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Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions
Department of Emergency Medical Services Department of Emergency Medical Services
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The Department of EMS Education offers the Bachelor’s of Science degree in Professional Health Sciences for those students who want to have a well rounded background in health sciences but do not wish to pursue a specific professional degree. Also, this program will allow students in pre-professional programs that change their mind about specific professional degrees to apply most of their course credits towards another degree. The program provides broad information in health related disciplines and also in health informatics. Graduates from this program should be suited to work at hospitals, and pharmaceutical reps, long-term care facilities, assistants to hospital managers, health insurance companies, health informatics technicians or physicians’ offices. They could also pursue an MBA and go into hospital administration.
The University of South Alabama is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The Department of EMS Education's Paramedic program is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions (CoEMSP).
Criteria for general admission of EMS students to the University are the same as those for all students. Please consult with the University's admission's office for more information about admission policies and procedures at (251) 460-6141, or you may visit their web site at
http://www.southalabama.edu/admissions/contact.html.
All students are required to fulfill a 41 semester hour General Education Core and a 25 semester hour Pre-professional Core as outlined in the curriculum below. After successfully completing these courses, students may then apply to the department for entry into the Health Sciences component. Requirements for admission to the professional component are the following:
- Submission of a completed application by the deadline (April 1st). Application must include a $50.00 non-refundable application fee.
- Minimum GPA of 2.0 in all pre-requisite courses and a minimum University GPA of 2.0.
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Download a copy of the BS degree curriculum here:
BS HS Degree Curriculum
General Education Core – 41 Hours
Written Communication (6)
English - EH 101 3
English - EH 102 3
Humanities and Fine Arts (12)
Public Speaking/Speech - CA 110 3
Fine Arts Elective 3
Literature I 3
-and- Literature II* 3
-or- Humanities Elective 3
Natural Sciences and Math (11)
Math - MA 112 3
Biology - BLY 101 or 121 4
Biology- BLY 102 or 122 4
History, Social Sciences (12)
Psychology - PSY 120 3
Sociology - SY 109 3
History I 3
-and- History II* 3
-or- Social Science Electives 3
*Must complete a two semester series of either Literature or History.
CLEP Information
CLEP Required Scores
CLEP Questions? Contact
Ron Morgan
Pre-Professional Core – 25 hours
EMS 110 Emergency Medical Responder or
General Elective (3) or Science Elective (4)
3
EMS 104 First Aid/CPR 1
ST 210 Statistical Reasoning & Applications 3
Chemistry Class (CH 100 or 101 or 131) 4
CIS 150 Computer Applications 3
BMD 210 Infectious Disease in Health Care 3
BMD 114 Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4
BMD 115 Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4
Health Sciences Core (Required for both HCS tracks) – 30 hours
EMS 210 Medical Terminology 3
EMS 310 Introduction to EMS Systems 3
EMS 320 EMS Law/Legal Issues 3
EMS 340 Disaster Mgt & Event Planning 3
EMS 440 Health Insurance/Managed Care in EMS 3
EMS 460 Issues and Trends in EMS or
General Elective
3
OT 201 Introduction to Occupational Therapy 3
General Elective 3
AHP 401 Seminar in Allied Health Professions 3
CP 450 The Job Campaign 3
TRACK 1: Health Care Management Core – 33 hours
MGT 300 Management Theory 3
EH 372 Technical Writing 3
General Elective 3
SY 372 Social Gerontology 3
SY 401 Disasters & Society 3
SY 415 Sociology of Mental Health & Illness
(Spring only) 3
SY 472 Sociology of Aging and the Family 3
MGT 305 Organizational Communication 3
MGT 340 Organizational Behavior 3
MGT 351 Human Resource Management 3
MGT 451 Employee Training & Development 3
Track 2: Health Care Informatics Core – 33 hours
MGT 300 Management Theory 3
EH 372 Technical Writing 3
General Elective 3
SY 372 Social Gerontology 3
SY 401 Disasters & Society 3
SY 415 Sociology of Mental Health & Illness
(Spring only) 3
SY 472 Sociology of Aging and the Family 3
ISC 300 Health Informatics Clinical Environment 3
ISC 410 Health Informatics 3
ISC 450 Health Systems Analysis & Design 3
ISC 455 Health Decision Support System 3
Students are responsible for payment of all tuition and fees according to University policies and procedures. Tuition and fees are set by the University of South Alabama, upon approval of the Board of Trustees. For current information on tuition and fees, please refer to the University’s admission’s office or click here
http://www.southalabama.edu/admissions/expenses.html.
Academic Common Market Info - Possible Tuition Savings for Non-Alabama Residents
Financial aid is available for eligible students. Interested applicants should contact the University’s Financial Aid Office at (251) 460-6231 or visit their web site at
http://www.southalabama.edu/finaid/.
University of South Alabama
Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions
Department of Emergency Medical Services
Attn: Ronald Morgan, Jr., BS Degree Program Director
600 Clinic Drive – Suite 400
Mobile, AL 36688-0002
(251) 461-1832
Ron Morgan
BS Degree Program Advisor
remorgan@southalabama.edu
