Associate in Science
College of Health Sciences
Emergency Medical Services
EMS-AS
Effective Beginning Catalog Term: Fall 2024 (640).
The requirements shown below are valid beginning Fall 2024 (640), and may not reflect degree requirements for current students. Current students should visit My SPC and view My Learning Plan to see specific degree requirements for their effective term.
Program Leadership Information
Ralph Sibbio
EMS Program Director
Program Summary
For EMS program information please contact HEC_advising@spcollege.edu The AS degree is available to certified paramedics with transferable credit. The paramedic is an allied health professional whose primary focus is to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Paramedics function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Paramedics perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance. The paramedic is a link from the scene into the health care system.
Florida CIP Code
1351090402 - Emergency Medical Services
Federal CIP Code
51.0904 - Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic).
Admission Rules
General Education and Support courses do not have to be taken in the order listed. Candidates will also complete the Health Programs Application form. Please see a student support specialist at HEC (see https://go.spcollege.edu/HealthAdvising/).
Graduation Rules
Minimum grade of "C" required in all courses.
SUPPORT COURSES
Complete 4 credits
MAJOR CORE COURSES
1st Term in Program (Complete 12 credits)
MAJOR CORE COURSES
2rd Term in Program (Complete 17 credits)
MAJOR CORE COURSES
3rd Term in Program (Complete 18 credits)
MAJOR CORE COURSES
4th Term in Program (Complete 7 credits)
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - Communications - Composition- Core
Complete 3 credits from the approved General Education Composition I coursework. Minimum grade of "C" required. This requirement must be completed within the first 24 credits of coursework toward the AS degree.
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - Humanities and Fine Arts-Core
Complete 3 credits from the approved General Education Humanities and Fine Arts coursework. Minimum grade of "C" required. Completing HUM 1020 will also satisfy the Enhanced World View Requirement
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - Mathematics-Core
Complete 3 credits from the approved General Education Mathematics coursework. Minimum grade of "C" required.
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - Social and Behavioral Sciences- Core
Complete 3 credits from the approved General Education Social and Behavioral Sciences coursework. Minimum grade of "C" required. Completing POS 2041 or POS 2041H or AMH 2020 or AMH 2020H will satisfy the <b><u>course</b></u> component of the Civic Literacy Requirement.
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - Ethics
Complete 3 credits from the approved General Education Ethics coursework. Minimum grade of "C" required.
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - Enhanced World View
Complete at least one 3-credit course intended to enhance the student's world view in light of an increasingly globalized economy. Minimum grade of "C" required. In some cases, this course may also be used to satisfy another General Education Requirement.
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - Civic Literacy
Competency may be demonstrated by completing at least one course from the approved General Education Civic Literacy coursework below (minimum grade of "C" required) <b>AND</b> satisfactory completion of an assessment (exam). This requirement is in compliance with Rule 6A-10.02413 of the Florida Administrative Code.