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Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Prerequisites (6-10 credit hours)

Can be taken at any College or University

  • ENG101 English Composition I

  • MTH100 Intermediate College Algebra

  • (or higher)

  • BIO103 Principals of Biology I

(Can be challenged at Bishop State, does not count towards degree)

Paramedic Semester 1 (14 credit hours)

  • BIO201 Anatomy and Physiology (co-requisite)

  • EMP191 Paramedic Preparatory

  • EMP192 Paramedic Operations

  • EMP193 Patient Assessment and Management

  • EMP194 Paramedic General Pharmacology

Paramedic Semester 2 (13 credit hours)

  • BIO202 Anatomy and Physiology II (co-requisite)

  • EMP195 Advanced Trauma Management

  • EMP199 Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

  • (Hospital Rotations ER and OR)

Paramedic Semester 3 (12 credit hours)

  • EMP198 Medical Management

  • EMP200 Medical Patient Management

  • EMP203 Cardiovascular Patient Management

  • (Hospital Rotations OB, PED and PSY)

Paramedic Semester 4 (12 credit hours)

  • EMP204 Transition to Paramedic Practice

  • EMP205 Paramedic Terminal Competencies

  • EMP206 Paramedic Field Preceptorships

  • (Ambulance and Rescue Rotations)

  • EMP207 Paramedic Team Leadership Preceptorship

Required courses for Degree Completion

(9 credit hours)(these classes can be interspersed in Semesters 1-4, or taken with prerequisites)

  • SPH106 Fundamentals of Speech

Or

  • SPH107 Fundamentals of Public Speaking

  • PSY200 General Psychology

  • SOC200 Introduction to Sociology

MTH100, PSY200 and SOC200 are available as online courses.

Many of the Pre/Co-requisite courses are offered through alternate Bishop State Campuses. Check with the one closest to you:

  • Baker High School

  • Citronelle High School

  • McIntosh High School

  • Theodore High School

  • Alma Bryant High School

  • Mary Montgomery High School


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