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Emergency Health Services, B.S.

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Offered by Emergency Health Services .

The curriculum leading to an Emergency Health Services, B.S. combines courses in the arts and humanities, social sciences, mathematics, sciences and emergency health services.

University Requirements

Completion of Minimum University Requirements for an Undergraduate Baccalaureate Degree .

  • Minimum 120 credits and minimum GPA of 2.0
  • Completion of 45 upper-level credits, residence requirement, Writing Intensive requirement, and General Education requirement

Major Requirements

  • Minimum 81 credits. Students complete the Paramedic Concentration in 129-132 total credits.
  • Minimum grade of ‘C’ in courses applied to the major
  • Completion of one of the following concentrations: Management, Paramedic

Course Requirements

EMT Certification (6 credits)

Students without a current, acceptable EMT certfication complete the following:

Emergency Health Services (24-25 credits)

Complete the following:

Mathematics Courses (4 credits)

Complete one course from the following:

Emergency Health Services Concentration (47-78 credits)

Complete one of the following concentrations:

Management Concentration

The Management Concentration consists of the core requirements of the Emergency Health Services, B.S. and a minimum of 47 credits in the concentration. Depending on their interests and career goals, students are encouraged to consider a program offered by Political Science  such as the Public Administration/Policy Minor  or Public Administration and Policy Certificate .

Social Sciences and Political Science

Complete the following 22 credits:

Information Systems

Complete the following 3 credits:

Upper-Level Social Sciences and English

Complete the following 9 credits:

Emergency Health Services Management

Complete the following 6 credits:

Internship

Complete 7 to 15 credits of internship:

Paramedic Concentration

The Paramedic Concentration consists of the core requirements of the Emergency Health Services, B.S. and a minimum of 76 credits in the concentration. Students pursuing the Paramedic Concentration must be EMT certified and provide documentation of a minimum of 100 patient contacts by the fall of junior year.

Science Courses

Complete 20-22 credits of science courses.

Introductory Biology Course

Complete 3 or 4 credits from the following:

Anatomy and Physiology

Complete the following 8 credits:

Chemistry Sequence

Complete 9 or 10 credits from one of the following chemistry sequences:

Social Science Courses

Complete the following 7 credits:

Paramedic Core Courses

Complete the following 46 credits:

Upper-Division Elective

Complete 3 credits from the following:

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