Emergency Medical Services

Emergency Medical Services

Offered at the Levelland Campus and SPC Reese Center
This program is designed to prepare students for a career in
emergency medical services. The multiple-entry/multiple-exit
program prepares students for all levels of Emergency Medical
Technician (EMT) certification. Additionally, the program can
assist students in preparation for an allied health baccalaureate
degree or for career advancement and mobility in related
health care occupations.

Students completing EMSP 1501 and EMSP 1160 may
apply for EMT-Basic certification. Students completing all
certificate course requirements are eligible to apply for certification,
by examination, from the Texas Department of State
Health Services or the National Registry of Emergency Medical
Technicians. Students completing the first certificate may
apply for EMT-Intermediate certification. Students completing
the second certificate may apply for EMT-Paramedic certification.
Students completing additional technical and general
education courses will earn an Associate of Applied Science
degree in Emergency Medical Services which broadens their
educational and career opportunities.

All courses are approved by the Texas Department of Health.
Course work leading to eligibility for EMT-Paramedic certification
is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied
Health Education Programs.

Program advisor is Mike DeLoach, program director and
instructor in emergency medical services.

Program Admission Requirements
Persons interested in the Emergency Medical Services program
must complete the following entrance requirements:
1. Complete the requirements for admission to SPC.
Admission to the college does not guarantee
admission to the EMS program.
2. Be at least 18 years old and a high school graduate or
hold a GED diploma.
3. Complete an application form for admission to the program.
4. Applicants must have completed a course equivalent to the
American Heart Association’s Basic Life Support for Health
Care Providers Course during the previous two years.
5. Must provide evidence of immunizations prior to registration.
Associate of Applied Science Degree
This curriculum prepares students to be competent entrylevel
EMT-Paramedics. Upon completion of this curriculum,
students possess the knowledge, skills and personal attitudes
and behaviors necessary for practice as an entry-level EMTParamedic.
Students completing the prescribed curriculum
will receive an Associate of Applied Science degree. The program
also awards a Tech Prep Enhanced Skills Certificate upon
completion of additional technical courses.

FIRST SEMESTER*
EMSP 1501 Emergency Medical Technician-Basic .........5
EMSP 1160 Clinical-Emergency Medical Technology/
Technician .....................................................................1
Total Semester Hours ...............................6

SECOND SEMESTER
EMSP 1338 Introduction to Advanced Practice ..............3
EMSP 1356 Patient Assessment
and Airway Management ..............................................3
EMSP 1161 Clinical-Emergency Medical
TechnologyTechnician ..................................................1
MATH 1314 College Algebra ............................................3
Total Semester Hours .............................10

THIRD SEMESTER
EMSP 2248 Emergency Pharmacology ...........................2
EMSP 1355 Trauma Management ...................................3
EMSP 1167 Practicum/Field Experience--Emergency
Medical/Technician .......................................................1
Total Semester Hours ...............................6

FOURTH SEMESTER
EMSP 2444 Cardiology .....................................................4
EMSP 2434 Medical Emergencies ...................................4
EMSP 1162 Clinical-Emergency Medical
Technology/Technician .................................................1
BIOL 2401 Anatomy and Physiology I .............................4
PSYC 2301 General Psychology .......................................3
Total Semester Hours .............................16

FIFTH SEMESTER
EMSP 2330 Special Populations ......................................3
EMSP 2338 EMS Operations ............................................3
EMSP 2243 Assessment Based Management ..................2
EMSP 2260 Clinical-Emergency Medical
Technology/Technician .................................................2
BIOL 2402 Anatomy and Physiology II ...........................4
ENGL 1301 Composition I ...............................................3
Total Semester Hours .............................17

SIXTH SEMESTER
EMSP 2268 Practicum/Field Experience--Emergency
Medical Technology/Technician ...................................2
COSC 1401 Introduction to Computer Sciences
or ITSC 1401 Introduction to Computers** ...............4
ENGL 1302 Composition II .............................................3
SPCH 1321 Business and Professional Speech ...............3
Humanities .......................................................................3
Total Semester Hours .............................15

* Although not a requirement for this certificate, students
are strongly encouraged to take HUDV 1100 during
the first semester of enrollment.
** Tech Prep related course that may be articulated with
high school.