Emergency Medical Services, A.A.S.

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JJC Program Code: FS175

ICCB Program Code: NSCI 0035

Emergency medical services (EMS) have undergone a significant change in recent years, with pre-hospital providers now fully accepted as members of the larger healthcare community. In more than half of the US, 911 emergency response is handled by cross-trained firefighter/paramedics and firefighter/EMT’s. With this shift, the demand in northeast Illinois for educated EMS personnel has grown significantly. In many local communities, medical responses make up 85% or more of a fire department’s total yearly call volume.

The EMS program is designed to prepare individuals for the medical demands of the modern fire service, as well as for opportunities with non-emergency ambulance agencies, hospital emergency departments, physician’s offices, clinics, industrial sites, and trauma nursing. For registration information, contact the EMS coordinator at (815) 280-2356.

General Education Requirements: 19 Semester Hours

BIO 125 - Human Biology or higher level IAI biology lab course
COMM 101 - Principles of Communication
ENG 101 - Rhetoric I
MATH 127 - Mathematics for General Education or higher level MATH course.
PSYC 101 - General Psychology
PHIL 103 - Introduction to Ethics

Major Core Requirements: 40.5 Semester Hours

Major Core Electives: 12 Semester Hours

Select from the following (please note that for most students, EMS 101 serves as a required pre-requisite to EMS 200. See faculty advisor for details):

Total Required Hours: 71.5 Semester Hours

Includes Online Courses

This program includes the option for distance education courses (online and/or hybrid).

Completion Guide

First Semester

Second Semester

Summer Semester

Third Semester

Fourth Semester

Summer Semester

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements

To be awarded an Associate degree at Joliet Junior College, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admissions requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the given degree. If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 60

credit hours of which 15 credit hours applicable to the degree are earned at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement does not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the College and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

To be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, Certificate of Completion, or Occupational Certificate at JJC, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admission requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the chosen certificate. Complete a minimum of 1-8 credit hours (Occupational Certificate), 4-29 credit hours (Certificate of Completion) or 30-50 credit hours (Certificate of Achievement). If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 25% of the total required credit hours applicable to the certificate at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement do not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in the area of concentration.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the college and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

Contact Information

Department Chairperson	Program Coordinator	Program Advisor
Name: Audrey Finkel	Name: Douglas Richardson	Name: Audrey Finkel
Email: afinkel@jjc.edu	Email: douglas.richardson@jjc.edu	Email: : afinkel@jjc.edu
Phone: 815-280-2417	Phone: 815-280-6741	Phone: 815-280-2417