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Students are admitted to the Paramedic Certificate Program each semester. Course content is sequential, and students should plan to enroll in all Paramedic courses in the order and during the terms indicated in the following curriculum outline. The Paramedic Certificate Program is offered on the Miami Dade County Fire Department shift schedule (A shift, B Shift, C Shift)
** DENOTES COURSES THAT MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO PROGRAM
PARAMEDIC CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Pre-Requisite Courses |
BSC 2085 |
Human Anatomy and Physiology I** |
3 |
BSC 2085L |
Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I** |
1 |
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Total Credits |
4 |
Major Courses - 1st Semester |
EMS 2601 |
Paramedic Lecture I |
8 |
EMS 2601L |
Paramedic Laboratory I |
4 |
EMS 2664 |
Paramedic Clinic I |
3 |
|
Total Credits |
15 |
Major Courses - 2nd Semester |
EMS 2602 |
Paramedic Lecture II |
8 |
EMS 2602L |
Paramedic Laboratory II |
4 |
EMS 2665 |
Paramedic Clinic II |
3 |
|
Total Credits |
15 |
Major Courses - 3rd Semester |
EMS 2659 |
Emergency Medical Services Field Internship and Conference (Modules 1 - 8) |
8 |
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Total Credits |
8 |
Ratio of Credits to Contact Hours
In order to practice safely as a Paramedic, 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.
If courses are taught in less than 16 weeks, the total number of required contact hours will be divided by the number of weeks the course is offered. |
