Day and Distance Course Comparison

 

AY 2013-14

Day / Campus

Evening / Distance

Next Night Class - Fall 2014

(Program may be restructured)

Prerequisites

- “C” grade or better

- Placed on transcript

- EMT or  Advanced EMT certification

  (EMS experience strongly encouraged)

 

- EMT assessment test score of 75%

- MATH 0960/0990 or competency

- ENGL 1010 or competency

- 8 credits of "matched set" A&P*

   (* HTHS 1110 and 1111 recommended)

- 2 credits of Medical Terminology

- EMT or  Advanced EMT certification

  A strong, experiential background in ambulance EMS highly is strongly recommended due to the nature of the evening "skills camp" model.

- EMT assessment test score of 75%

- MATH 0960/0990 or competency

- ENGL 1010 or competency

- 8 credits of "matched set" A&P*

   (* HTHS 1110 and 1111 recommended)

- 2 credits of Medical Terminology

Entrance Exam

Must be completed by May 15th

Must be completed by May 15th

Start Date

Tuesday – August 27, 2013

Call for information - 801-626-6521

End Dates

04/25/2014

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Location

WSU – Ogden Campus

WSU and distance sites as selected

Class Days

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday -

Tuesday & Thursday  + 3 Skills Camps

Class Times

0900-1700

1800 - 2200

Teaching Method

Classroom “face to face" with WSU Online hybrid support and ChiTester testing

Streamed video, real time “face to face,” WSU Online hybrid, and ChiTester testing. Physical attendance at all classes is MANDATORY.

Skill Labs

All day Wednesday in PAR 2040 starting late September

Three “skills camp” weeks -

1.   Week after finals in December (M-F, 5 days)

2.   Week before Spring Break  (M-Sa, 6 days)

3.   2nd or (3rd )  week of June (M - M, 8 days)

“Hybrid” Skills

Not available

Subject to community capability

Clinical  Requirements

20 days (approximate)

One day per week starting late OCT

20 days (approximate)

One day per week starting in April (PAR 2020)

Clinical Locations

As scheduled – Wasatch Front

As scheduled in approved facilities.

Burn must be done in SLC / Peds in Ogden

Field Internship Requirements

480+ hours (480 nominal) needed to meet terminal competencies and achieve 50 ALS team leads. Students must plan on 48-72 hours per week from 2/15 to 4/26.  Field rides on a predesignated shift, must be completed by 4/26/13. (No "shift swapping")

480+ hours (480 nominal) needed to meet terminal competencies and achieve 50 ALS team leads. Students must plan on 24-36 hours per week 7/15 to 11/30. Field rides on a predesignated shift must be completed by 11/30/14. (No "shift swapping")

Field Internship Locations

As scheduled – Wasatch Front

As scheduled in approved agencies – 240 hours will be done on the Wasatch Front

PAR 2100        

“PPT Reviews”

In class at WSU  

Late March and April –  2-3 days TBA

Class, CANVAS & streaming presentations

Late Fall 2-3 evenings TBA

Paramedic Cost

(excludes prerequisites)

37 credits of WSU tuition and fees

(Approximately $ 5,000)

Call for information - 801-626-6521

Financial Aid

Available for those eligible

Available for those eligible

Additional Costs

(uniforms, books NREMT exam fee, etc)

Approximately $600.00. Travel costs to clinical and field internship locations is extra and can vary. In 2013 student must pay for an departmental BCI and drug screen.

$600.00.  Travel/lodging to skills camps, clinical and field internship is extra & varies. In 2013 student must pay for a departmental BCI and drug screen.

(Dorm space available in summer semester)

Immunizations

Student acquired prior to clinical with Hep B

Student acquired prior to clinical with Hep B

Passing Grade

80% or B-

80% or B-

Drug Test / BCI Completed between 6/1 and orientation Completed between 6/1 and orientation

Certification

National Registry then UT-BEMS

National Registry, UT-BEMS, WYOEMS

Academic Advising

Dumke College of Health Professions

801-626-6136

healthprofessions@weber.edu

Dumke College of Health Professions

801-626-6136

healthprofessions@weber.edu

 


Weber State University

Ogden, Utah 84408