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Third Semester

CJC-221 Investigative Principles ENG-114 Prof Research & Reporting SOC-225 Social Diversity CJC-170 Critical Incident Management CJC-132 Court Procedure & Evidence 4 3 3 3 3

Fourth Semester

CJC-122 Community Policing CJC-141 Corrections CJC-212 Ethics & Comm Relations CJC-222 Criminalistics 3 3 3 3

CJC-255 Issues in Crim Justice Appl 3

SPA-120 Spanish for the Workplace

3

Total Credit Hours Required 68

Students who have successfully completed a curriculum offering of Basic Law Enforcement Training within 10 years of their application to the Criminal Justice Technology Program will receive credit for CJC 121, CJC 131, CJC 132, CJC 221, and CJC 231. Students who have successfully completed the WNC Law Enforcement Leadership Academy will receive credit for CJC-111, CJC-221, CJC-231, and CJC-255.

The Emergency Medical Science curriculum provides individuals with the knowledge, skills and attributes to provide advanced emergency medical care as a paramedic for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system and prepares graduates to enter the workforce� Students will gain complex knowledge, competency, and experience while employing evidence based practice under medical oversight, and serve as a link from the scene into the healthcare system� Graduates of this program may be eligible to take state and/or national certification examinations�

Employment opportunities include providers of emergency medical services, fire departments, rescue agencies, hospital specialty areas, industry, educational and government agencies� “To prepare competent entry-level Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains”�

Specific Requirements

1� General college admission requirements: a� Complete application for admission� b� Successfully complete College Placement Test� c� Official transcript of any prior college credit on file with admissions office� 2� Must be 18 years of age by the end of the first semester of the program� 3� Current N�C� driver’s license� 4� Acceptable reports of medical examinations and immunizations� 5� Criminal background checks will be required prior to admission to clinical sites�

Emergency Medical Science Associate in Applied Science Degree (A45340)

Courses requiring a grade of “C” or better: ACA, BIO, EMS, MED

First Semester (Fall) Credits

ACA-115 Success & Study Skills

1 EMS-110 EMT 9 EMS-150 Emergency Vehicles and EMS Comm 2 ENG-111 Writing and Inquiry 3 MAT-110 Mathematical Measurement 3 MED-120 Survey of Med Terminology 2

Second Semester (Spring)

BIO-163 Basic Anatomy & Physiology EMS-122 EMS Clinical Practicum I EMS-130 Pharmacology EMS-131 Advanced Airway Management EMS-160 Cardiology I

Third Semester (Summer)

EMS-210 Advanced Patient Assessment EMS-221 EMS Clinical Practicum II EMS-240 Patients W/ Special Challenges 5 1 4 2 3

2 2 2

Fourth Semester (Fall)

EMS-231 EMS Clinical Pract III EMS-250 Medical Emergencies EMS-260 Trauma Emergencies EMS-270 Life Span Emergencies ENG-114 Prof Research & Reporting

Fifth Semester

EMS-140 Rescue Scene Management EMS-241 EMS Clinical Practicum IV EMS-285 EMS Capstone PHI-240 Introduction to Ethics SOC-225 Social Diversity

Total Credit Hours Required

3 4 2 4 3

2 4 2 3 3 74