College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Type of Degree

Undergraduate Minor

School or College

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Area of Study

Health and medicine

Program Format

On-campus

Program Overview

The Emergency Medical Services minor is open to all students pursuing a degree at UVM. This minor requires the completion of 18 credit hours and offers a concentration in advanced practice, instruction, or research.

To earn the minor, students are required to maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher in all necessary coursework. None of the courses for the minor may be taken on a pass/fail basis. For further details, contact cnhs@uvm.edu.

Curriculum

CourseCredits
HLTH 1030 - Medical Terminology2
HLTH 2530 - Emergency Medical Technician (Certified EMTs may waive the requirements for HLTH 2530 and HLTH 2531 by exam, but the academic credits will not count towards completion of the minor.)6

HLTH 2531 - EMT Skills Competency

Note: HLTH 2530 and HLTH 2531 must be taken in the same semester.

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9 credits from the following:

CourseCredits
HLTH 2994 - Intermediate Special Topics (EMS Teaching Assistant)1-3
HLTH 1510 - Wilderness First Responder3
HLTH 2510 - Wilderness EMT3
HLTH 2993 - Independent Study (with instructor permission)3
HLTH 3000 - Emergency Service Leadership3
HLTH 3570 - Advanced EMT6
Health 1990/2990 - Special Topics (as approved by program director)3
HLTH 3940 - Trauma and Trauma Systems3
HLTH 3991 - Internship: Licensed Skills Instructor (with instructor permission)1
HLTH 2950 - Pediatric Emergencies3
HLTH 2450 - Mental Health Emergencies3
EMED 3000 - Emergency Medicine Research I4

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