical III (5CR)

Spring Semester (13 Credits)

ASL 1010 - American Sign Language I (HU) (4CR)
or
SPAN 1010 - First Year Spanish I (HU) (4CR)
EMS 2895 - Paramedic Capstone (8CR)
PEAC 1001 - Health & Wellness (HW) (1CR)

Total Program Credits: 62 Credits (with Prerequisites 71 Credits)

Program Note:

The program has specific admission requirements in addition to general Casper College requirements. Students must maintain a GPA of at least 2.0 and must earn a grade of “80% (B)” or better in all paramedic courses in order to progress to the subsequent semester.

Note:

All general education courses must be passed with a “C” or better. The normal length of this program is two academic years at 15-17 credit hours per semester.

Graduation Requirements

For specific graduation requirements see “Degree Requirements ”.

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