Emergency Medical Science Bridge Program Associate Degree (A45340BR)

Program Requirements

Required

Course Number	Course Name	Class	Lab	Work/Clinical	Contact	Credits
EMS 110	EMT	9	6	3	18	9
EMS 122	EMS Clinical Practicum I			3	3	1
EMS 130	Pharmacology	3	3		6	4
EMS 131	Advanced Airway Management	1	2		3	2
EMS 160	Cardiology I	2	3		5	3
EMS 220	Cardiology II	2	3		5	3
EMS 221	EMS Clinical Practicum II			6	6	2
EMS 231	EMS Clinical Practicum III			9	9	3
EMS 240	Patients With Special Challenges	1	2		3	2
EMS 241	EMS Clinical Practicum IV			12	12	4
EMS 250	Medical Emergencies	3	3		6	4
EMS 260	Trauma Emergencies	1	3		4	2
EMS 270	Life Span Emergencies	3	3		6	4
EMS 285	EMS Capstone	1	3		4	2
Total Credit Hours:						45

Required courses to complete the bridge program

General Education Courses

Course Number	Course Name	Class	Lab	Work/Clinical	Contact	Credits
ENG 111	Writing and Inquiry	3			3	3
ENG 112	Writing and Research in the Disciplines	3			3	3
BIO 168	Anatomy and Physiology I	3	3		6	4

Select one course each from Humanities/Fine Arts and Social/Behavioral Sciences

Humanities

Course Number	Course Name	Class	Lab	Work/Clinical	Contact	Credits
HUM 115	Critical Thinking	3			3	3
	Or
HUM 122	Southern Culture	3			3	3
	Or
ART 111	Art Appreciation	3			3	3

Social/Behavioral Science

Course Number	Course Name	Class	Lab	Work/Clinical	Contact	Credits
PSY 150	General Psychology	3			3	3
	Or
SOC 210	Introduction to Sociology	3			3	3

Major Courses

Course Number	Course Name	Class	Lab	Work/Clinical	Contact	Credits
BIO 169	Anatomy and Physiology II	3	3		6	4
EMS 235	EMS Management	2			2	2
MED 121	Medical Terminology I	3			3	3
MED 122	Medical Terminology II	3			3	3

Total Credit Hours: 73

Recommended Semester Schedule

First Year Fall

Course Number	Course Name	Class	Lab	Work/Clinical	Contact	Credits
BIO 168	Anatomy and Physiology I	3	3		6	4
MED 121	Medical Terminology I	3			3	3
	Social Science Elective					3
ENG 111	Writing and Inquiry	3			3	3
PSY 150	General Psychology	3			3	3
	Or
SOC 210	Introduction to Sociology	3			3	3

First Year Spring

Course Number	Course Name	Class	Lab	Work/Clinical	Contact	Credits
EMS 235	EMS Management	2			2	2
ENG 112	Writing and Research in the Disciplines	3			3	3
BIO 169	Anatomy and Physiology II	3	3		6	4
MED 122	Medical Terminology II	3			3	3
	Humanities Elective					3