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2012-2013
Emergency Medical Services
Associate in Applied Science Degree
Curriculum code
1332
Required Courses
(62 credit hours)
The Emergency Medical Services program is designed
for students intending to go into the public or private sector as EMT-Paramedics.
The EMT-Paramedic provides the most extensive pre-hospital care, which includes
administration of medications orally and intravenously, endotracheal intubation,
and defibrillations of patients in lethal arrhythmias. The EMT-Paramedic
is employed in a number of industries, including the private ambulance service,
municipal fire department or facility responses on helicopters and fixed wing
transport vehicles.
For information about prerequisites and
corequisites, please refer to the catalog. Suggested Schedule
First Semester
15 Credit Hours
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Course
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Credit
Hours
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Title
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Notes
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COM-101 |
3 |
Composition I |
Grade
of C or better in COM-090 or appropriate score on placement test |
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3 |
Fine
Arts and Humanities elective Choose
from
ARB, ART,
FRE,
GER,
HUM,
JPN,
LIT,
MUS,
PHI,
SPA,
THE
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EMS-102 |
9
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EMT
Paramedic I |
Pre-requisite:
see college catalog |
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15 |
Second Semester
14 Credit Hours
Third Semester
15 Credit Hours
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Course
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Credit Hours
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Title
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Notes
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IMS-115 |
3
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Microsoft
Office I |
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EMS-104 |
8
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EMT
Paramedic III |
Pre-req: see college catalog |
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4 |
Physical & Life Sciences
Choose
from BIO,
CHM,
EAS,
GEL,
NAT,
PHS,
PHY
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Total: 15 |
Fourth
Semester
18 Credit Hours
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Course
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Credit Hours
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Title
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Notes
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COM-103 |
3 |
Speech Fundamentals |
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EMS-233 |
5
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EMT
Paramedic Internship |
Pre-req: see college catalog |
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EMS-237 |
5 |
EMT
Paramedic Seminar |
Pre-req: see college catalog |
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Elective Credits |
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Total: 18 |
Electives
Select 5 hours from the following
courses.*
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Course
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Credit Hours
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Title
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Notes |
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ADC-230 |
1 |
Special Topics in Addiction Studies |
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PEH-170 |
3 |
First
Aid |
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MRT-110
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3 |
Medical Terminology |
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*In addition, any course that fulfills the
General Education requirement for an A.A. degree can be taken as an
elective. See the Transfer Programs section in the catalog for more
information.
Graduation Requirements
Successful completion of all course
requirements and the minimum number of credit hours for the specific
certificate; minimum overall grade point average of 2.0 in the courses required
for the certificate; at least 50 percent of the certificate hours must be
completed at Moraine Valley; submission of graduation petition to the Records Office by
published deadlines. (See college
catalog for details.)
For More Information
Information and requirements may change without
notice.
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