Emergency Medical Services, Associate of Science
Career Pathway: Health Sciences
Location(s): General Education Courses are offered at all BC locations. Program specific courses for this program are offered at the A. Hugh Adams Central Campus and North Campus.
Program Entrance Requirements: The Associate of Science in Emergency Medical Services is a limited access program. Admission to the college does not guarantee admission into the program. Students are required to complete a supplemental application and meet specific criteria. There are a limited number of students admitted into the program each year. Please refer to the Health Science Admissions information posted online.
Program Description: The Emergency Medical Services program contains three milestones to meet the needs of the community. The Applied Technology Diploma for the EMT (milestone 1) and the Technical Certificate for the Paramedic (milestone 2) are included in the Associate in Science Degree in Emergency Medical Services (milestone 3). Satisfactory completion of the EMT Applied Technology Diploma program (milestone 1) will enable the student to take the Florida State EMT Examination and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians EMT Examination. Satisfactory completion of the advanced courses in the Paramedic Technical Certificate Program will enable students to take the Florida State Paramedic and National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Paramedic Examination.
Additional Program Information
Students spend time in the classroom, the EMS lab, in local area hospitals, and on fire-rescue or on Advanced Life Support ambulances to gain the range of didactic, psychomotor, and affective knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to function as entry-level paramedics. All classes in a semester must be successfully-completed with a “C” or better to move to the next semester in the sequence. All paramedic-level EMS-prefix classes must be taken at Broward College.
The Emergency Medical Services Paramedic Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).
Technical Certificates represents a subset of specific Health Science courses within degree programs and are not awarded to students as a stand-alone certificate for employment purposes.
Notes:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
| Apply to the Program (Open Ended) | ||
| EMS1011 | INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES | 1.00 |
| EMS1119 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN BASIC | 6.00 |
| EMS1119L | EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN SKILLS LABORATORY | 1.00 |
| EMS1411 | EMT HOSPITAL CLINICAL | 2.00 |
| EMS1421 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT) FIELD CLINICAL | 2.00 |
| EMS2010 | PARAMEDIC I - Anatomy & Physiology Lecture | 4.00 |
| EMS2631 | Paramedic I - Science Lecture | 4.00 |
| EMS2631L | Paramedic I - Lab | 2.00 |
| EMS2201 | PARAMEDIC I - Hospital Clinical | 1.00 |
| EMS2650 | Paramedic I - Field Ride | 1.00 |
| In order to progress to P2 and to declare an AS in EMS 2160 major, students must hold an active, current Florida State EMT License. | ||
| EMS2632 | Paramedic II - Science Lecture | 4.00 |
| EMS2632L | Paramedic II - Lab | 2.00 |
| EMS2633 | Paramedic II - Cardiology Lecture | 4.00 |
| EMS2641 | PARAMEDIC II HOSPITAL CLINICAL | 2.00 |
| EMS2651 | Paramedic II - Field Ride | 1.00 |
| EMS2634 | Paramedic III - Trauma Lecture | 4.00 |
| EMS2634L | Paramedic III - Lab | 2.00 |
| EMS2635 | Paramedic III - Medical Lecture | 4.00 |
| EMS2642 | PARAMEDIC 3 - HOSPITAL CLINICAL | 2.00 |
| EMS2652 | Paramedic III - Field Ride | 1.00 |
| EMS2653 | Paramedic IV - Capstone Field Ride | 4.00 |
| Recommended General Education Courses | ||
| ENC1101 | COMPOSITION I | 3.00 |
| MGF1130 | MATHEMATICAL THINKING | 3.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Science Core | 3.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Humanities Core | 3.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Speech | 3.00 |
| AMH2010 | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1877 | 3.00 |
| or AMH2020 | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | |
| or POS2041 | NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | |
| EMS2311 | EMS Leadership 1 | 1.00 |
| Total Credits | 73 | |
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This course may not be offered every semester, check with the EMS department for availability. Students who complete the Associate of Science in EMS are considered to have met the college’s Digital Literacy requirement. A grade of “C” or higher is required for all courses.
See General Education course information here.
In accordance with Florida Statute and Florida Administrative Code, students may need to satisfy the Civic Literacy Graduation Requirement. Visit the Civic Literacy Graduation Requirement page at broward.edu/civic-literacy.
Students are strongly encouraged to meet with an advisor to create a personalized educational plan.
Program Highlights
Credit for Prior Learning
Accelerate your path to completion with these options:
- Credit by exam
- Earned industry certifications
- Prior Learning Assessment
- And much more…
Related Industry Certifications
Upon completing this program, graduates will be eligible to sit for the following industry certifications/licenses: N/A
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Fund Your Education
This program is Financial Aid eligible. Scholarships may be available.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates from this program will:
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- Graduates will competently communicate with clarity to a group of his / her peers.
- Graduates will communicate to patients, coworkers and instructors efficiently and professionally which will help students attain and maintain employment.
- Graduates will demonstrate team-building skills.
- Graduates will demonstrate proficiency with professionalism in terms of service, clinical outcomes, and safety.
- Graduates demonstrate proficiency of entry-level paramedic skills.
- Graduates will be able to perform patient assessment use appropriate clinical judgement.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
| Apply to the Program (Open Ended) | ||
| EMS1011 | INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES | 1.00 |
| EMS1119 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN BASIC | 6.00 |
| EMS1119L | EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN SKILLS LABORATORY | 1.00 |
| EMS1411 | EMT HOSPITAL CLINICAL | 2.00 |
| EMS1421 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT) FIELD CLINICAL | 2.00 |
| EMS2010 | PARAMEDIC I - Anatomy & Physiology Lecture | 4.00 |
| EMS2631 | Paramedic I - Science Lecture | 4.00 |
| EMS2631L | Paramedic I - Lab | 2.00 |
| EMS2201 | PARAMEDIC I - Hospital Clinical | 1.00 |
| EMS2650 | Paramedic I - Field Ride | 1.00 |
| In order to progress to P2 and to declare an AS in EMS 2160 major, students must hold an active, current Florida State EMT License. | ||
| EMS2632 | Paramedic II - Science Lecture | 4.00 |
| EMS2632L | Paramedic II - Lab | 2.00 |
| EMS2633 | Paramedic II - Cardiology Lecture | 4.00 |
| EMS2641 | PARAMEDIC II HOSPITAL CLINICAL | 2.00 |
| EMS2651 | Paramedic II - Field Ride | 1.00 |
| EMS2634 | Paramedic III - Trauma Lecture | 4.00 |
| EMS2634L | Paramedic III - Lab | 2.00 |
| EMS2635 | Paramedic III - Medical Lecture | 4.00 |
| EMS2642 | PARAMEDIC 3 - HOSPITAL CLINICAL | 2.00 |
| EMS2652 | Paramedic III - Field Ride | 1.00 |
| EMS2653 | Paramedic IV - Capstone Field Ride | 4.00 |
| Recommended General Education Courses | ||
| ENC1101 | COMPOSITION I | 3.00 |
| MGF1130 | MATHEMATICAL THINKING | 3.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Science Core | 3.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Humanities Core | 3.00 |
| GE Course | General Education Speech | 3.00 |
| AMH2010 | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1877 | 3.00 |
| or AMH2020 | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | |
| or POS2041 | NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | |
| EMS2311 | EMS Leadership 1 | 1.00 |
| Total Credits | 73 | |
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This course may not be offered every semester, check with the EMS department for availability. Students who complete the Associate of Science in EMS are considered to have met the college’s Digital Literacy requirement. A grade of “C” or higher is required for all courses.