Emergency Medical Services EMT-Paramedic Certificate of Achievement (CA)
About the Program
This program is designed to prepare students to take and pass the National Registry Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic (NREMTP) examination so they can become Licensed Paramedics in the state of California. It also prepares students to transfer and earn a BA in Paramedics. Students that complete the Certificate of Achievement in Emergency Medical Services EMT-Paramedic degree are able to gain employment as paramedic firefighters, paramedics on ambulances that serve the community as Advanced Life Support 9-1-1 providers, and in certain limited situations work in the hospital setting.
Career Opportunities
Students that earn this degree can find employment as a firefighter, paramedic with an ambulance company, and in specific and limited cases, work in a hospital.
Program Outcomes
- Upon completion of the Certificate of Achievement in Emergency Medical Services EMT-Paramedic, students are prepared as a competent entry-level Paramedics in the affective (behavior) learning domain with or without exit points at the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and/or Emergency Medical Technician, and/or Emergency Medical Responder levels.
- Upon completion of the Certificate of Achievement in Emergency Medical Services EMT-Paramedic, students are prepared as a competent entry-level Paramedics in the psychomotor (skills) learning domain with or without exit points at the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and/or Emergency Medical Technician, and/or Emergency Medical Responder levels.
- Upon completion of the Certificate of Achievement in Emergency Medical Services EMT-Paramedic, students are prepared to become a Nationally Registered Paramedic (NRP).
- Upon completion of the Certificate of Achievement in Emergency Medical Services EMT-Paramedics, students are prepared as a competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge) learning domain with or without exit points at the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and/or Emergency Medical Technician, and/or Emergency Medical Responder levels.
Required Core: (51 Units)
| Course Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 50 | Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| EMS 10 | Paramedic Theory 1 | 6 |
| EMS 11 | Paramedic Theory 2 | 6 |
| EMS 12 | Paramedic Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| EMS 13 | Paramedic Laboratory 2 | 4 |
| EMS 16 | Paramedic Clinical Occupational Work Experience | 4 |
| EMS 17 | Paramedic Capstone Occupational Work Experience | 10 |
| EMS 20 | Emergency Medical Technician | 7 |
| EMS 30 | Emergency Medical Responder | 3 |
| EMS 62 | Basic Medical Terminology | 3 |