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HEALTH CAREERSAssoc in Applied ScienceAPPSC - Associate in Applied Science

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Program Information/Mission

The mission of the Illinois Central College Emergency Medical Services Program is to prepare competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains with or without exit points at the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and/or Emergency Medical Technician, and/or Emergency Medical Responder levels.

Admission to Program

  • High School graduate with HS GPA 2.7 or higher, or equivalent OR 9 hours of required courses from program sequence with a C or better.

  • ICC grade point average (GPA) of a 2.0 or above (if you have attended ICC). 

  • Drug screen, fingerprint criminal background check, physical exam, and immunizations.

  • Documentation of current CPR certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Provider or American Red Cross (ARC) Professional Rescuer and BLS Provider. CPR certification must remain current throughout the program.

Accreditation Information

The Paramedic Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services (coaemsp.org). Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 1361 Park Street Clearwater, FL, 33756; 727-210-2350; www.caahep.org

Additional Program Information

Student is eligible for licensure as an EMT after successful completion of EMS 114.

To Remain in and Graduate from the Program

Student must attain a final grade of C or better in BIOL 140, BIOL 205/206 and all EMS prefix courses.