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PARAMEDIC TECHNOLOGY DEGREE (EM03)

The Paramedic Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree program prepares students for employment in a paramedic position in today’s health services field. The program provides learning opportunities that introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program provides opportunities for individuals at the EMT level to upgrade present knowledge and skills to the more advanced paramedic level. Graduates of the program receive a Paramedic Technology associate degree and are eligible to sit for the Paramedic National Registry Examination for state and national certification. Program Website: http://www.centralgatech.edu/ems.

Degree Program
Program Length 113 Credit Hours
Education Requirements * High School graduate or GED recipient
* EMT Certification
* Documentation of Medical Examination
* Alcohol and Drug Free Affidavit
Entrance Dates Fall Quarter
Offered Macon Campus

Paramedic Technology Curriculum
   

Credit Hours

General Education Core Courses
50
Area I - Humanities/Fine Arts
ENG 191 Composition & Rhetoric
5
ENG 193 Literature and Composition
5
  OR
HUM 191 Introduction to Humanities
5
SPC 191 Fundamentals of Speech
5
   
Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences
ECO 193 Macroeconomics
5
PSY 191 Introductory Psychology
5
  OR
SOC 191 Introduction to Sociology
5
   
Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics
MAT 191 College Algebra
5
  OR
MAT 190 Mathematical Modeling
5
BIO 191 Biology I
5
BIO 193 Anatomy & Physiology I
5
BIO 194 Anatomy & Physiology II
5
CHM 191
Chemistry I
5
   
Occupational Courses
63
SCT 100 Introduction to Microcomputers
3
EMS 126 Introduction to Paramedic Profession
3
EMS 127 Patient Assessment
4
EMS 128 Applied Physiology and Pathophysiology
3
EMS 129 Pharmacology
4
EMS 130 Respiratory Emergencies
5
EMS 131 Trauma
5
EMS 132 Cardiology I
5
EMS 133 Cardiology II
5
EMS 134 Medical Emergencies
4
EMS 135 Maternal Pediatric Emergencies
5
EMS 136 Special Patients
2
EMS 200 Clinical Application of Adv. Emergency Care
10
EMS 201 Summative Evaluations
5
 
Total Hours
113

 

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