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Emergency Services Administration - Emergency Care Emphasis, B.S.

Requirements

A degree in emergency services prepares practicing and future emergency service professionals through a program that balances technical skills, critical and ethical thinking, leadership, and effective communication. The department's programs address multiple emergency service educational needs, from professional certifications to degrees.

Total Program Credits: 120

General Education Requirements: 35 Credits
  ENGL 1010 Introduction to Academic Writing CC 3
or ENGH 1005 Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC (5)  
  ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
Complete one of the following: 3
  MAT 1030 Quantitative Reasoning QL (3)
  MAT 1035 Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL (6)
  STAT 1040 Introduction to Statistics QL (3)
  STAT 1045 Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL (5)
  MATH 1050 College Algebra QL (4)
  MATH 1055 College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5)
  MATH 1090 College Algebra for Business QL (3)
Complete one of the following: 3
  HIST 1700 American Civilization AS (3)
  HIST 2700 US History to 1877 AS (3)
and HIST 2710 US History since 1877 AS (3)
  HIST 1740 US Economic History AS (3)
  POLS 1000 American Heritage SS (3)
  POLS 1100 American National Government AS (3)
Complete the following:  
  PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values IH 3
  HLTH 1100 Personal Health and Wellness TE (2)  
or EXSC 1097 Fitness for Life TE 2
Distribution Courses:  
  Biology 3
  Physical Science 3
  Additional Biology or Physical Science 3
  Humanities 3
  Fine Arts 3
  Social/Behavioral Science ( ES 1150 Community Emergency Preparedness recommended) 3
Discipline Core Requirements: 18 Credits
  ESFF 2100 Servant-Leadership for the Emergency Services 3
  ESMG 310G Introduction to Homeland Security GI 3
  ESMG 3150 Principles of Management for the Emergency Services WE 3
  ESMG 3600 Psychology of Emergency Services 3
  ESMG 4600 Public Administration for the Emergency Services 3
  ESMG 4650 Emergency Services Capstone WE 3
Elective Requirements: 36 Credits
  Any ESEC, ESMG, ES, ESFO, ESFF, ESAF, CJ, NSS, FSCI, MILS courses 12
  Any courses 1000 or higher 24
Emphasis Requirements: 31 Credits
Choose one of the following two options for 31 credits: 31
Must be accepted into Paramedic Certificate Program to take the following courses: 1  
  ESEC 3210 Paramedic I-Operations (3)  
  ESEC 3220 Paramedic II-Cardiac and Respiratory Patient Care (3)  
  ESEC 3225 Paramedic II Lab-Cardiac and Respiratory Emergencies (1)  
  ESEC 3230 Paramedic III-Trauma Patient Care (3)  
  ESEC 3235 Paramedic III Lab-Trauma Emergencies (1)  
  ESEC 3240 Paramedic IV-Medical and Geriatric Patient Care  (3)  
  ESEC 3245 Paramedic IV Lab-Medical Emergencies (1)  
  ESEC 3250 Paramedic V-Obstetric and Pediatric Patient Care (3)  
  ESEC 3255 Paramedic V Lab-Obstetric and Pediatric Emergencies (1)  
  ESEC 4210  Paramedic VI-Research  (2)  
  ESEC 4220  Paramedic VII-Clinical Internship Hospital and Field Phase I and II (4)  
  ESEC 4230  Paramedic VIII-Practical Preparation and Testing (3)  
  ESEC 4240  Paramedic Capstone  (3)  
Paramedic transfer credit and certification must be accepted for this option:  
  ESMG 481R Emergency Services Internship (1-8) 2  
  ESMG 491R Topics in Cardiology and Medical Trends (1-3) 3  
  ESMG 492R Topics in Trauma and Pharmacology (1-3) 4  
  ESMG 493R Topics in Medical Litigation (1-4) 5  

Graduation Requirements:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 120 semester credits.
  2. Overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or above, with completion of each Emergency Services class with a "C-" or higher.
  3. Residency hours -- minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
  4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements.
  5. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.
Footnotes:
1 - Consult current Paramedic Program Standards & Guidelines for GPA requirements to be recommended for National Registry Paramedic certification testing.
2-Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
3-Repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits.
4-Repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits.
5-Repeatable for a maximum of 4 credits.

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.

Semester 1 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 Introduction to Academic Writing CC or Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC 3
American Institution 3
ES Elective 4
HLTH 1100 or EXSC 1097 Personal Health and Wellness TE or Fitness for Life TE 2
MAT 1030 or 1035 or STAT 1040 or 1045 or MATH 1050 or 1055 or 1090 Quantitative Reasoning QL or Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL or Introduction to Statistics QL or Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL or College Algebra QL or College Algebra with Preliminaries QL or College Algebra for Business QL 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 2 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
Physical Science 3
Social Behavioral  3
BIOL 1010 General Biology BB 3
ES Elective 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 3 Course Title Credit Hours
ES Elective 9
PHIL 205G Ethics and Values IH GI 3
ESFF 2100 Servant-Leadership for the Emergency Services 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 4 Course Title Credit Hours
Fine Arts 3
ZOOL 1090   Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology BB 3
ES Elective 2
GE Elective 4
Humanities 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 5 Course Title Credit Hours
ESMG 310G Introduction to Homeland Security GI 3
ESMG 3150 Principles of Management for the Emergency Services WE 3
ESMG 3600 Psychology of Emergency Services 3
GE elective 3
GE elective 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 6 Course Title Credit Hours
ESMG 4650 Emergency Services Capstone WE 3
ESMG 4600 Public Administration for the Emergency Services 3
GE Elective 3
GE Elective 3
GE Elective 2
  Semester total: 14
Semester 7 Course Title Credit Hours
ESEC 3210 Paramedic I-Operations 3
ESEC 3220 Paramedic II-Cardiac and Respiratory Patient Care 3
ESEC 3225 Paramedic II Lab-Cardiac and Respiratory Emergencies 1
ESEC 3230 Paramedic III-Trauma Patient Care 3
ESEC 3235 Paramedic III Lab-Trauma Emergencies 1
ESEC 3240 Paramedic IV-Medical and Geriatric Patient Care 3
ESEC 3245 Paramedic IV Lab-Medical Emergencies 1
ESEC 3250 Paramedic V-Obstetric and Pediatric Patient Care 3
ESEC 3255 Paramedic V Lab-Obstetric and Pediatric Emergencies 1
  Semester total: 19
Semester 8 Course Title Credit Hours
ESEC 4210 Paramedic VI-Research 2
ESEC 4220 Paramedic VII-Clinical Internship Hospital and Field Phase I and II 4
ESEC 4230 Paramedic VIII-Practical Preparation and Testing 3
ESEC 4240 Paramedic Capstone 3
  Semester total: 12
  Degree total: 126

Department

Emergency Services

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Emergency Services department

Program Details

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Students will demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in emergency administration.
  2. Students use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry, and problem solving in making ethical and good decisions
  3. Students will be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
  4. Students will recognize, understand, and respect the complexity of socio-cultural and international diversity.
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