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General Information
The Tuition and Fees Schedule will provide up-to-date information on tuition costs.
Yes. Please call the University's Financial Aid Office at (251) 460-6231 for more
information. Be sure to tell them that you are enrolled in the EMS Degree Program.
EMT Certificate Program
No. Students who wish to enroll in the EMT level program must submit an application
to the University's admission's office and be formally accepted as a credit seeking
student.
The EMT certificate program provides 8 semester hours of college credit. When attending
with intent to continue on to AEMT an additional course, EMS 210 – Medical Terminology
(a pre-requisite for AEMT) is typically taken simultaneously. The resulting course
load is 11 semester hours.
Course schedules vary by semester and are dependent upon class size.
Advanced EMT Certificate Program
No. Students who wish to enroll in the Advanced EMT level program must submit an application
to the University's admission's office and be formally accepted as a credit seeking
student.
Current Alabama licensure as an EMT, current inoculations and background screen and
successful admission to the University. Due to high demand the application process
should begin early the semester prior to the intended semester of training. All required
measures and advising must be complete several weeks prior to the beginning of classes.
Course schedules vary by semester and are dependent upon class size.
The Advanced EMT certificate program provides 15 semester hours of college credit
(this includes Medical Terminology AND Human Systems OR BMC 114 & 115).
The Advanced EMT certificate program is completed in one semester.
Paramedic Certificate Program
No. Students who wish to enroll in the Paramedic level program must submit an application
to the University's admission's office and be formally accepted as a credit seeking
student.
Current Alabama licensure as an Advanced EMT, current inoculations and background
screen and successful admission to the University. All required measures and advising
must be complete at least two weeks prior to the beginning of classes.
Course schedules vary by semester and are dependent upon class size.
The Paramedic certificate program provides 31 semester hours of college credit.
The Paramedic certificate program can be completed in three semesters, depending on
the student’s progress. The first two semesters consist of didactic classes and clinical
rotations and the third includes field internships. The last two includes labs.
Bachelor's Degree Program
Transfer students who have successfully completed their paramedic education at another
academic institution and who have maintained their paramedic license in good standing
may apply to the department's Paramedic to BS in EMS Track. This special track requires
students to pass a six (6) semester hour bridge course after being admitted to the
professional component. At the completion of this course, students may be awarded
up to 40 credit hours for their previous clinical education as a paramedic student.
After successfully completing all general education and pre-professional core classes,
students may then apply to the professional component of the curriculum. At this point,
the student's Major changes from Pre-EMS to EMS. The professional component consists
of the Paramedic Core and the EMS Core. The typical student in the program; however,
will have already completed their paramedic education, either through the department's
academic certificate program or as a transfer student from another institution. Therefore,
most students admitted to the professional component will begin with EMS Core classes.
Students can enroll as Pre-EMS Major students at any time during their academic studies.
However, admission to the professional component (EMS Core) is contingent upon students
completing all general education and pre-professional core courses outlined in the
curriculum. As alluded to above, students are highly encouraged to complete all Paramedic
Core requirements prior to starting the EMS Core. An application fee is required before
taking EMS Core courses.
Prospective students may contact the department’s BS Degree Program advisor for help
with transfer credit evaluations and other relevant issues dealing with transfer students.
The department can provide students with an “unofficial” evaluation of transcripts;
however, official transcript evaluations and acceptance of transfer credits rests
with the University’s Admission’s Office.
The first group of students starting in the Fall of 2007 will be able to complete
the EMS Core in five semesters.
No. The EMS Core classes will generally follow an “Executive Format” and will meet
approximately one weekend per month (4 per semester). The remainder of class time
will conducted through the University’s online Learning Management System in blended
format.