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Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Technology

Program Purpose

To further prepare registered paramedics who wish to earn employment advancement that requires an associate degree. The degree includes additional competencies for advancement to management and teaching responsibilities within the profession.

Employment Types

Paramedic, EMS Team Leader

Program Length

73 credit hours

Admission Requirements

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, must meet all admission requirements of the College. Applicants must be admitted first to the Paramedic Program before declaring their intent on earning the associate degree.

Academic Division

Division of Healthcare Professions

Financial Aid

Financial Aid Information

College Application

Information on Applying to TCC

Program Application

Persons interested in entering the EMS program should obtain information from the www.tcc.fl.edu/ems

Contact for More Info

(850) 558-4523 or healthedu@tcc.fl.edu

Course Information

Program Courses:

Prerequisite Courses
EMS1154* Emergency Medical Technology I 3
EMS1154L* Emergency Medical Technology Practicum I 2
EMS 1155* Emergency Medical Technician II 3
EMS 1155L* Emergency Medical Technology Practicum II 3
EMS 2341L*** EMS Extrication Techniques 1
BSC 1084C** Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology 4
EMS 2522C** Pharmacology 3
DEP 2004 Human Development 3
ENC 1101 College Composition 3
HSC 2531 Medical Terminology 3
  Any college-level mathematics 3
Summer I:    
MCB 2004 Microbiology 3
MCB 2004L Microbiology Lab 1
     
Fall II:    
EMS 2611*** Paramedic Preparatory 2
EMS 2613*** Paramedic Patient Assessment 2
EMS 2637 *** Paramedic Medical Emergencies I 4
EMS 2662L*** Paramedic Clinical/Lab I 6
Spring II:    
EMS2638*** Paramedic Medical Emergencies II 4
EMS2639*** Paramedic Trauma Emergencies 3
EMS2663L*** Paramedic Clinical/Lab II 6
Summer II:    
EMS2930*** EMS Seminar 1
EMS2617C*** Paramedic Assessment Based Mgmt. 2
EMS2659C*** Paramedic Field Internship 3
EMS2618*** EMS Special Operations 1
Elective Choose any 1 credit course 1
  Any college-level computer course 3

*The EMT Applied Technology Diploma
** Pre-requisites for Paramedic; Students may take BSC 2085 and 2085L, plus BSC 2086 and 2086L instead of BSC 1084C.
*** The Paramedic Certificate (total 41 semester hours)