Health Science Major, Paramedic Option, BS, HS06

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 29 Hours

• Area 1A     6 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences - 3 hours fulfilled by PSY 0100   - see below for options for 3 hours
• Area 1B     3 hours Civic Engagement - see below for options
• Area 2A     6 hours Written Communication - see below for options
• Area 2B     3 hours Oral Communication - see below for options
• Area 3       7 hours Natural Science 1 with and one without lab - fulfilled by required BIO 0121  and CHEM 0121  
• Area 4       3 hours Mathematics - see below for options
• Area 5A     6 hours Humanities - see below for options
• Area 5B     3 hours Fine Arts - see below for options
• Area 5C     3 hours Global Competencies - fulfilled by HS 0305  
• Area 5D     2 hours Health and Wellness - see below for options

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
• HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
• BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 Yours to Lose students only

Health Sciences Core: 18 Hours

EMT/Paramedic Certificate Requirements: 47 Hours

• PARA 0101 - Escaping Violent Encounters 1
• PARA 0220 - Emergency Medical Technician 9
• PARA 0251 - EMS Foundations 2
• PARA 0252 - EMS Pharmacology 2
• PARA 0253 - EMS Pathophysiology 2
• PARA 0254 - Pulmonology 2
• PARA 0255 - Paramedic Skills 3
• PARA 0256 - Pre-Hospital Cardiology 4
• PARA 0272 - Traumatology 4
• PARA 0273 - Emergency Medical Care 3
• PARA 0275 - Paramedic Skills II 3
• PARA 0292 - EMS Operations 1
• PARA 0293 - Special Patient Populations 1
• PARA 0370 - Field Internship/Clinical Practicum I 3
• PARA 0390 - Field Internship/Clinical Practicum II 3
• PARA 0391 - Capstone Field Internship 3
• PARA 0395 - EMS Seminar 1

Additional Requirements: 20 Hours

• BIO 0121 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4
• CHEM 0121 - Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences 3
• CHEM 0122 - Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences Laboratory 1
• PSY 0100 - General Psychology 3
• PARA 0401 - EMS Systems 3
• PARA 0402 - EMS Leadership 3
• PARA 0411 - EMS Research 3

Electives: 5 hours

As needed to total 120 approved credit hours (including 39 upper division 300-400).

Total Hours: 120

PSY 100 meets 3 hours of General Education Core 42 Requirements Area 1A, BIO 121 and CHEM 121 fulfill Areas 3A & 3B, HS 305 fulfills Area 5C.

Institutional requirement UE 0100  may also be met by HNRS 0101  (2 credit hours).