Mar 29, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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 certification complete 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 and Policy Certificate .

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 their junior years.

Science Courses

Complete 20-22 credits of science courses.

Social Science Courses

Complete the following 7 credits:

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