Emergency Medical Science (A45340A)
Associate in Applied Science
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.
Accreditations
To contact CoAEMSP Executive Office:
Admissions Requirements
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Emergency Medical Science Minimum Requirements
- Complete the RCC admissions process ( apply to RCC, submit all transcripts).
- Eligible to take ENG 111 with or without a co-requisite.
- Pass CASAS English placement test (or have credit for ENG 111 ).
- Pass CASAS Math placement test (or have credit for college-level math course).
- Be in Satisfactory Academic Standing with Rockingham Community College (2.0 or higher cumulative GPA).
NOTE: All EMS applicants are initially in the Prehealth Emergency Medical Science (A10300EM) program. Students will be officially enrolled in the Emergency Medical Science (A45340A) program after successfully completing all application steps in the section below.
Course Sequence
| Fall Semester | Class | Lab | Clinical | Credit | |
| BIO 168 Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| EMS 110 EMT | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| 12 | 10 | 3 | 16 | ||
| Spring Semester | |||||
| BIO 169 Human Anatomy & Physiology | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| EMS 122 EMS Clinical Practicum I | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| EMS 130 Pharmacology | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| EMS 131 Advanced Airway Management | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| EMS 160 Cardiology I | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | 11 | 3 | 14 | ||
| Summer Semester | |||||
| EMS 220 Cardiology II | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| EMS 221 EMS Clinical Practicum II | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| PSY 150 General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Fall Semester | |||||
| ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Discipline | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| EMS 231 EMS Clinical Practicum III | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| EMS 250 Medical Emergencies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| EMS 260 Trauma Emergencies | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| EMS 235 EMS Management | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 6 | 9 | 14 | ||
| Spring Semester | |||||
| EMS 241 EMS Clinical Practicum IV | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |
| EMS 270 Life Span Emergencies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| EMS 240 Patients with Special Challenges | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| EMS 285 EMS Capstone | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | ||
| TOTAL CREDITS: | 67 | ||||
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective – Choose one of the following:
UGETC: ART 111, ART 114, ART 115, MUS 110, MUS 112, PHI 215, PHI 240
Gen Ed: HUM 115, REL 110
Employment Outlook
Source: Occupational Outlook Handbook US Department of Labor.
Program Costs
Emergency Medical Science Program Costs
Emergency Medical Science program students should be prepared to incur additional expenses beyond college fees and tuition.
Outlined below are estimated expenses and are subject to change:
| First Year | Second Year | |
| Medical Exam | $100 | $100 |
| * Drug Screening and Background Check | $114 | $80 |
| Immunizations (include but not limited to Hep B, TB, Flu, childhood immunizations) | $300 | $300 |
| Uniforms for Clinical and Lab | $140 | |
| Watch with second hand; military time preferred | $25 | |
| Program Resources | $1,800 | $1,000 |
| Textbooks | ||
| FISDAP | ||
| Student Accident Insurance | $6 | $4 |
| Malpractice Insurance | $48 | $32 |
| CPR | $10 | |
| Lab Fee | $25 | $25 |
| Certification Exam | ||
| North Carolina Certification Exam (NCOEMS) | $68 | |
| National Registry Certification Exam (NREMT) | $125 |
