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Paramedicine, Associate of Applied Science


  • Academic Year: 2020-2021
  • Division / Department: Emergency Services Education / Paramedicine
  • Degree Code: PARAMEDICINE.AAS
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The Paramedicine Program is designed to prepare students for a career in emergency medical services. Students successfully completing the two-year program will be eligible to apply for Texas paramedic licensure.

Regular admission to the college is required. Contact the program director for more information. If developmental courses are needed for Texas Success Initiative requirements, it is recommended such courses be completed before enrolling in the program.

For more information, visit the program website.

McLennan Community College 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).

Marketable Skills

1.The ability to communicate with affirming words and empathy while reaming calm and demonstrating competence.

2.Ability to triage during an emergency care need.

3.Determining the proper care to patients.

4.Function in team settings to accomplish goals and tasks.

These courses are recommended prerequisites

BIOL 2404 Anatomy & Physiology (specialized) 4 hours
HPRS 1206 Essentials of Medical Terminology 2 hours
PSYC 1100 Learning Framework 1 hours
Total hours:7 hours

Semester I

PSYC 2301 General Psychology 3 hours
BIOL 2401 Anatomy & Physiology I 4 hours
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 hours
MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning) 3 hours
13 hours

Semester II

EMSP 1438 Introduction to Advanced Practice 4 hours
EMSP 1161 Clinical - Emergency Medical Technology/Technician - Intermediate I 1 hours
EMSP 1455 Trauma Management 4 hours
EMSP 1456 Patient Assessment and Airway Management 4 hours
EMSP 2137 Emergency Procedures 1 hours
14 hours

Summer Semester

EMSP 2434 Medical Emergencies 4 hours
EMSP 2306 Emergency Pharmacology 3 hours
7 hours

Semester III

EMSP 2444 Cardiology 4 hours
EMSP 2430 Special Populations 4 hours
EMSP 2237 Emergency Procedures 2 hours
EMSP 2305 EMS Operatioins 3 hours
EMSP 2164 Practicum/Field Experience-Emergency Medical Technology/Tech 1 hours
EMSP 2162 Clinical - Emergency Medical Technology/Technician 1 hours
15 hours

Semester IV

BIOL 2402 Anatomy & Physiology II 4 hours
Language, Philosophy, & Culture elective or
Creative Arts elective
3 hours
EMSP 2268 Practicum/Field Experience 2 hours
9 hours

Summer Semester

EMSP 2243 Assessment Based Management 2 hours
2 hours
Total hours:60 hours

Creative Arts

ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation 3 hours
ARTS 1303 Art History I (Prehistoric to the 14th Century) 3 hours
ARTS 1304 Art History II (14th Century to the Present) 3 hours
DRAM 1310 Theater Appreciation 3 hours
DRAM 2361 History of Theater I 3 hours
DRAM 2362 History of Theater II 3 hours
HUMA 1315 Fine Arts Appreciation 3 hours
MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation 3 hours
MUSI 1308 Music Literature I 3 hours
MUSI 1309 Music Literature II 3 hours
MUSI 1310 American Music 3 hours

Language, Philosophy, & Culture

ENGL 2321 British Literature 3 hours
ENGL 2322 British Literature I 3 hours
ENGL 2323 British Literature II 3 hours
ENGL 2326 American Literature 3 hours
ENGL 2327 American Literature I: Up to the Civil War 3 hours
ENGL 2328 American Literature II: Civil War to the Present 3 hours
ENGL 2331 World Literature 3 hours
ENGL 2332 World Literature I: Up to the 17th Century 3 hours
ENGL 2333 World Literature II: 17th Century to the Present 3 hours
ENGL 2341 Forms of Literature 3 hours
FREN 2311 Intermediate French I 3 hours
GERM 2311 Intermediate German I 3 hours
HUMA 1301 Introduction to Humanities I 3 hours
HUMA 1302 Introduction to Humanities II 3 hours
PHIL 1301 Introduction to Philosophy 3 hours
PHIL 1304 Introduction to World Religions 3 hours
PHIL 2306 Introduction to Ethics 3 hours
SPAN 2311 Intermediate Spanish I 3 hours
SGNL 2301 Intermediate ASL I 3 hours