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This section details the core courses in the EMS Paramedicine Major, the required entry courses, and the recommended courses for the Major. Required entry courses are those courses that must be completed before entry into the EMS Paramedicine Major. Recommended courses are courses that are not required, but would serve to facilitate learning in the paramedicine profession and enhance opportunities for growth and career advancement. The EMS Paramedicine Major Courses are the core courses in the two-year concentration of paramedicine. All courses in the core content of the EMS Paramedicine Major must be successfully completed to be eligible for Program completion. Completing these courses does not guarantee admission to Central Washington University or acceptance into the degree program or major.
It is important to note that all General Education requirements must be met prior to enrollment into the EMS Paramedicine major courses. General Education requirements may be satisfied through an approved academic plan at Central Washington University or by an approved degree to transfer at either the Associates level or Bachelor level.
Required Entry Courses for the Major
The courses that must be completed before entry into the Major of EMS Paramedicine include:
Quarter |
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
---|---|---|---|
Winter, Spring, Summer |
EMS 440 |
Medical Mathematics and Medical Terminology |
2 |
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer Fall, Wtr., Spr., Summer |
EXSC 350 EMS 250 |
Anatomy Emergency Medical Tech and Lab |
5 12 |
Fall, Wtr., Spr., Summer |
EXSC 351 |
Physiology |
5 |
Total |
24 |
Recommended Courses for the Major
Recommended courses are courses that may aid the student in academic progression and success within the EMS Paramedicine Major, but are not considered courses in the Major or core courses. The courses that are recommended for the Major of EMS Paramedicine, but are not required, include:
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
---|---|---|---|
EMS 245 BIOL 201 |
Advanced First Aid & Emergency Rescue Human Physiology* |
3 5 |
|
BIOL 101 |
Fundamentals of Biology* |
5 |
|
EMS 247 | Wilderness medicine | 2 | |
EMS 247 LAB | Wilderness medicine Lab | 1 | |
CHEM 111 |
Introduction to Chemistry* |
4 |
|
CHEM 111LAB |
Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory* |
1 |
|
COM 207 |
Introduction to Communications |
4 |
|
ENG 102 ENG 310 |
Composition II – Reasoning & Research* Technical Writing |
4 4 |
|
MGT 380 |
Organizational Management |
5 |
|
MATH 311 |
Statistical Concepts and Methods |
5 |
|
NUTR 101 |
Introduction to Human Nutrition* |
5 |
|
PHIL 115 |
The Meaning of Life* |
5 |
|
POSC 325 |
Introduction to Public Policy |
3 |
|
SOC 101 |
Social Problems* |
5 |
|
*Courses that satisfy General Education Requirements |
Paramedicine Major Core Content Courses
The courses in the EMS Paramedicine Major consist of 105 credits in two academic years. The first academic year (of the two years) in the Major (typically the Junior year) is an extraordinarily academically rigorous year in didactic and clinical preparation for advanced paramedicine practice with emphasis on cognitive comprehension, clinical proficiencies, and professional leadership. The structure of the first year in the Major consists of a highly intense didactic first quarter that progressively yields to a more intensive clinical experience in the next two subsequent quarters. This model helps students to be better prepared for their progressive clinical experiences in the later portion of the first academic year. At the conclusion of the first academic year, students successfully completing all Program requirements for the first year are eligible to take the National Registry of EMTs examination for Paramedic in June of that year.
The second academic year consists of a comprehensive extension of the traditional paramedic education. This year is designed to develop unique and valuable skills among the Program graduates that will enhance their proficiencies and employment opportunities. All coursework in the second academic year (typically the Senior year) is delivered via distance educations (online) to provide students the opportunity to work as a paramedic and gain experience as they complete their academic requirements in the Major.
To view EMS Paramedicine courses in the CWU Course Catalog, click HERE. The follow tables illustrate the recommended course content and sequence of classes for the two-year concentration in the Major of Paramedicine:
Paramedic Course Schedule (Subject to Change)
First Year
Summer Quarter
Fall Quarter
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
---|---|---|
EMS 335 |
Paramedicine - I |
4 |
EMS 443 |
Myocardial Disease & Basic |
4 |
EMS 335LAB |
Advanced Clinical Practice-I |
2 |
EMS 441 |
Emergency Pharmacology |
3 |
EMS 350 |
Paramedicine Instructional Methodologies |
2 |
Total: |
15 |
Winter Quarter
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
EMS 336 |
Paramedicine - II |
4 |
EMS 350 | Paramedicine Instructional Methodologies | 2 |
EMS 444 |
12-Lead Electrocardiography |
4 |
EMS 336LAB |
Advanced Clinical |
2 |
EMS 451 |
Advanced Trauma Care |
3 |
Total: |
15 |
Spring Quarter
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
---|---|---|
EMS 459 |
Emergercies in Pediatrics/Geriatrics |
3 |
EMS 493.A |
Paramedicine Intership(Hospital) |
3 |
EMS 337 |
Paramedicine - III |
3 |
EMS 337 Lab | Advanced Clinical Practice – III |
2 |
Total: |
11 |
|
Summer EMS 493B |
Paramedic Intership I Capstone field time |
4 |
EMS 493C | Paramedic Intership II Capstone field time | 5 |
Total: | 9 | |
Yearly Total: |
48 |
.
Note: The 48 credits earned in the first year of the major, coupled with the 12 credits earned from the required entry courses (5 + 5 + 2) contributed 60 credits toward the major.
Second Year
(Distance Education)
Fall Quarter
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
---|---|---|
EMS 430 |
Problem-Based Learning - I |
4 |
EMS 465 | Educational Methodolgies in EMS | 3 |
EMS 455 |
Introduction to Pathophysiology I |
3 |
EMS 460 |
Research in EMS – I |
3 |
EMS 445 |
Advanced 12 lead special topics |
4 |
EMS 480 |
Fiancial Analysis of EMS Systems |
3 |
EMS 484 | Study Abroad Exchange Austrailia | 4 |
Total |
Winter Quarter
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
---|---|---|
EMS 431 |
Problem-based Learning – II |
4 |
EMS 456 |
Introduction to Pathophysiology II |
3 |
EMS 470 |
Current Topics in Emergency Medicine |
3 |
EMS 471 |
Advanced Topics and Lab Values in EMS |
3 |
EMS 481 |
Quality Improvement & Administration in EMS |
3 |
Total |
16 |
Spring Quarter
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
---|---|---|
EMS 465 |
Educational Methodologies in EMS |
3 |
EMS 457 | Introduction to Pathophysiology III | 3 |
EMS 482 |
System Analysis of EMS |
4 |
EMS 485 |
Strategic Planning for EMS |
3 |
EMS 488 |
Health Policy in EMS |
3 |
EMS 489 |
Leadership in EMS |
3 |
Total |
|
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Year Total |
45 |
|
2-Year Total |
93 |
Note: Multiple offering of courses to allow completeion and start at any quarter. Summer courses offered for 4th year starting Summer of 2020.
Note: With EXSC 350, EXSC 351, and EMS 440 (Program-Entry Required Courses), the total credits in the Paramedicine Major is: 105
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