Undergraduate Program

Bachelor of Science in Emergency Medical Services

The B.S. degree in EMS is intended to prepare graduates to meet the professional requirements for prehospital care providers. Completion of the paramedic core courses with a minimum grade of C is required for eligibility to apply for National Registry of EMTs examination and New Mexico Licensure. Only paramedic core courses are required for National Registry eligibility.

The program accepts academic credit from accredited institutions of higher education for course work deemed equivalent to program requirements. Students with previous EMS licensure must discuss options for receiving credit with the program academic advisor. Of the 132 hours required for the degree, a minimum of 30 credit hours in the EMS major must be taken at the University of New Mexico to satisfy University residency requirements.

Application and Admission Requirements

Applicants for admission to the B.S. in EMS program must complete the UNM undergraduate admissions application and declare EMS as their major in the University College Advisement Center. Upon completion, or pending completion, of the prerequisites, the student must apply for admissions to the paramedic program. This program admission process is competitive. If the student is accepted into the paramedic program, the student will be moved, by the program, from UNM University College to the UNM School of Medicine. Acceptance into the paramedic program will be in writing. If a student is accepted to the program pending the completion of all required prerequisites, satisfactory completion of all required prerequisites with a C or higher is required no later than the Spring semester of the application year. Any prerequisites or course work not taken at UNM must be officially transferred to UNM no later than July 1 of the application year.

Prior to admission to the paramedic core courses student must have completed 30 undergraduate hours to include the equivalent of MATH 121 College Algebra; the equivalent of ENGL 102 Composition II Analysis and Argument; the equivalent of CHEM 121 General Chemistry I; the equivalent of BIOL 237 and 247L Anatomy and Physiology I for the Health Sciences and BIOL 238 and 248L Anatomy & Physiology II for the Health Sciences, all with no grade less than C, and an overal GPA of 2.5.

Admission application materials are available on the program website at http://hsc.unm.edu/som/emsacad/. The admission deadline for the UNM School of Medicine Paramedic program is February 1.

Although EMS licensure is not required for admission to the program, it is required before paramedic training. All students must have current New Mexico licensure at the EMT-Basic or EMT-Intermediate level prior to taking paramedic program courses. Those students with out-of-state licensure should contact the New Mexico EMS Bureau regarding reciprocity prior to taking paramedic core courses.

Program Requirements

Students must maintain an overall GPA of greater than or equal to 2.5 throughout the program. While in the paramedic core courses students must maintain a current CPR for healthcare providers course completion card, health insurance, and a current New Mexico EMT license.

Departmental Honors Program

Students with a minimum overall GPA of 3.5 and a minimum 3.6 GPA in EMS course work are eligible for honors under the following circumstances:

Completion of a minimum of 6 additional credit hours of approved research or independent study courses beyond the hours required to achieve the B.S. degree.
Submission of an approved project, submission-ready research article, or presentation at a state or national conference.
Endorsement of program faculty.
Maintenance of academic honesty and integrity, and professional conduct expected of healthcare professionals

Bachelor of Science Degree Completion Requirements

Satisfactory completion of a total of 136 credit hours. A minimum 30 hours of these hours must be UNM EMS courses. Fifteen of these hours must be completed after 92 hours have been earned.
Completion of general education requirements in the first and second years. Completion of the paramedic program the third year and completion of listed electives during the fourth year.
Minimum overall GPA greater than or equal to 2.5, EMS course GPA 2.5.
Submission of an application for graduation.
Approval of the full-time program faculty

**General Education Requirements**
MATH 121	College Algebra	3
-or-
MATH 150	Pre-Calculus Mathematics	3
-or-
MATH 180	Calculus I	3
ENGL 101	Composition I - Exposition	3
ENGL 102	Composition II - Argumentation	3
ENGL 220	Expository Writing	3
-or-
ENGL 290	Introduction to Professional Writing	3
PSY 105	General Psychology	3
BIOL 123	Biology for Health-Related Sciences and Non-majors	3
BIOL 124L	Biology for Health-Related Sciences and Non-majors Lab	1
-or-
BIOL 201	Molecular and Cell Biology	4
CHEM 121	General Chemistry I	3
-and-
CHEM 123L	General Chemistry I Lab	1
-or-
CHEM 122	General Chemistry II	3
-and-
CHEM 124L	General Chemistry II Lab	1
BIOL 237	Human Anatomy and Physiology I for Health Sciences	3
BIOL 247L	Human Anatomy and Physiology I for Health Sciences Lab	1
BIOL 238	Human Anatomy and Physiology II for Health Sciences	3
BIOL 248L	Human Anatomy and Physiology II for Health Sciences Lab	1
STAT 145	Introduction to Statistics (or equivalent)	3
PHIL 101	Introduction to Philosophical Problems	3
PHIL 245	Professional Ethics	3
CJ 130	Public Speaking	3
ANTH 101	Introduction to Anthropology	3
-or-
SOC 101	Introductory Sociology	3
Fine Arts Elective		3
Foreign Language		3
	Total	52

**Pre-Paramedic Required EMS Courses**
EMS 113	EMT-Basic	8*
EMS 120	Introduction to EMS systems	3
EMS 142	EMT-Basic Lab	2*
	Total	13

*Students may substitute the two-semester equivalent of EMS 113 and 142 consisting of EMS 114, 115, 140 and 141. Students entering the program as licensed EMT-Basics may substitute 8 hours of approved electives, which may include EMS 143, 151 and 180, if not licensed as an EMT-Intermediate.

Paramedic Program Courses

Paramedic program courses can be completed at any time in the program, so long as prerequisites are achieved, however, the courses must be completed in the sequence below in consecutive semesters, including one summer session.

	Semester I
EMS 209	Introduction to Prehospital Advanced Life Support	2
EMS 210	Prehospital Pharmacology	3
EMS 211	Medical Assessment & Management I	3
EMS 212	Cardiovascular and Pulmonology Emergencies	4
EMS 241	Paramedic Lab I	2
EMS 251	Paramedic Clinical Rotation I	3
	Total	17
	Semester II
EMS 220	Medical Emergencies	4
EMS 221	EMS Special Considerations & Operations	3
EMS 230	Medical Assessment & Management II	3
EMS 231	Trauma Emergencies	2
EMS 242	Paramedic Lab II	2
EMS 252	Paramedic Clinical Rotation II	4
	Total	18
	Semester III
EMS 243	Paramedic Capstone	2
EMS 254	Paramedic Field Internship	4
	Total	6
	Paramedic Program Total	44
	Additional Required EMS Courses
EMS 470	EMS Research and Analysis	3
	Total	3

Fourth Year Requirements

Students must complete 27 credit hours, with a grade of C or better, choosing from the courses below:

EMS 398	EMS Topics	1-3
EMS 399	EMS Problems	3
EMS 400	Advanced Assessment	3
EMS 401	AICP	3
EMS 402	PNICP	3
EMS 403	Mountain Medicine	6
EMS 407	Aeromedical EMS	3
EMS 410	EMS Administration	3
EMS 421	EMS Education Internship	3
EMS 441	EMS Education	3
EMS 471	EMS Research and Publication	3
EMS 472	EMS Research Independent Study	1-3
EMS 473	EMS Journal Club	1
EMS 498	EMS Topics	1-3
EMS 499	EMS Problems	3
BIOL 201L	Molecular and Cell Biology	4
BIOL 202L	Genetics	4
BIOL 203L	Ecology and Evolution	4
BIOL 204L	Plant and Animal Form and Function	4
BIOL 239L	Microbiology for Health Sciences and Non-Majors	3
BIOL 423	Introductory Biochemistry	3
BIOL 456	Immunology	3
BIOC *423	Introductory Biochemistry	3
CHEM 301	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM 302	Organic Chemistry II	3
HED 471	Introduction to Community Health	3
HED 482	Introduction to Health Education and Multicultural Health Beliefs	3
HIST 417	History of Modern Medicine	3
MATH 123	Trigonometry	3
MATH 180	Elements of Calculus I	3
MATH 181	Elements of Calculus II	3
PHYC 151	General Physics I	3
PHYC 152	General Physics II	3