Program Overview

Emergency Medical Services - Associate of Applied Science

The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program at Dońa Ana Community College offers an Associate of Applied Science degree. This program requires a minimum of 69-70 credits, which is an additional 16-17 credits above those required for the Paramedic Certificate.

Requirements

To graduate with an Associate Degree of Applied Science in Emergency Medical Services, students must complete the following requirements:

• General Education requirements
• Core Requirements
• Major Requirements
• Technical Requirements

General Education Requirements

Students must select one course from four of the following six content areas for a total of 12-14 credits:

• Area I: Communications
  • ENGL 1110G: Composition I
  • ENGL 2210G: Professional and Technical Communication
  • COMM 1115G: Introduction to Communication
  • COMM 1130G: Public Speaking
• Area II: Mathematics - Any approved NM General Education Area II Course listed in the current DACC/NMSU catalog
• Area III: Laboratory Sciences - Choose one from the following:
  • CSCI 1115G: Modern Computing in Practice
  • BIOL 1190G: Contemporary Problems in Biology
  • CHEM 1120G: Introduction to Chemistry Lecture and Laboratory (non majors)
  • BIOL 1120G & BIOL 1120L: Human Biology and Human Biology Laboratory
  • PHYS 1115G: Survey of Physics with Lab
  • PHYS 2230G & PHYS 2230L: General Physics for Life Science I and Laboratory to General Physics for Life Science I
• Area IV: Social/Behavioral Sciences
  • PSYC 1110G: Introduction to Psychology
  • SOCI 1110G: Introduction to Sociology
• General Education Elective

Core Requirements

• BMGT 140: Principles of Supervision I
• AHS 120: Medical Terminology
• HIT 150: Introduction to Medical Terminology

Major Requirements

Technical Requirements

• OEEM 201: Human Systems, Pathophysiology and Development
• OEEM 202 & 202 L: Airway and Respiratory Emergencies and Airway and Respiratory Emergencies
• OEEM 203 & 203 L: Paramedic Trauma Care and Paramedic Trauma Care Lab
• OEEM 206: Introduction Paramedic Practice
• OEEM 207 & 207 L: Emergency Pharmacology and Emergency Pharmacology Lab
• OEEM 210: Cardiac Rhythm Interpretation
• OEEM 212: EMT-Paramedic Cardiovascular Emergencies
• OEEM 213: EMT-Paramedic: Medical Emergencies I
• OEEM 214: EMT--Paramedic: Medical Environmental Emergencies II
• OEEM 216: EMT-Paramedic: Reproductive and Childhood Emergencies
• OEEM 230: EMT-Paramedic Clinical Experience I
• OEEM 231: EMT-Paramedic Clinical Experience II
• OEEM 240: EMT-Paramedic Field Experience I
• OEEM 241: EMT-Paramedic Field Experience II
• OEEM 242: EMT-Paramedic Field Internship
• OEEM 243: EMT-Paramedic Preparation for Practice

Suggested Plan of Study

The suggested plan of study for the Emergency Medical Services program is as follows:

• Semester 1:
  • AHS 120: Medical Terminology
  • OEEM 201: Human Systems, Pathophysiology and Development
  • OEEM 206: Introduction Paramedic Practice
  • OEEM 207 & 207 L: Emergency Pharmacology and Emergency Pharmacology Lab
• Semester 2:
  • OEEM 210: Cardiac Rhythm Interpretation
  • OEEM 212: EMT-Paramedic Cardiovascular Emergencies
• Semester 3:
  • OEEM 202 & 202 L: Airway and Respiratory Emergencies and Airway and Respiratory Emergencies
  • OEEM 213: EMT-Paramedic: Medical Emergencies I
  • OEEM 214: EMT--Paramedic: Medical Environmental Emergencies II
  • OEEM 216: EMT-Paramedic: Reproductive and Childhood Emergencies
  • OEEM 240: EMT-Paramedic Field Experience I
• Semester 4:
  • Area I: Communications - Choose one from the following:
    • ENGL 1110G: Composition I
    • ENGL 2210G: Professional and Technical Communication
    • COMM 1115G: Introduction to Communication
    • COMM 1130G: Public Speaking
  • OEEM 203 & 203 L: Paramedic Trauma Care and Paramedic Trauma Care Lab
  • OEEM 230: EMT-Paramedic Clinical Experience I
  • OEEM 231: EMT-Paramedic Clinical Experience II
  • OEEM 241: EMT-Paramedic Field Experience II
• Semester 5:
  • OEEM 242: EMT-Paramedic Field Internship
  • OEEM 243: EMT-Paramedic Preparation for Practice
• Semester 6:
  • Area II: Mathematics
    • MATH 1130G: Survey of Mathematics
  • Area III: Laboratory Sciences - Choose one from the following:
    • BIOL 1120G: Human Biology
    • BIOL 1190G: Contemporary Problems in Biology
    • CSCI 1115G: Modern Computing in Practice
    • CHEM 1120G: Introduction to Chemistry Lecture and Laboratory (non majors)
    • PHYS 1115G: Survey of Physics with Lab
    • PHYS 2230G: General Physics for Life Science I
  • Area IV: Social/Behavioral Sciences
    • PSYC 1110G: Introduction to Psychology
    • SOCI 1110G: Introduction to Sociology
  • General Education Elective - Choose one course from the NM General Education Requirements in the NMSU/DACC Catalog
  • BMGT 140: Principles of Supervision I

Graduation Requirements

To graduate with a certificate or an associate degree, students must earn a C or better in all OEEM courses, and achieve a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.0. A grade of C- or better is required in ENGL 1110G Composition I and designated Mathematics courses.