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Associate Degree Emergency Medical Science

Mitchell Community College has an open-door policy for general admission to the College.

Admission to the College does not, however, guarantee admission to the Associate Degree Emergency Medical Science program. Admission into the Emergency Medical Science program is competitive. In addition to the College’s requirements for admission, the following are minimum requirements for admission to the Associate Degree Emergency Medical Science program:

1. Mitchell Community College Application: Applicants must complete the College application for admission.
2. High School or high school equivalency transcript: Graduation from a high school as specified under admission requirements for degree seeking students, complete high school transcript, or equivalent as established by a high school equivalency test.
3. College Transcripts: Official transcripts from all previously attended colleges must be sent to admissions. Grades less than a ‘C’ are not transferable into the Emergency Medical Science Associate Degree (A45340), the Emergency Medical Science Associate Degree Bridge program (A45340R), the Associate Degree Nursing program (A45110), or the Associate Degree Nursing/Paramedic Bridge Option (A45110PB).
4. Biology Course: Applicants must have completed one year of high school Biology and/ or BIO 110 Principles of Biology, BIO 111 General Biology I with a grade of ‘C’ or higher. A biology course must be current within five years of application. Grades less than a ‘C’ are not transferable into the Emergency Medical Science Associate Degree (A45340), the Emergency Medical Science Associate Degree Bridge program (A45340R).
5. Associate Degree Emergency Medical Science Program Application: Applicant must complete Program Application with assigned Emergency Medical Science Coordinator.
6. Physical and Emotional Health: Applicant will provide validation of satisfactory physical and emotional health and current immunizations after receipt of conditional acceptance and prior to final admission into the Emergency Medical Science program. Required immunizations include:
   • 2 MMR vaccines (measles, mumps, rubella)
   • 2 varicella vaccines or positive titer
   • Quantiferon Gold TB test
   • Tdap within last ten years (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis)
   • Annual influenza immunization
7. Background Check and Drug Screen: Students must meet the requirements as prescribed by the field internship and clinical internship agencies. Students who have not lived in North Carolina for the last five years will be required to provide fingerprints as a part of the background check process. In submitting to the drug screen students need to be aware that use of CBD products might cause the student to test positive for Cannabis or Cannabis related derivatives and will automatically disqualify the candidate from the Clinical and Field Internship sites.
8. Student must be 18 years of age prior to first day of the semester (clinical agency requirement).
9. Student must carry personal health insurance (clinical agency requirement).
10. Driver’s License: Students must hold a current, un-encumbered, driver’s license.
11. BLS Skill Proficiency for Transfer students: If the student has taken EMS 4200/EMS 110 at another institution, the student complete a 40 hour BLS skill assessment class prior to admission into the Emergency Medical Science Degree program. If deficiencies are identified, the student must demonstrate competency before they may move on in the program.