Emergency Medical Science Bridging Program, AAS

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Contact: (336) 334-4822, ext. 50223

The Emergency Medical Science Bridging program is designed to allow a currently certified, non-degreed EMT-Paramedic to earn a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree in Emergency Medical Science by completing the EMS Capstone course and the Pharmacology for EMS course, in addition to the Anatomy and Physiology course requirement and general education requirements for the degree.

The prerequisites for admission to the EMS Bridging program include the following certifications:

EMT Paramedic Certification;
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification*;
Basic Trauma Life Support Certification*;
Pediatric Advanced Life Support*;
4000 patient contact hours at the Paramedic level*.

*Within one year of application

These certifications provide 42 semester hours of advanced placement for students who are accepted into the program and meet the GTCC residency requirements.

Fall Semester I

BIO 163 Basic Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 5 *
EMS 140 Rescue Scene Management Credits: 2
ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry Credits: 3
Medical Terminology Elective Credits: 2-3 ²
MAT 110 Math Measurement & Literacy Credits: 3

Total Credits: 15-16

Spring Semester I

EMS 115 Defense Tactics for EMS Credits: 2
EMS 130 Pharmacology Credits: 4
EMS 150 Emerg Vehicles & EMS Comm Credits: 2
EMS 285 EMS Capstone Credits: 2
PSY 150 General Psychology Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credits: 3
Second English Elective Credits: 3 ³

Total Credits: 19-22

Total credit hours required for degree: 34-38

Electives

2. Medical Terminology Elective

MED 120 Survey of Med Terminology Credits: 2 or
OST 141 Medical Terms I - Medical Office Credits: 3 and
OST 142 Medical Terms II - Medical Office Credits: 3

Note:

(Choosing OST 141 requires OST 142 to be taken in the following semester)

3. Second English Elective

ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disciplines Credits: 3
ENG 114 Professional Research and Reporting Credits: 3

Note:

*BIO 165 and BIO 166 are acceptable electives. If the student chooses the two-semester course block, the first semester must be completed successfully (final grade of “C” or better) by the end of the second semester to continue.