Emergency Medical Services- AAS: Paramedic
(69 total credit hours)
| Certification/Courses | Credits | Grade | Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMS 105 Emergency Medical Technical or KY EMT Certification/National Registry | 6 | Fall/Spring | |
| AHS 115 Medical Terminology | 3 | All | |
| BIO 135 Basic Anatomy and Physiology with lab (or BIO 137 and BIO 139) | 4 | All |
| Courses | Credits | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| EMS 201 Principles of Paramedicine I | 6 | |
| EMS 203 Practicum I (Clinical) | 1 | |
| EMS 204 Principles Lab I | 2 | |
| EMS 205 Principles of Paramedicine III | 6 |
| Courses | Credits | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| EMS 202 Principles of Paramedicine II | 5 | |
| EMS 206 Practicum II (Clinical) | 3 | |
| EMS 2081 Principles of Paramedicine IV (Part 1) | 4 | |
| EMS 209 Principles Lab III | 2 |
| Courses | Credits | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| EMS 207 Principles Lab II | 1 | |
| EMS 2082 Principles of Paramedicine IV (Part 2) | 2 | |
| EMS 212 Practicum III (Field) | 4 | |
| EMS 213 Principles of Paramedicine V (Exam Prep) | 2 |
| Courses | Credits | Grade | Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Literacy - CIT 105 Introduction to Computers or OST 105 Introduction to Office Systems (or Competency demonstrated by exam)* |
3 |
All | |
| ENG 101 Writing I* | 3 | All | |
| Heritage/Humanities General Education course (rec. PHI 110 Medical Ethics)* | 3 | All | |
| MAT 151 Intro to Applied Statistics (or other AAS Quantitative Reasoning course) | 3 | All | |
| Oral Communications General Education course (rec. COM 252 Introduction to Interpersonal Communications)* | 3 | All | |
| PSY 110 General Psychology * | 3 | All |
| Courses | Credits | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| EMS 201 Principles of Paramedicine I | 6 | |
| EMS 203 Practicum I (Clinical) | 1 | |
| EMS 204 Principles Lab I | 2 | |
| EMS 205 Principles of Paramedicine III | 6 |
| Courses | Credits | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| EMS 202 Principles of Paramedicine II | 5 | |
| EMS 206 Practicum II (Clinical) | 3 | |
| EMS 207 Principles Lab II | 1 |
| Courses | Credits | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| EMS 208 Principles of Paramedicine IV | 6 | |
| EMS 209 Principles Lab III | 2 | |
| EMS 212 Practicum III (Field) | 4 | |
| EMS 213 Principles of Paramedicine V (Exam Prep) | 2 |
| Courses | Credits | Grade | Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Literacy - CIT 105 Introduction to Computers or OST 105 Introduction to Office Systems (or Competency demonstrated by exam)* |
3 |
All | |
| ENG 101 Writing I* | 3 | All | |
| Heritage/Humanities General Education course (rec. PHI 110 Medical Ethics)* | 3 | All | |
| MAT 151 Intro to Applied Statistics (or other AAS Quantitative Reasoning course) | 3 | All | |
| Oral Communications General Education course (rec. COM 252 Introduction to Interpersonal Communications)* | 3 | All | |
| PSY 110 General Psychology * | 3 | All |
Notes
- *General Education credits can be taken in any order, but it is recommended that the biology course(s) be taken before or as co-requisites with the first semester of EMS courses.
- At least 25 percent of the approved curriculum for any certificate, diploma or degree must be completed at the student’s home college.
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KCTCS Catalog - Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic - AAS
