Paramedicine, BS Experienced Paramedic Track

78 credit hours

Requirements

• Current State Paramedic license or National Registry Paramedic.

EMT/Paramedic Licensure Credit

• 45 credit hours of coursework
• Experiential Learning Credits
  Forty-five (45) credits will be granted to students entering the paramedicine degree (experienced track) based on the candidate’s professional experience as a licensed paramedic. Proof of current national registry or state paramedic license is required for admission to this track, and prior to awarding credits. A $500 administrative fee is charge in lieu of a per credit charge for experiential credit. All students in this track will be charged the fee regardless of how previous paramedic education credit was obtained.

General Education Coursework

• 42 credit hours (minimum) - Complete University GE Requirements
• 3 credit hours coursework - GE-Math Requirement - Must be MTH 14100 or higher.
• 4 credit hours of coursework - GE-Natural Science & Natural Science with lab Requirement- BSC or CHM coursework preferable.
• 6 credit hours of coursework - GE-Social Science Requirement - Must include PHS 20000 and PSY 10000.

Courses must be completed with grades of C or better.

Paramedicine Coursework

5 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

PARA 40100	Current Issues in Paramedicine	2
PARA 42100	Healthcare Law and Ethics	3

Elective Coursework

28 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EXS 27500	Research Methods and Data Interpretation	3
HM 30100	Ethical Issues in Healthcare Management	3
HM 30200	Healthcare Management	3
HM 33300	Legal Issues in Healthcare	3
HRM 36510	Human Resource Management	3
NPA 37100	Grantwriting	3
NPA 38400	Program Planning and Evaluation	3
PARA 30000	Human Pathophysiology	3
PARA 31100	Pharmacology for Experienced Paramedic	3
PARA 34100	Medical Documentation for Experienced Paramedic	2
PARA 42000	Healthcare Supervision and Management	3
PARA 43000	Principles of Adult Education	3
PARA 43100	Laboratory Skills Instruction	3
PARA 43200	Course Design and Development	3
PARA 43300	Student Teaching Practicum	3
PARA 47101	Critical Care Paramedicine I	3
PARA 47102	Critical Care Paramedicine II	3
PARA 47103	Critical Care Paramedicine Lab	1
PARA 47104	Critical Care Paramedicine Clinical Practicum	2
PHRL 21202	Bioethics	3
PHS 31000	Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System	3
PHS 34000	Health Policy	3
PHS 36000	Introduction to Epidemiology	3
PHS 38200	Biostatistics for the Health Sciences	3
PSY 20500	Human Development	3
PSY 23500	Death and Dying	3
PSY 32500	Behavioral Neuroscience	3
REC 28200	Wilderness First Responder	3
SOC 32600/CCJ 32600	Drugs and Society	3
SW 20000	Intercultural Communication	3
SW 33000	Death, Grief, and Loss	3