Students seeking an Associate
of Science Degree in Emergency Medical Care through completion are required
to hold a Kentucky Paramedic Certificate. Eastern Kentucky University will
award 18 credit hours for this certificate. Credit may be earned through
credit by examination (see Credit by Examination in this manual) for the
following courses:
- CHS 200 Medical
Terminology 3 hours
- EMC 110 Introduction
to Emergency Medical Care 6 hours
- EMC 225 Introduction
to Pharmacology 3 hours
- EMC 240 Introduction
to Electrocardiography 3 hours
Students who are currently certified (upon degree completion)
may recieve the following waivers:
- PALS ------ EMC 315
- PHTLS (or BTLS or TNCC) ------ EMC 382.
-
ACLS ------ EMC 310
DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRESSION POLICY
Progression through
the emergency medical care degree completion program is dependent upon:
- Maintaining minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average on a
4.0 scale;
- Attaining a minimum grade of "C" in all emergency medical
care courses, BIO 171, and BIO 301;
- Maintaining evidence of current completion of the American
Heart Association basic Cardiac Life Support for Health Care Providers;
and
- Maintaining current Kentucky Emergency Medical Technician and
Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic certification.
This is an unofficial copy of documents available from the EMC program.
