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Beaufort County Community College 2024-2025 Catalog 
    
Beaufort County Community College 2024-2025 Catalog

Emergency Medical Science, Associate in Applied Science


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(A45340)

The Emergency Medical Science curriculum provides individuals with the knowledge, skills and attributes to provide advanced emergency medical care as a paramedic for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system and prepares graduates to enter the workforce. Students will gain complex knowledge, competency, and experience while employing evidence-based practice under medical oversight and serve as a link from the scene into the healthcare system. Graduates of this program may be eligible to take state and/or national certification examinations. Employment opportunities include providers of emergency medical services, fire departments, rescue agencies, hospital specialty areas, industry, educational and government agencies. Applicants must possess current Paramedic certification for program entry.

Curriculum Flow Chart

General Education Requirements


English - 3 Credits


English/Communication - 3 Credits


Mathematics/Nat Sciences - 3 Credits


Psychology - 3 Credits


Major Requirements


EMT / Paramedic - 45 Credits


Students with a valid NC Paramedic certification will be given 45 hours of prior learning credit for “Major Requirements”
EMT/Paramedic courses.

  • EMS 110
  • EMS 122
  • EMS 130
  • EMS 131
  • EMS 160
  • EMS 220
  • EMS 221
  • EMS 231
  • EMS 240
  • EMS 241
  • EMS 250
  • EMS 260
  • EMS 270
  • EMS 285

Biology - 5 Credits


Other Required Courses - 7 Credits


Number of Credit Hours Required for This Program: 72


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