Admission Requirements

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Students are admitted to the EMS program without regard to race, creed, color, marital status, sex, or national origin. Admission is conditional and dependent up upon the student's abilaity to perform the essential functions identified by the Alabama Department of Public Health. A copy of the essential functions is found on page 14 of this document. A Student's program admission is also conditional pending results of both background and drug screening.

According to the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians application for licensure to practice as an Emergency Medical Technician, Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, or Paramedic may be denied if a person has been convicted of a felony, is guilty of a crime involving moral turpitude, has unfit personal habits including alcohol or drug abuse, and /or has displayed other grounds for denial as specified by law. More information regarding this and other NREMT policies can be found at www.nremt.org.

The requirements for admission are listed by level:

Emergency Medical Technician:

 

  1. Unconditional admission to the college
  2. Age of 18 years within 6 months of completion of the program
  3. Ability to complete the program with a minimum of a 2.0 grade point average (GPA).
  4. Submissions of required health forms for determination of clinical attendance.

 

Advanced Emergency Medical Technician:

 

  1. Completion of items 1-4 for EMT
  2. Possession of current unencumbered Alabama EMT license (Conditional admission to the program may be allowed for students who have completed an approved EMT training program, but have not received licensure. All AEMT students must have an unencumbered Alabama EMT license prior to mid-term for continued enrollment. AEMT students will not be allowed to participate in clinical activities without an Alabama EMT license.

 

Paramedic:

 

  1. Completion of items 1-4 for EMT
  2. Current unencumbered Alabama AEMT license (Conditional admission to the program may be allowed for students who have completed an approved AEMT training program, but have not received licensure. All paramedic students must have an unencumbered Alabama AEMT license prior to mid-term for continued enrollment. Paramedic students will not be allowed to participate in clinical activities without an Alabama AEMT license.