Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Emergency Medical Services programs train students in basic emergency care, intubation and how to administer medications. This degree requires two years of full-time study to complete. The program combines classroom work with extensive hands-on training in ambulances and hospital emergency departments. Students earn emergency medical technician (EMT) certification in these courses, and graduates.
Gainful Employment Information
| Program Prerequisites |
| EMT 215 |
Emergency Medical Technician
OR
Certification as an EMT |
8 |
| Cluster 1 |
| BIO 115 |
Human Body Structure (Group V) |
4 |
| ENG 101 |
Composition & Rhetoric (Group I) |
3 |
| HIT 103 |
Medical Terminology |
3 |
| PSY 101 |
Introduction to Psychology (Group III) |
3 |
| SPE 108 |
Oral Communication (Group I) |
3 |
| Cluster 2 |
| GROUP II |
Select from Humanities Elective
Students earning an Associate degree must meet the requirement for coursework on improving human relations as defined in Public Act 87-581. |
3 |
| EMS 210 |
EMS Foundations |
3 |
| EMS 212 |
EMS Respiratory |
5 |
| FAD 205 |
First Aid & CPR |
2 |
| Cluster 3 |
| EMS 214 |
Trauma |
5 |
| EMS 216 |
EMS Cardiovascular |
5 |
| Cluster 4 |
| EMS 218 |
EMS OB, PEDS |
5 |
| EMS 220 |
EMS Medical |
4 |
| EMS 222 |
EMS Partnership |
4 |
