How do I start?
- STEP 1: Students must first enroll in EMT 240 Basic Electrocardiogram (ECG) and Pharmacology, and upon successful completion of the course take an entrance exam and interview for acceptance into the paramedic program.
- STEP 2: When accepted in the program you will take the core requirement course EMT 246 Paramedic Training I, a 20-credit hour course that meets two full days per week for the fall semester.
- STEP 3: The following spring semester you take the final paramedicine core course, the 22-credit hour EMT 247 Paramedic Training II.
Note: Successful completion of the NPC program also fulfills the Arizona Department of Health Services mandatory requirement of 500 hours of clinical and vehicular hours.
Prerequisites:
Students interested in earning their EMT-Paramedic must also meet a number of requirements to qualify for the NPC program. Applicants must:
- Be an Arizona certified EMCT with a minimum of one year of experience.
- Have taken EMT 130 and EMT 131 with successful completion of a “C” or better for each class OR possess valid Arizona State EMT-Basic certification. All students must also have successfully completed EMT 240.
- Have a Next Gen Accuplacer Reading Placement Test score of 249 or better.
- Have a current, negative TB skin test or chest x-ray, Hepatitis B (or waiver), MMR, Varicella, and Tdap immunizations. In addition, a COVID-19 vaccination or clinical agency-approved waiver is required.
Cost & Time for Completion
The U.S. Department of Education requires NPC to annually publish cost and time for completion data on Career & Technical Education certificate programs.
You can access the current data for the Paramedicine (CP & CAS) Program online at www.npc.edu/paramedicine.
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