# Emergency Medical Service (EMS) courses

Mt. San Antonio College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 6 courses

Source: https://catalog.mtsac.edu/programs/coursesaz/ems/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Winter 2027.

### EMS 1 — Paramedic Preparatory Course

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** Lecture: 36, Lab: 54
- **Prerequisite:** Eligibility for READ 90 and Completed Paramedic Program application AND current California EMT certificate and 1000 hours employment as an EMT.
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Winter 2027 schedules
- Degree Applicable

Assessment and review of required Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) competencies as part of the preparation for the Paramedic Academy. Includes current practices, medical terminology, mathematical skills for drug calculations, and applied physiology and anatomy of human body systems.

### EMS 10 — Paramedic Core Content

- **Units:** 11
- **Hours:** Lecture: 180, Lab: 54
- **Prerequisite:** EMS 1
- **Corequisite:** EMS 40 and EMS 50
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/ems.md)
- Degree Applicable

Didactic and psychomotor paramedic core content including anatomy, pathophysiology, and pharmacology for paramedics.

### EMS 40 — Emergency Care for Paramedics

- **Units:** 4.5
- **Hours:** Lecture: 72, Lab: 27
- **Prerequisite:** EMS 1
- **Corequisite:** EMS 10 and EMS 50
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/ems.md)
- Degree Applicable

Familiarizes the paramedic with the normal, abnormal, and diseased heart, patient assessments, assessment tools, interpretation of dysrhythmias, and paramedic interventions. Certifies students in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) in accordance with the American Heart Association (AHA).

### EMS 50 — Paramedic Skills Competency

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** Lecture: 54, Lab: 108
- **Prerequisite:** EMS 1
- **Corequisite:** EMS 10 and EMS 40
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/ems.md)
- Degree Applicable

Paramedic skills required for field operation as a paramedic and for licensing in competency-based exams.

### EMS 70 — Paramedic Clinical Internship

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** Lab: 162
- **Prerequisite:** EMS 10 and EMS 40 and EMS 50
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Winter 2027 schedules
- Degree Applicable
- May be taken for Pass/No Pass only

Clinical experience and application of paramedic theory and practice with an emphasis on patient assessment and utilization of paramedic skills in a hospital setting.

### EMS 80 — Paramedic Field Externship

- **Units:** 9
- **Hours:** Lab: 486
- **Prerequisite:** EMS 70 and successful completion of Los Angeles County accreditation exam.
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/mt-san-antonio-college/schedule/fall-2026/ems.md)
- Degree Applicable
- May be taken for Pass/No Pass only

Application of concepts of paramedic theory and practices, with emphasis on patient assessment and utilization of paramedic skills in a field setting on an operational paramedic unit.