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Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) Certificate Program

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The Department’s Advanced EMT certificate program prepares students for careers in pre-hospital emergency medicine and enables graduates of the program to work as Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians (AEMT’s) in a variety of settings, such as fire departments and public and private ambulance services. The program must be taken as an academic credit student. The program can be completed in one semester. Other information pertinent to this program is described below.

â–¼   Accreditation

The Advanced EMT certificate program, like the EMT certificate program, is accredited by the Alabama Department of Public Health, Office of EMS and Trauma. The Department’s Paramedic program is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions (CoEMSP).

â–¼   Mandatory Advising

All students admitted into the Department's EMS Certificate Program must be advised by the EMS Coordinator prior to registration. You may contact the Department at the phone number listed below to set up an appointment for advising and to receive a New Student Packet.

â–¼   Admission

For credit students, the criteria for general admission of EMT students to the University are the same as those for all students. Please consult with the University’s Admission’s office for more information about admission policies and procedures. .

Advanced EMT applicants must be Alabama state-licensed Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT’s) and must apply for admission to the department and meet certain departmental admission requirements (i.e., academic standard, criminal background check and drug screen test, etc.).

â–¼   Curriculum

The basis for the curriculum is the current Department of Transportation (DOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), .

â–¼   Pre-requisites

Current Alabama state Emergency Medical Technician licensure.

EMS-200 Human System and Pathophysiology (3 hrs, pre-or-co-requisite) or BMD 252 or equivalent
EMS-210 Medical Terminology (3 hrs)

â–¼   Advanced EMT Certificate Program

Course Credits
EMS 140: Advanced EMT 6
EMS 141: Advanced EMT Lab 1
EMS 143: Advanced EMT Clinical 2
Total 9

 

â–¼   Progression and Completion Policies

To progress throughout the program, a minimum final grade of 80% must be achieved in each course. Students will be allowed to repeat a course only one time. Students unable to satisfactorily complete EMS 140, 141 and 143 will not receive a completion certificate by the department or the University.

The State of Alabama mandates the National Registry of EMT’s examination at the EMT, Advanced EMT and Paramedic levels of practice. Only those students who have met all academic requirements of the program will be eligible to sit for the National Registry examination. All other criteria for progression and completion will be listed in each course syllabus and will be mandatory.

â–¼   Attendance

Attendance is mandatory. Those students who have conflicts regarding attendance to classes or clinical internships will be asked to transfer to programs more suited to their schedules.

â–¼   Expenses

Students are responsible for payment of all tuition and fees. Tuition and fees are set by the University of South Alabama, upon approval of the Board of Trustees. For current information on tuition and fees, please refer to the University's Student Accounting Office.

Students are responsible for all personal healthcare expenses, including those resulting from injury or illness, while engaged in learning experiences required by the department. Students will be require