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 MSSU-KCU Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) students only
• IET 0105 - Professional Skills 3 This course is required for students in Engineering Technology and Logistics programs. Undecided majors welcome.

Health Sciences Core: 18 Hours

EMT/Paramedic Certificate Requirements: 47 Hours

• PARA 0220 - Emergency Medical Technician 9
• PARA 0248 - Introduction to Paramedic Skills 2
• 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 2
• 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 4
• PARA 0395 - EMS Seminar 1

Additional Requirements: 20 Hours

• BIO 0121 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4
• CHEM 0125 - Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences 4
• 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 125 fulfill Areas 3A & 3B, HS 305 fulfills Area 5C.

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

Health Science majors are required to take 15 of the 18 hours of the Health Science core at MSSU.