Dec 08, 2024  
2023-2024 Course Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
2023-2024 Course Catalog & Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Paramedic, General Technology Specialization, AAS (AAS.GT.PMDC 35318)


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Complete your degree by applying your paramedic certification and other credentials toward your Associate Degree in Paramedic. You may be eligible for a maximum of 40 credit hours that may be applied toward your degree. Earning your Associate Degree could expose you to more opportunities to advance in your career and make you more competitive for these positions. You will receive additional education to augment your current knowledge of anatomy and physiology while exposing you to ways to become a more effective communicator. The credentials and application of each student will be evaluated on an individual basis.

If you are not currently a paramedic, YTC offers training programs to get you there. You will start with the Emergency Medical Technician training certificate and follow that with the Paramedic training certificate. For more information, contact the Health and Safety Program Director for Workforce and Economic Development at 803-981-7185 or mfaulkner@yorktech.edu.

Program Requirements - A student must have a “C” or higher in each course to progress in the program.

Admission Requirements - Admission to the Paramedic Degree Program requires the student to be a high-school graduate or equivalent. Students must meet one of the following requirements:

  1. Complete the York Technical College Paramedic Certificate and successfully pass the NREMT cognitive and psychomotor exams.
  2. Possess a National Registry Paramedic Certification

Degree Requirements


Subtotal: 17 Credit Hours


Required Core Subject Areas


Subtotal: 14 Credit Hours


Completion Plan


First Semester - Spring Start Only


Subtotal: 8 Credit Hours


Second Semester


Subtotal: 9 Credit Hours


Third Semester


Subtotal: 12 Credit Hours


Fourth Semester


Fifth Semester


Subtotal: 11 Credit Hours


Sixth Semester


Subtotal: 10 Credit Hours


Total Credit Hours: 61


A co-requisite is a course that must be taken the same semester as another specified course.

A prerequisite is a course that must be completed in order to enter anothr specified course.

*Courses in this program that require a minimum grade of “C.”

 

 

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