Paramedic Prerequisites

Paramedic: All applicants must hold a current Arkansas EMT license and a current American Heart Association CPR Healthcare Provider Certification (contact department for details). Based on the applicant's academic performance history, further eligibility requirements are listed below:

1. Applicants with a high school cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.0 or above are eligible for consideration for admission. Those applicants with a high school grade point average less than 2.0 must successfully complete college work for eligibility in the program (see # 3).
    

2. Those applicants with a General Education Diploma (GED) are eligible for consideration.
    

3. Applicants who did not earn a CGPA of a least 2.0 (on a 4-point scale) in high school must have completed at least 9 SC of course work chosen from the list of required general education courses for this program from a regionally accredited higher education institution. (Credit earned through completion of a college-level EMT course taken at a regionally accredited institution of higher education may be applied for up to 3 SC of the 9 SC requirements.) Applicants who have completed 9 SC must have earned a grade of "C" or better in each of the courses in order to transfer that credit and be eligible for consideration for admission. Students who have completed 9 SC or more of college work must submit transcripts of all the courses taken, and earned a CGPA of at least 2.0 to be considered for admission.

College-level course work is encouraged before entry into the Paramedic program. Students accepted into the paramedic program can choose a fall or spring entry depending on their circumstances.  Students entering in the spring must have completed an anatomy and physiology course covering all body systems before beginning the program.  Prospective students are encouraged to contact the Department for advisement.  Approximately 35% of the paramedic program course work is delivered online.  Students who do not have a computer with Internet connectivity can use computer laboratories on the UAMS campus. 

All paramedic students are required to have a thorough medical examination by a physician upon acceptance for admission and prior to registration for classes.  Students are required to begin and complete a hepatitis B vaccination series if one has not been completed, or sign a waiver.

Classes are typically held one day per week with a few exceptions.  Students may schedule their clinical time within program guidelines including weekends and weekdays.  Clincial practicum is scheduled primarily on Saturdays with some weekday rotations.

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