2015-2016 General Catalog 
    
    Mar 19, 2024  
2015-2016 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Emergency Medical Technician Certificate-Advanced (Major Code 8022C)


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Offered at the SPC Reese Center

This 18-semester-hour curriculum prepares students to be competent entry-level Advanced EMT. Students who complete this curriculum will possess the knowledge, skills and personal attitudes and behaviors necessary for practice as entry-level Advanced EMT. All requirements to write the Texas Department of State Health Services and National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians examinations for certification as an Advanced EMT are satisfied. Upon successful completion of the following curriculum, which includes a Capstone Experience in the final semester of the program, the student qualifies to receive a Certificate of Proficiency.

Students must be TSI compliant in Reading to qualify for this Certificate program.

Program advisor is Jerry Findley, EMS program director and assistant professor of emergency medical services.

Certificate of Proficiency

Total Semester Hours: 5


Prior to enrollment in Advanced EMT, Students must be Nationally Registered at the EMT-Basic level or EMT Certified by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Total Semester Hours: 12


Total Semester Hours: 1


Notes


*Although not a requirement, students are strongly encouraged to take EDUC 1100 during the first semester of enrollment.

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