Course Descriptions

Each EMT course is taught by EHS Department faculty. The certification program includes classroom instruction, skills practice laboratories, and clinical rotations which offer the student the opportunity to apply their skills techniques in closely supervised patient care settings. Following successful completion of classroom and clinical instructions, students will be promoted to field internship where they will work as a team with other Paramedics to provide pre-hospital life support to the ill or injured.

EMT-B students will enroll in the following 2 courses:

EMSP 1401: EMT-Basic
5 hours credit
Introduction to the level of EMT Basic. Includes all the skills necessary to provide emergency medical care at the basic life support level with an ambulance service or other specialized service.

EMSP 1160: EMT-Basic Clinical
1.0 hour credit
A health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional.