Emergency Medical Science A.A.S (A45340) Course Sequence
Starting Fall 2025

Pre- EMS Prerequisites
	Course Number	Course Title	Contact Hours	Credit hours
	EMS 110	Initial EMT	15	9
	ENG 111	Writing &Inquiry	3	3
	MAT 143	Quantitative Literacy	5	3
	Bio 163 or BIO 168/169	Anatomy & Physiology A&P I/A&P II	6 or 6/6	5 or 4/4

 

Fall Semester
	Course Number	Course Title	Contact Hours	Credit hours
16 weeks	EMS 130	Pharmacology	6	4
16 weeks	EMS 160	Cardiology I	5	3
1st 8 weeks	EMS 131	Advanced Airway	6	2
1st 8 weeks	EMS 122	Clinical Practicum I	6	1
2nd 8 weeks	EMS 240	Pt. with Special Challenges	6	2
2nd 8 weeks	EMS 221:	Clinical Practicum II	12	2

 

Spring Semester
	Course Number	Course Title	Contact Hours	Credit hours
16 weeks	EMS 231	Clinical Practicum III	9	3
16 weeks	EMS 250	Medical Emergencies	6	4
1st 8 weeks	EMS 260	Trauma Emergencies	6	2
1st 8 weeks	EMS 270	LifeSpan	12	4
2nd 8 weeks	EMS 220	Cardiology II	10	3

 

Summer Semester
			Contact Hours	Credit hours
8 weeks	EMS 285	Capstone	8	2
8weeks	EMS 241	Clinical Practicum IV	24	4

 

2nd Fall Semester
	Course Number	Course Title
*Pick 1 from each Category	PSY 150 or SOC 220	Socia/Behavorial Sciences
	PHI 240 or HUM 115	Humanites/Fine Arts
	COM 120 or COM 231	Communications

 

Emergency Medical Services Program Estimated Costs and Fees
Student Activity Fee	$35.00
Curriculum Instructional Technology Fee	$27.00
College Access, Parking & Security (CAPS) Fee	$18.00
Student Accident Insurance	$1.00
Books	$450.00
Uniform, Platinum Planner, EMS Testing, Background check, drug screen	$490.00
Lab Fees	$162.00
Malpractice Insurance	$80.00
*Does not include cost of tuition. Tuition will vary from semester to semester depending on the number of credit hours taken.
Tuition Costs for Alamance Community College
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The Alamance Community College Paramedic Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (http://www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
727-210-2350
www.caahep.org 

Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP)
214-703-8445
coaemsp.org

 

Alamance Community College is approved as an advanced EMS educational institution through the North Carolina Office of EMS.

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Essential Functions and Technical Standards Requirements

Purpose Statement:
The following standards reflect reasonable expectations of a student in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for the care of emergency medical conditions. In adopting these standards, the EMS Program is mindful of the patient’s right to safe and quality health care by students. The EMS student must be able to apply the knowledge and skills necessary to function in a broad variety of clinical situations while providing the spectrum of emergency medical services. These standards do reflect what may be required for employment of the graduate. To verify the students’ ability to perform these essential functions, students may be required to demonstrate the technical standards below.

Meeting these technical standards does not guarantee employment in this field upon graduation. Ability to meet the program’s technical standards does not guarantee a student’s eligibility for any licensure, certification exam, or successful completion of the program.

Technical Standards	Definition of Standards	Examples
Critical Thinking Skills	Sufficient critical thinking abilities for clinical judgment such that the individual can make independent judgments in the absence of other medical team members and/or medical control; and determine methods and treatments to use when caring for patients with varying illnesses or injuries.	Assess scene safety in uncontrolled environments; assess patient’s medical history and condition; determine and prioritize the severity of the illness/injury; determine correct treatment modalities, including exceptions to approved modalities;
Problem-Solving Skills	Ability to make correct tentative diagnosis and assessment conclusions that allow selection and pursuit of accepted treatment protocols and integrations of multiple protocols and modalities in single and multiple patient situations.	Formulate correct decisions; integrate correct treatment protocol(s); devise an accepted plan to provide patient care in typical/atypical cases; utilize standard accepted equipment for safe patient care and movement.
Interpersonal Skills	Sufficient ability to interact with individuals, families, groups, public safety personnel and other health care providers from a variety of social, emotional, cultural, and intellectual backgrounds.ersonal Skills	Establish and maintain supportive relationships with patients, family members, bystanders, public safety, media, political officials, and other health care providers under stressful and non-stressful situations.
Communication Skills	Sufficient ability to interact effectively with others in English using verbal, written and reading form. Communication via face-to-face interaction and/or standard radio and telephone links are an integral requirement.	Ask questions of current and past medical history of the patient or bystanders; receive and interpret information from patient(s) or bystanders regarding history, complaints, and response to treatments; ability to request and clarify orders from health care personnel (ex: physician);provide accurate and legible written reports of patient(s) in timely fashion to appropriate individuals (ex: law enforcement): ability to read and understand written orders, advance directives, DNR’s, the MOST form, instructions, protocols, prescriptions, and other pertinent patient information or data.
Coping Skills	The ability to deal effectively with stress produced by work and interaction situations.	Deals with emotional situations that affect EMS personnel; emotional situations that affect patients, their families, their friends, their coworker, bystanders, public, public safety personnel, other health care workers; recognize personal limitations and request assistance as appropriate.
Physical Skills	Sufficient physical abilities to lift, balance and carry patients in excess of 125lbs. Motor coordination is necessary over uneven terrain, stairs or hazardous terrain.	Enter/exit ambulance without assistance; perform physical activities involved with EMS delivery for up to 24 hours continuous hours without a break; negotiate hazardous scenes in all environmental extremes including but not limited to light/dark, heat/cold, wet/dry/frozen scenes; wear appropriate personal protective devices (PPDs) without assistance (ex: gloves, masks, etc.); drive large vehicles, under extreme environmental conditions.
Motor Skills	Ability to perform gross and fine motor skills required in the normal duties of EMS as stated in North Carolina Medical Board Approved Medications for Credentialed EMS Personnel and Approved Skills for Credentialed EMS Personnel, such as CPR, childbirth, extrication, airway management, intravenous and IO lines, equipment relocation, and patient handling.	Perform physical tasks requiring prolonged physical exertion (ex: walking for long periods of time while carrying equipment i.e. medical bag, monitor, etc. up to 50 lbs or more, and/or patients, vehicle extrication, extrication of a victim from the confines of a structure); tasks requiring walking, crawling, stooping, bending, kneeling, or working prone or supine.
Hearing Skills	Sufficient auditory (hearing) ability to assess and monitor patient’s health needs, to determine personal danger at emergency scenes, hear requests for aid, and hear verbal orders and instructions from members of the medical care team and for driving an emergency vehicle.	Effectively use devices for the measurement of vital signs, breath sounds, heart tones, recognize and respond to voices under protective apparatus, signals during rescue operation, equipment or emergency alarms, dangers/warnings associated with hazardous scenes; communication via standard radio and telephone links and preceptors’ instructions and directions.
Visual Skills	Sufficient visual ability for assessment, observation, and implementation of patient care, for determination of scene hazards that potentially affect the well-being of self, patient, coworkers, and for driving an emergency vehicle.	Observe and identify patient signs, including but not limiting to paleness (white), cyanosis (blue), erythema (redness), jaundice (yellow) ecchymosis (bruising), swelling, burns, blisters, deformity, hemorrhage, fluid and blood loss, papillary response, reflexes, hives and pitting edema; identify normal/abnormal patterns or movement; assess the environment for hazards.
Tactile (Touch) Skills	Sufficient ability to assess physical health and perform activities requiring dexterity combined with tactile ability.	Palpate a pulse and detect changes or abnormalities of surface, texture, skin temperature, body segment contour, muscle tone and/or joint movement.
Olfactory (Smell) Skills	The student must have olfactory senses sufficient for maintaining environmental, patient, and personal/coworker safety.	Determine smells contributory to patient assessment such as fruity odors, alcohol smell, and acetone; determine smells contributory to self-preservation and safety of patients and coworkers including but not limited to smoke, burning materials, gasoline and noxious fumes.

 

Ready to apply?

1. Complete your application to Alamance Community College (including your NC Residency Certification and official transcripts) 
2. View the online Emergency Medical Science Information presentation and complete the quiz
3. Complete the Selective Admissions application

Documents you might need for the online application:

• Verification of active status on the National Registry of EMTs or a credentialed as NC EMT before beginning courses 
• Screenshot or copy of the email confirming your responses for the quiz
• Verification of certifications eligible for additional points:
  • Veteran with military medical training (i.e., Combat Medic, Corpsmen), current AHA BLS CPR, CNA, Medical Assisting Certification, LPN/LVN, RN, *** For two years of field experience as an EMT or higher, a letter from your agency/employer on official letterhead must be submitted.***

 

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