Emergency Health Services, B.S.

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 (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 and Policy Certificate .

Social Sciences and Political Science

Complete the following 22 credits:

Information Systems

Complete the following 3 credits:

IS 295 - Intermediate Business Applications (3)

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:

EHS 450 - Emergency Health Services Practicum and Seminar (3-15)

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.

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:

CHEM 101 - Principles of Chemistry I (4)
and CHEM 102 - Principles of Chemistry II (4)

and CHEM 102L - Introductory Chemistry Lab I (2)
CHEM 123 - Introduction to General Organic and Biochemistry I (4)
and CHEM 124 - Introduction to General Organic and Biochemistry II (3)

and CHEM 124L - General Organic and Biochemistry Lab (2)

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: