Emergency Medical Services (EMS) - Basic - Certificate of Completion

This Certificate leads to the Associate of Applied Science in Region 1 EMS Intermediate. 

20 Credits

Prefix Title Credits
EMS Core Requirements
EMSS 1116BLS Clinical Preparations1
EMSS 1110Emergency Medical Responder Lab/Lecture3
EMSS 1120Emergency Medical Technician Lecture6
EMSS 1120LEmergency Medical Technician Laboratory2
EMSS 1121Emergency Medical Technician Clinical1
Required Courses
HLSC 1510Medical Terminology3
HLSC 1520Anatomy and Physiology for Health Careers4
or BIOL 2210 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Total Credits20

A Suggested Plan of Study

This roadmap is only a suggested plan of study in order to complete a Certificate in two semesters.  It is not intended as a contract.  Course availability may vary from fall to spring semester and may be subject to modification or change.  Students are advised to earn a C or better to avoid repeating courses.  This Plan pressumes a student is ready for ENGL 1110G, Composition I and MATH 1215, Intermediate Algebra. Placement is determined by an English and Math Placement Test, ACT scores, or completing the course prerequisites.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
EMSS 1116 BLS Clinical Preparations 1
EMSS 1110 Emergency Medical Responder Lab/Lecture 3
HLSC 1510 Medical Terminology 3
HLSC 1520
or BIOL 2210
 Anatomy and Physiology for Health Careers
or Human Anatomy and Physiology I
 4
 Credits11
Spring
EMSS 1120 Emergency Medical Technician Lecture 6
EMSS 1120L Emergency Medical Technician Laboratory 2
EMSS 1121 Emergency Medical Technician Clinical 1
 Credits9
 Total Credits20
Program Manager: Neal Gallagher 
Phone: (505) 287-6654 
Email: ngallagh@nmsu.edu
Office: Lucy Belle Ma Hall