Emergency Medical Services is a Health Science profession recognized by the American Medical Association. A competent member of this profession will recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies under the direction of a physician and primarily provide pre-hospital emergency care to acutely ill patients by ambulance service and secondarily in other appropriate settings (such as hospitals). Midland College offers an associate degree (2 years) or individualized courses preparing students to write the Texas Department of State Health Services examination for Basic Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) after the first seven (7) semester hours and the Texas Department of State Health Services exam for EMT-Paramedic after completion of EMT training and an additional 36 semester hours (12 months) of course work.

The degree and certificate in this field offered by Midland College and the courses needed to achieve these credentials are presented in the following sections. Students interested in this program should contact the Division office to obtain additional information and/or acquire a degree or certificate plan. Please note that courses that require prerequisites are denoted by an asterisk (*).

Special Admission Requirements: The Emergency Medical Services program has a limited enrollment based on specific admission criteria. For information regarding the admission criteria, see the program brochure or the Emergency Medical Services program director.

The following is the required sequence of paramedic courses in the Emergency Medical Services program.

First Semester
    EMSP 1261, EMSP 1355, EMSP 1356, EMSP 1438
Second Semester
    EMSP 1262, EMSP 2135, EMSP 2434, EMSP 2444
Third Semester
    EMSP 2248
Fourth Semester
    EMSP 2160, EMSP 2243, EMSP 2261, EMSP 2438