Students are enrolled into the First Responder courses each semester. You must successfully complete all the required college prep courses prior to enrollment into the First Responder courses.

FIRST RESPONDER CURRICULUM

To enroll in the First Responder courses, student must come to the Medical Center Campus, Emergency Medical Services department.  Students will be registered on a first come, first serve basis for these courses.  Students wishing to enroll in EMS 1059 and EMS 1059L must have tested out of the first level of college prep through the Computerized Placement Test (CPT) or successfully completed the first level of College prep coursework or higher to be eligible to register for these courses.

RATIO OF CREDITS TO CONTACT HOURS

In order to practice safely as an First Responder, students must complete a predetermined number of classroom or "contact" hours. For this reason, the number of hours you spend in class will be greater than you might expect. A two-credit clinical laboratory course might require a commitment of six hours of class time per week. The required ratio of credits to contact hours is spelled out in detail below.

Contact hours for theory courses are the equivalent of one contact hour per week for 16 weeks for each credit.

Contact hours for clinical laboratory courses are the equivalent of three contact hours per week for 16 weeks for each credit. Science lab courses meet 2 hours per week per credit.