WELCOME TO EMS: EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN - PARAMEDIC
One-Year Certificate + 1 semseter Degree Program
* Offered only by request from approved WV EMS agencies with sufficient enrollment. (Minimum enrollment 12)
(Pre - Paramedic Program Model Schedule*)
Credit Hour Fall Semester
7 EMMS 1103 EMT Basic (prerequisite)
3 HLCA 1170 Anatomy & Physiology
1 HLCA 1171 Anatomy and Physiology Lab
1 EMMS 1115 Principles of Extrication
3 EMMS 1116 Hazardous Material Operations
1 EMMS 1117 Emergency Vehicle Driving
16 Total Credit Hours
Paramedic Program Model Schedule
Credit Hour Spring Semester
2 EMMS 1106 EMS-Practicum I (82 Hours)
1 EMMS 1107 Basic Trauma Life Support Provider Course
3 EMMS 1108 EMS Pharmacology
2 EMMS 1110 Introduction to ALS Skills
2 EMMS 2207 Airway Management / Patient Assessment
3 EMMS 2208 Shock Trauma Resuscitation
4 EMMS 2212 Medical Emergencies II
17 Total Credit Hours
Credit Hour First Summer Term
2 EMMS 1100 Introduction to EMS
2 EMMS 2209 EMS Practicum II (82 Hours)
4 Total Credit Hours
Credit Hour Second Summer Term
2 EMMS 1104 EMS-Operations
2 EMMS 2211 EMS Practicum III (98 Hours)
4 Total Credit Hours
Credit Hour Fall Semester
1 EMMS 2200 Advanced Cardiac Life Support
1 EMMS 2201 Pediatric Education for the PreHospital Provider
1 EMMS 2202 Advanced Medical Life Support
4 EMMS 2210 Medical Emergencies I
2 EMMS 2213 Special Patients and Situations
2 EMMS 2214 EMS Practicum IV (118 Hours)
2 EMMS 2215 Assessment Based Management
2 EMMS 2216 ALS Skills Lab
15 Total Credit Hours
General Education Requirements for Degree
BIOL 1170 Anatomy & Physiology 4 hours Varies
ALLH 1100 Medical Terminology 3 hours Varies
ENGL 1104 Written English 3 hours Varies
ENGL 1109 Technical Report Writing 3 hours Varies
MATH 1107 Fundamental Concepts 3 hours Varies
of Mathematics
SOCY 1110 Introduction to Sociology 3 hours Varies
Total 19 hours
Total EMMS hours: 49
Total Gen Ed hours: 19
Total Degree Hours: 68
However, if you need assistance sooner please feel free to contact Tracey Corbin using info to the left.
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| Q: How much will this program cost me? | ||
| A: | Tuition and Fees: | $3,652 ($3920 in 2011-12) |
| Books and supplies: | $1,000 | |
| On-campus room & board: | $6,926 (($6864-$8376 in 2011-12) | |
| 2011-12 Catalog What's Included for 2012-13? | ||
| FINANCING | ||
| Q: What are my financing options to pay for the program? | ||
| A: In addition to any grant and scholarship aid for which they are eligible, graduates used loans to finance their education. The median debt for program graduates | ||
| Federal loans Median Debt (2010-11) |
$8,212 (2010-11);
$9453 (2011-12) |
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| Institution financing plan | none | |
| Private educational loans none | ||
| SUCCESS |
| Q: How long will it take me to complete this program? |
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A: The program is designed to take 9 months to complete. 0% of graduates from this program finished in this time in 2010-11; 85% completed the program on-time in 2011-12. |
| Q: What are the chances of getting a job when I graduate? |
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A: The job placement rate for students who completed the program in 2010 -11 was 78%. In 2011-12 100% of the students were working. |
| Q: Will I be able to play back my student loans? |
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A: 91.9 % of students in this institution who took out federal student loans were successfully repaying them (2009 the repayment data was for Pierpont and Fairmont State University combined) In 2010, 81.5% of students in this institution who took out federal student loans were successfully repaying them (Pierpont 2 yr cohort rate 2010)
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