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Emergency Medical Services
PARAMEDIC TECHNOLOGY
SELECTION CRITERIA
The College-Wide Health Related Programs Admission Committee uses the following point system to GUIDE them in the selection of qualified students to be admitted to the Paramedic Technology Program
I. Points will be tabulated using official college transcripts. VCC and overall GPA will be used.
Overall GPA |
Valencia GPA |
Total Points |
2.50-2.74 |
2.5-2.74 |
1 |
2.75-2.99 |
2.75-2.99 |
4 |
3.00-3.24 |
3.0-3.24 |
5 |
3.25-3.49 |
3.25-3.49 |
6 |
3.50-3.74 |
3.5-3.74 |
7 |
3.75-3.99 |
3.75-3.99 |
8 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
9 |
II. Science Course Component Completion
Grade |
BSC 1084C |
CHEM 1025C |
BSC 2093C |
BSC 2094C |
MCB 1010C |
A |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
B |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
C |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
III. General Education Component Completion (3 points each)
- ENC 1101 Freshman Composition I
- Humanities Requirement for A.S. Degree
- SPC 1600 Fundamentals of Speech
- PSY 1012 General Psychology
- POS 1041 U. S. Government
- Electives
IV. Medical Terminology - HSC 1531 completed with a "C" or higher (3 points)
V. Work Experience
Applicants with a minimum of 6 months work experience in a health related occupation with documentation of a letter from employer of dates or employment and a brief description (20 points).
VI. Basic Life Support Instructor
Documentation as a BLS instructor (5 points)
VII. Volunteer in field
Minimum of 6 months experience in a health related occupation and documentation of a letter from agency of dates and brief job description (3 points)
THE SELECTION OF STUDENTS IS NOT BASED SOLELY ON THE NUMBERS OF POINTS EARNED. POINTS ACCUMULATED FROM THE SELECTION CRITERIA ARE USED TO ASSIST THE ADMISSION COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN MAKING THEIR SELECTION.
VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES IN ADMISSION CRITERIA AND PROGRAM INFORMATION AS CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRE, AND IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTION.
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