Admission Requirements:

1. All students must be in compliance with Section 6:00 of the Rules and Regulations Governing Emergency Medical Services of the Commonwealth of Virginia in order to be certified at any level.

2. Students must comply with "Second-Year Curriculum Admission Requirements," "Special Program Completion Requirements," and "Re-enrollment" of the A.A.S. degree in Emergency Medical Services Technology.

Special Accreditation Status: The program is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in cooperation with the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs for EMT/Paramedic.

One Year				1st Semester	2nd Semester
	EMT	216	Pre-Hospital Physiological Assessment	3
	EMT	226	Dysrhythmia Recognition/Mgt.	3
	ENG	111	College Composition I	3
	HLT	141	Intro. to Medical Terminology	2
	EMT	225	Clinical Exp. for the CCT		3
	EMT	231	Paramedic Procedures I		5
	HLT	250	General Pharmacology		3
		Total Credits/Semester		11	11

Total credits for the Cardiac Care Technician Career Studies Certificate = 22.

All first-time students must take a one-credit Student Development (STD) course prior to enrolling in their 16th credit at NVCC.