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2021-22 Student Handbook and Catalog

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2021-22 Student Handbook and Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Paramedicine - PARAM.AAS

Associate in Applied Science Degree

First Year

Fall Semester

BIOL 120 - Medical Terminology 3 credit hours
BIOL 132 - Human Biology 4 credit hours
ENGL 131 - First-Year English I 3 credit hours
or
ENGL 137 - Technical Writing 3 credit hours
FIRE 135 - Technical Rescue Awareness 0.5 credit hours
FIRE 139 - Hazardous Materials Awareness 0.5 credit hours
PMED 050 - Emergency Vehicle Driving 1 credit hour

Total: 12 Credit Hours

Spring Semester

PMED 131 - Introduction to Paramedicine 4 credit hours
PMED 133 - Paramedic Pharmacology 4 credit hours
PMED 135 - Paramedic Clinicals I 3 credit hours
PMED 136 - Paramedic Skill & Scenario Lab I 3 credit hours

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Summer Semester

PMED 141 - Cardiology 4 credit hours
SPCH 145 - Public And Private Communication 3 credit hours
or
SPCH 151 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit hours

Total: 7 Credit Hours

Second Year

Fall Semester

PMED 142 - Medical Emergencies 4 credit hours
PMED 143 - Traumatic Emergencies 4 credit hours
PMED 145 - Paramedic Clinicals II 2 credit hours
PMED 146 - Paramedic Skill & Scenario Lab II 3 credit hours
PHIL 240 - Contemporary Moral Problems (Ethics) 3 credit hours
or
PHIL 241 - Biomedical Ethics 3 credit hours

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring Semester

PMED 155 - Paramedic Field Internship 5 credit hours
Mathematics or Physical/Life Science Elective 3-4 credit hours
PSYC 131 - General Psychology 3 credit hours
or
SOCI 131 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours

Total: 11-12 Credit Hours

Total credit hours required for the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Paramedicine: 60