Sep 29, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Emergency Health Services, B.S.


Offered by Emergency and Disaster Health Systems .

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 to offer a concentration in paramedicine and two tracks, one in Emergency and Disaster Health Management and one in Emergency Health Leadership.

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


Course Requirements


Emergency and Disaster Health Management Track (78-90 credits)


This track offers interdisciplinary courses designed to prepare students for careers in emergency and disaster health systems across multiple sectors including emergency management, public health, healthcare, and emergency health services.

Electives


Students have three options to choose from to complete 27 elective credits: approved electives, minor(s), or certificate. Students may combine options to achieve the required 27 credits. Regardless of option selected, students must complete at least 9 credits at the 300 or 400 level.

Electives Option

Students can take electives to meet the 27 credit elective requirement, including at least 9 credits at the 300 or 400 level from the list of approved electives.

Minors Option

Students can complete one or more minors to fulfill the 27 credit elective requirement.

Approved minors include:
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor 
Environmental Science Minor 
Geography Minor 
Information Systems Minor 
Philosophy Minor 
Political Science Minor 
Psychology Minor 
Public Health Minor 
Public History Minor 
Social Welfare Minor 
Sociology Minor  

Emergency Health Leadership Track (78-90 credits)


This track is designed for working paramedics to complete their bachelor’s degree for career advancement into leadership positions.

Credit for Paramedic Education


30 credits will be accepted for paramedic education from a CAAHEP Paramedic Program.

Approved Electives


Students in the Emergency Health Leadership Track must complete 15 credits of electives, including at least 9 credits at the 300 or 400 level from the list of approved electives.

Paramedic Concentration (116-118 credits)


The Paramedic Concentration consists of the core requirements of the Emergency Health Services, B.S. and a minimum of 98 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 year.

EMT Certification


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

Science Courses


Complete 20-22 credits of science courses.

Social Science Courses


Complete the following 7 credits: