Admission Requirements: Emergency Medical Technician Department EMT-Basic and EMT-Basic Enhanced

1. Minimum of 18 years of age to attend off-site emergency department clinicals.
2. Current CPR certificate American Heart Association Health Care Provider-Level C, or American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer
3. Immunizations: Hepatitis B (the first two injections), MMR, Tetanus and Chicken Pox
4. Computerized Placement Test (CPT): score a minimum of 80 on the reading portion, a recommended score of 96 in sentence skills and a recommended score of (not required) in the math portion.

All students must take the CPT and the only students that are exempt are those students who can show that they have received a degree from a four year university.

All ACC EMS students must get a criminal background check (CBC). This process must be started two weeks prior to the start of the on-campus EMT Basic or IV class.

Contact the Division Office for Program Guides -- call 303.797.5991 or email nancy.maksymovich@arapahoe.edu

This course has been developed for fire and ambulance personnel who provide advanced emergency care under the supervision of a physician advisor. To be eligible for admission to the Paramedic Education Program, the student must:

1. Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
2. Possess a current, valid EMT certificate.
3. Complete a minimum of one year experience as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B) with an ambulance service, fire department, or rescue unit prior to course admission (2000 hours).
4. Submit a letter of recommendation and sponsorship from a present or former employer.
5. Submit a letter of recommendation form a current o former physician advisor.
6. Submit all academic transcripts.
7. Provide a recode of a recent physical examination from a physician on the HealthONE form provided.
8. Provide proof of MMR, Tetanus and Chicken Pox Vaccinations.
9. Provide proof of completed hepatitis vaccination series.
10. Provide CBI.
11. Provide proof of completion of a Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation course.
12. Provide proof of completion of an IV Approval course.
13. Provide a copy of a current CPR Provider card.
14. Provide proof of successful completion of college level Anatomy and Physiology.
    • Supply a copy of Transcripts indicating completion of BIO201 and BIO202
    • Objectives of Anatomy and Physiology course taken if not BIO201 and BIO202.
    • Successful completion of prescreening exam and interview.

Contact Dennis Edgerly at HealthOne through email dennis.edgerly@healthonecares.com

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