Paramedic (A.A.S.)

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The Paramedic is an emergency medical professional whose primary focus is to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Paramedics function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Paramedics perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Paramedic is the link from the scene into the health care system.

To successfully complete the Paramedic Program and establish eligibility for the licensure examination, students must:
• Meet all course and skill requirements as outlined in the student handbook
• Have a cumulative GPA of 2.0
• Discharge all financial obligations to Motlow State Community College
• Not be under investigation or subject to disciplinary action for violation of program or college rules, regulations, or policies

* Licensure as a Paramedic in Tennessee reflects equivalency of the MSCC Paramedic Technical Certificate.

GENERAL EDUCATION (17 credit hours)

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 sem hrs cr
BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 sem hrs cr
BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 sem hrs cr
PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology 3 sem hrs cr
One of the following:
ART 1035 - Introduction to Art 3 sem hrs cr
MUS 1030 - Introduction to Music 3 sem hrs cr

AREA OF EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS (43 credit hours)

EMSP 1311 - Paramedic Clinical I 3 sem hrs cr
EMSP 1401 - Paramedic Skills Labs I 4 sem hrs cr
EMSP 1801 - Fundamentals of Paramedic I 8 sem hrs cr
EMSP 2402 - Paramedic Skills Labs II 4 sem hrs cr
EMSP 2403 - Paramedic Capstone 4 sem hrs cr
EMSP 2412 - Paramedic Clinical II 4 sem hrs cr
EMSP 2303 - Paramedic Practicum 3 sem hrs cr
EMSP 2513 - Paramedic Field Internship 5 sem hrs cr
EMSP 2802 - Fundamentals of Paramedic II 8 sem hrs cr

Semester Hours Credit: 60*

*All paramedic majors who are required to take Learning Support must also complete MSCC 1300 - First-Year Experience .

FALL START ONLY - Recommended Full-Time Schedule

The following is a recommended schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites and other academic factors may impact this schedule. See your advisor to create a degree plan.

GPS (Graduation Planning System), along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning. Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the GPS audit, which is accessible through MyMotlow.