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DRF 128 - Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Credits: 2
Teaches use of a positional tolerance system, its relationship to coordinate tolerance systems, and other aspects of industry standard drafting practices.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week.
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DRF 161 - Blueprint Reading I
Credits: 2
Teaches the application of basic principles, visualization, orthographic projection, detail of drafting shop processes and terminology, assembly drawings and exploded views. Considers dimensioning, changes and corrections, classes of fits, tolerances and allowances, sections and convention in blueprint reading.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 4 hours per week
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DRF 166 - Welding Blueprint Reading
Credits: 2
Teaches welding nomenclature and applications. Stresses structural steel, design, layout. Explains industrial symbols.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 4 hours per week.
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DRF 201 - Computer Aided Drafting and Design I
Credits: 3
Teaches computer-aided drafting concepts and equipment designed to develop a general understanding of components of a typical CAD system and its operation.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week.
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DRF 202 - Computer Aided Drafting & Design II
Credits: 3
Teaches production drawings and advanced operations in computer aided drafting.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week.
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DRF 241 - Parametric Solid Modeling I
Credits: 3
Focuses on teaching students the design of parts by parametric solid modeling. Topics covered will include, but not limited to, sketch profiles; geometric and dimensional constraints; 3-D features; model generation by extrusion, revolution and sweep; and the creation of 2-D drawing views that include sections, details and auxiliary.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week.
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ECO 120 - Survey of Economics
Credits: 3
Presents a broad overview of economic theory, history, development, and application. Introduces terms, definitions, policies, and philosophies of market economies. Provides some comparison with other economic systems. Includes basic microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
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ECO 150 - Economic Essentials: Theory and Application
Credits: 3
Presents a broad overview of microeconomic and macroeconomic theory with application to current economic situations. Introduces concepts, policies, and theories in addition to models of domestic and global economies. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
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ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics
Credits: 3
Presents the fundamental macroeconomic concepts, theories, and issues including the study of scarcity and opportunity cost, supply and demand, national economic growth, inflation, recession, unemployment, fiscal and monetary policies, and international trade. Develops an appreciation of how these economic concepts apply to consumer, business, and government decisions, and their effect on the overall economy. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
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ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics
Credits: 3
Introduces the basic concepts of microeconomics. Explores the free market concepts with coverage of economic models and graphs, scarcity and choices, supply and demand, elasticity’s, marginal benefits and costs, profits, and production and distribution. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
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EDU 200 - Introduction To Teaching As A Profession
Credits: 3
Provides an orientation to the teaching profession in Virginia, including historical perspectives, current issues, and future trends in education on the national and state levels. Emphasizes information about teacher licensure examinations, steps to certification, teacher preparation and induction programs, and attention to critical shortage areas in Virginia. Includes supervised field placement (recommended: 40 clock hours) in a K-12 school.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of 24 credits of transfer courses.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 4 hours per week.
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EDU 235 - Health, Safety, and Nutrition Education
Credits: 3
Focuses on the health and developmental needs of children and the methods by which these needs are met. Emphasizes positive health, hygiene, nutrition and feeding routines, childhood diseases, and safety issues. Emphasizes supporting the mental and physical well being of children, as well as procedures for reporting child abuse.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
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ELE 100 - Electrical-Electronic Skills & Concepts
Credits: 4
Teaches skills and concepts of safety, hand & power tools, EMF, assembly and disassembly methods, basic electrical devices and instruments. Provides opportunities for hands-on skills. Reviews theoretical concepts related to basic electricity.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 6 hours per week.
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ELE 111 - Home Electric Power I
Credits: 3
Teaches fundamentals of residential power distribution, circuits, enclosures, protective devices, transformers. Studies various charts and tables of the national electrical code. Part I of II.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week.
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ELE 112 - Home Electric Power II
Credits: 3
Teaches fundamentals of residential power distribution, circuits, enclosures, protective devices, transformers. Studies various charts and tables of the national electrical code. Part II of II.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week.
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ELE 116 - Electrical Construction Estimating
Credits: 2
Studies methods and techniques used to develop an estimate for electrical construction wiring and equipment installation.
Pre or Co-requisite ELE 127 or equivalent.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 4 hours per week.
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ELE 118 - Practical Electricity
Credits: 2
Teaches fundamentals of electricity, terminology and symbols, diagrams, the principles essential to the understanding of general practices, safety and the practical aspects of residential and non-residential wiring, electrical installation. May require preparation of a report as an out-of-class activity
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour per week
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week
Total Hours per Week: Total 3 hours per week
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ELE 121 - Electrical Circuits I
Credits: 3
Studies passive and active components with applications. Includes DC and AC analysis of networks and circuits as applied to fundamental electrical and electronic circuits and systems. Part I of II
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week.
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ELE 123 - Electrical Applications I
Credits: 1
Provides laboratory and shop assignments/jobs as applied to fundamental principles of electricity with emphasis on measurements and evaluation of electrical components, devices and circuits
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours per week
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ELE 124 - Electrical Applications II
Credits: 1
Provides laboratory and shop assignments/jobs as applied to fundamental principles of electricity with emphasis on measurements and evaluation of electrical components, devices and circuits
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours per week
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ELE 127 - Residential Wiring Methods
Credits: 2
Studies wiring methods and standards used for residential dwellings. Provides practical experience in design, layout, construction, and testing of residential wiring systems by use of scaled mock-ups.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours
Total Hours per Week: Total 4 hours per week
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ELE 131 - National Electrical Code I
Credits: 4
Provides comprehensive study of the purpose and interpretations of the National Electric Code as well as familiarization and implementation of various charts, code rulings and wiring methods including state and local regulations. Part I of II.
Lecture Hours per Week: 4
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ELE 133 - Practical Electricity I
Credits: 3
Teaches the fundamentals of electricity, terminology, symbols, and diagrams. Includes the principles essential to the understanding of general practices, safety and the practical aspects of residential and non-residential wiring and electrical installation, including fundamentals of motors and controls. Part I and II.
Pre or Co-requisite Pre/Corequisite MTE1-3 or equivalent
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 4 hours per week.
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ELE 134 - Practical Electricity II
Credits: 3
Teaches the fundamentals of electricity, terminology, symbols, and diagrams. Includes the principles essential to the understanding of general practices, safety and the practical aspects of residential and non-residential wiring and electrical installation, including fundamentals of motors and controls. Part II of II.
Pre or Co-requisite Pre/Corequisite: MTE 1-3 or equivalent.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 4 hours per week.
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ELE 136 - National Electrical Code-Commercial
Credits: 3
Provides comprehensive study of the purposes and interpretations of national electrical wiring methods, including state and local regulations.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours per week
Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week
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ELE 137 - National Electrical Code-Industrial
Credits: 3
Provides comprehensive study of the purposes and interpretations of the National Electrical Code that deals primarily with industrial wiring methods, including state and local regulations. May include preparation of a report as an out-of-class activity
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week
Total Hours per Week: Total 4 hours per week
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ELE 138 - National Electrical Code Review I
Credits: 3
Covers purpose and interpretation of the National Electrical Code as well as various charts, code rulings and wiring methods. Prepares the student to take the journeyman- level exam.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
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ELE 140 - Basic Electricity and Machinery
Credits: 4
Studies direct and alternating current principles, resistors, magnetism, capacitors, protection systems, switches, controls and power distribution for industrial machine shops. Emphasizes test procedures and safety. May require preparation of a report as an out-of-class activity
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week
Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week
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ELE 141 - D.C. and A.C. Machines
Credits: 4
Teaches construction, theory of operation, connections, and applications of direct current motors, generators, single and polyphase alternating current alternators, synchronous and induction motors.
Prerequisites: ELE 150 or equivalent
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 4 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 7 hours per week.
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ELE 177 - Photovoltaic Energy Systems
Credits: 4
Teaches techniques for conducting site surveys, installing system components, installing inverters and performing system sizing and system maintenance. Introduces different battery configurations, and charge controllers. Introduces safety, system design and layout, National Electric Code, Component Selection, wiring and installation techniques.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours per week
Total Hours per Week: Total 6 hours per week
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ELE 211 - Electrical Machines I
Credits: 4
Studies the construction, theory of operations and applications of DC and AC machines
Prerequisites: ELE 114
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours per week
Total Hours per Week: Total 6 hours per week
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ELE 212 - Electrical Machines II
Credits: 4
Studies the construction, theory of operations and applications of DC and AC machines
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours per week
Total Hours per Week: Total 6 hours per week
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ELE 233 - Programmable Logic Controller Systems I
Credits: 3
Teaches operating and programming of programmable logic controllers. Covers analog and digital interfacing and communication schemes as they apply to system
Prerequisites: ETR 156 and ETR 211 or equivalent
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours per week
Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week
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ELE 234 - Programmable Logic Controller Systems II
Credits: 3
Teaches operating and programming of programmable logic controllers. Covers analog and digital interfacing and communication schemes as they apply to system
Prerequisites: ETR 156 and ETR 211 or equivalent
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours per week
Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week
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ELE 239 - Programmable Controllers
Credits: 2
Deals with installation, programming, interfacing, and concepts of troubleshooting programmable controllers
Pre or Co-requisite Co/Prerequisite ETR 156 and ELE 211 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour per week
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week
Total Hours per Week: Total 3 hours per week
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ELE 246 - Industrial Robotics Programing
Credits: 3
Introduces industrial robotics and their programming for repetitive manufacturing systems. Includes the design of software that ensures safe operation and programming of both on- and off-line robot operations. This course is cross listed with IND 246. Credit will not be awarded for both.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 Hours per Week
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 Hours Per Week
Total Hours per Week: 4 Hours per week
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EMS 100 - CPR for Healthcare Providers
Credits: 1
Provides instruction in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation that meets current Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC) guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation education for Healthcare Providers. Equivalent to HLT 105.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour per week.
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EMS 110 - Emergency Vehicle Operator’s Course (EVOC)
Credits: 1
Prepares the student for certification in the operation of various emergency vehicles. Teaches proper operating procedures in both emergency and non-emergency situations
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour per week
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EMS 111 - Emergency Medical Technician
Credits: 7
Prepares student for certification as a Virginia and National Registry EMT. Focuses on all aspects of pre-hospital basic life support as defined by the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services curriculum for Emergency Medicine Technician.
Prerequisites: EMS 100 /equivalent
Corequisites: EMS 120
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 5 hours per week.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 4 hours per week.
Total Hours per Week: Total 9 hours per week.
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EMS 112 - Emergency Medical Technician-Basic I
Credits: 4
Prepares student for certification as a Virginia and/or National Registry EMT-Basic. Focuses on all aspects of pre-hospital basic life support as defined by the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services curriculum for Emergency Medicine Technician Basic.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week.
Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week.
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EMS 113 - Emergency Medical Technician-Basic II
Credits: 3
Continues preparation of student for certification as a Virginia and/or National Registry EMT-Basic. Includes all aspects of pre-hospital basic life support as defined by the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services curriculum for Emergency Medicine Technician Basic.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week.
Total Hours per Week: Total 4 hours per week.
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EMS 120 - Emergency Medical Technician - Clinical
Credits: 1
Provides supervised direct patient contact introducing the student to the assessment and emergency care of sick and injured patients.
Corequisites: This course is a co-requisite for either EMS 111 or EMS 113 , depending upon the program in which the student is participating.
Total Hours per Week: Total 1 hour per week.
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EMS 121 - Preparatory Foundations
Credits: 2
Introduces fundamental concepts established by the National Emergency Medical Service Education Standards (NEMSES) for Advanced EMT and Paramedic curricula. Includes EMS systems, introduction to research, workforce safety and wellness, EMS system communications, introduction to public health, legal and ethical issues.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week.
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EMS 123 - EMS Clinical Preparation
Credits: 1
Introduces the student to local clinical agencies and prepares the student for clinical activities above the level of EMT. Includes prerequisites required by clinical affiliates, therapeutic communication, primary assessment, history taking, secondary assessment, reassessment, monitoring devices and documentation.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week.
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EMS 125 - Basic Pharmacology
Credits: 1
Prepares students to demonstrate competency concerning basic principles of pharmacology, drug dosage calculations and medication administration. Introduces medications listed in the Advanced EMT (AEMT) scope of practice.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour per week.
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EMS 126 - Basic Pharmacology Lab
Credits: 1
Focuses on the safe administration of medications in the emergency setting. Includes drug dose calculation and covers multiple routes of administration including oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intravenous, and intraosseous and other methods within the scope of practice for the emergency care provider.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week.
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EMS 127 - Airway, Shock and Resuscitation
Credits: 1
Introduces concepts associated with pre-hospital emergency care of the individual experiencing airway difficulty or in need of resuscitation or shock management.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour per week.
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EMS 128 - Airway, Shock and Resuscitation Lab
Credits: 1
Focuses on specific skills related to airway, resuscitation and shock management.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week.
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EMS 135 - Emergency Medical Care
Credits: 2
Prepares the student to assess and manage patients with common medical emergencies.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week.
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EMS 136 - Emergency Medical Care Lab
Credits: 1
Focuses on specific skills related to the assessment and management of common medical emergencies.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week.
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EMS 137 - Trauma Care
Credits: 1
Prepares the student to assess and manage injured patients, developing his/her problem-solving ability in the treatment of trauma involving various body systems.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour per week.
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EMS 138 - Trauma Care Lab
Credits: 1
Focuses on the skills required for the assessment and management of patients with traumatic injury.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week.
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EMS 139 - Special Populations
Credits: 1
Focuses on the pre-hospital assessment and management of patients in a specific population including pediatrics, geriatrics, obstetrics/gynecology (OB/GYN), bariatric, abuse, sexual assault and special needs.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour per week.
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EMS 140 - Special Populations Lab
Credits: 1
Develops skills related to the assessment and management of patients in a specific population including pediatrics, geriatrics, obstetrics/gynecology (OB/GYN), bariatric, abuse, sexual assault and special needs.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week.
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EMS 141 - Cardiovascular Care
Credits: 2
Focuses on assessment and management of cardiac-related emergencies. Covers basic dysrhythmia recognition and relates it to overall cardiac patient care.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week.
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EMS 142 - Cardiovascular Care Lab
Credits: 1
Focuses on skills involved in the assessment and management of cardiac-related emergencies. Develops competency in basic dysrhythmia recognition and overall cardiac patient care.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week.
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EMS 151 - Introduction to Advanced Life Support
Credits: 4
Prepares the student for Virginia Enhanced certification eligibility and begins the sequence for National Registry Intermediate and/or Paramedic certification. Includes the theory and application of the following: foundations, human systems, pharmacology, overview of shock, venous access, airway management, patient assessment, respiratory emergencies, allergic reaction, and assessment based management. Conforms at a minimum to the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services curriculum
Corequisites: EMS 170
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week
Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week
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EMS 152 - Advanced EMT Completion
Credits: 2
Continues the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services Advanced, Intermediate and/or Paramedic curricula. Includes patient assessment, differential diagnosis and management of multiple complaints. Includes, but are not limited to conditions relating to diabetic, neurological, abdominal pain, environmental, behavioral, gynecology, and toxicological disease conditions. Also includes Advanced EMT level cardiac, trauma and special population topics
Prerequisites: Current EMT Certification and EMS 151
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour per week
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week
Total Hours per Week: Total 3 hours per week
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EMS 153 - Basic ECG Recognition
Credits: 2
Focuses on the interpretation of basic electrocardiograms (ECG) and their significance. Includes an overview of anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system including structure, function and electrical conduction in the heart. Covers advanced concepts that build on the knowledge and skills of basic dysrhythmia determination and introduction to 12 lead ECG.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week.
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EMS 154 - ALS Cardiac Care
Credits: 2
Continues the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services Intermediate and/or Paramedic curricula. Includes Advanced Life Support (ALS) airway management, electrical therapy, pharmacology, drug and fluid administration with emphasis on patient assessment, differential diagnosis and management of cardiovascular emergencies. It will incorporate the current American Heart Association (AHA) - ACLS guidelines and curriculum including stroke management
Pre or Co-requisite EMS 153
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour per week
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week
Total Hours per Week: Total 3 hours per week
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EMS 157 - ALS Trauma Care
Credits: 3
Continues the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services Intermediate and/or Paramedic curricula. Utilizes techniques which will allow the student to utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the trauma patient.
Prerequisites: Current EMT-B certification and EMS 151
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week
Total Hours per Week: Total 4 hours per week
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EMS 159 - ALS Special Populations
Credits: 3
Continues the Virginia office of Emergency Medical Services Intermediate and/or Paramedic curricula. Focuses on the assessment and management of specialty patients including obstetrical, neonates, pediatric, and geriatrics
Prerequisites: EMS 151 and EMS 153
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 4 hours
Total Hours per Week: Total 6 hours per week
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EMS 163 - Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
Credits: 1
Prepares for certification as a Prehospital Trauma Life Support provider as defined by the American College of Surgeons.
Prerequisites: EMS 111 or equivalent
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour per week.
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EMS 164 - Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS)
Credits: 1
Covers current topics of care for adult patients suffering extensive medical conditions and emergencies, and offers certification as an Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) as defined by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT).
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EMS 165 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Credits: 1
Prepares for certification as an Advanced Cardiac Life provider. Follows course as defined by the American Heart Association.
Prerequisites: EMS 100 , EMS 153 or equivalent
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour per week.
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EMS 167 - Emergency Pediatrics Course (EPC)
Credits: 1
Provides a unique approach to pediatric medical care, offering assessment techniques that can help EMS practitioners rapidly and accurately assess pediatric patients to determine which situations may be life threatening and require immediate intervention. Offers certification as defined by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT).
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EMS 169 - Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Credits: 1
Prepares the student for certification as a pediatric advanced life support provider as defined by the American Heart Association. Covers primary assessment and emergency care of infants and children.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour per week.
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EMS 170 - ALS Internship I
Credits: 1
Begins the first in a series of clinical experiences providing supervised direct patient contact in appropriate patient care facilities in and out of hospitals. Includes but not limited to patient care units such as the Emergency Department, Critical Care units, Pediatric, Labor and Delivery, Operating Room, Trauma Centers and various advanced life support units. Internship 3 hours per week.
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EMS 172 - ALS Clinical Internship II
Credits: 1
Continues with the second in a series of clinical experiences providing supervised direct patient contact in appropriate patient care facilities in and out of hospitals. Includes but not limited to patient care units such as the Emergency Department, Critical Care units, Pediatric, Labor and Delivery, Operating Room and Trauma Center
Corequisites: EMS 151
Total Hours per Week: Internship 3 hours per week
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EMS 173 - ALS Field Internship II
Credits: 1
Continues with the second in a series of field experiences providing supervised direct patient care in out-of-hospital advanced life support units.
Total Hours per Week: Internship 3 hours per week
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EMS 175 - Paramedic Clinical Experience I
Credits: 1
Introduces students to live patient assessment and management in the clinical setting. Begins a continuum of learning involving live patients that leads to entry-level competence at the paramedic level. Internship 6 hours per week.
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EMS 201 - EMS Professional Development
Credits: 3
The purpose of this course is to prepare the EMS student to use community resources to facilitate personal and community wellness and fulfills the wellness and resource objectives of the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services Intermediate curriculum.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
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EMS 202 - Paramedic Pharmacology
Credits: 2
Focuses on advanced pharmacological interventions, medications and their effects.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week.
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EMS 203 - Advanced Patient Care
Credits: 2
Focuses on the comprehensive assessment and management of patients in out-of-hospital and inter-facility scenarios. Content is centered on problem-solving through integration of didactic, psychomotor and affective curricula.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week.
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EMS 204 - Advanced Patient Care Lab
Credits: 2
Focuses on the comprehensive assessment and management of out-of-hospital and inter-facility patients using scenario-based learning.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 4 hours per week.
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EMS 205 - Advanced Pathophysiology
Credits: 4
Focuses on the pathological processes of disease with emphasis on the anatomical and physiological alterations of the human body by systems. Includes diagnosis and management appropriate to the advanced health care provider in and out of the hospital environment
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 4 hours per week
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EMS 206 - Pathophysiology for the Health Professions
Credits: 3
Focuses on the pathological processes of disease with emphasis on the anatomical and physiological alterations of the human body systems. Includes diagnosis and management appropriate to the advanced health care provider in and out of the hospital environment.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week.
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EMS 207 - Advanced Patient Assessment
Credits: 3
Focuses on the principles of normal and abnormal physical exam. Emphasizes the analysis and interpretation of physiological data to assist in patient assessment and management. Applies principles during the assessment and management of trauma, medical, and specialty patients in laboratory environment.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours per week
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week
Total Hours per Week: Total 4 hours per week
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EMS 209 - Advanced Pharmacology
Credits: 4
Focuses on the principles of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and drug administration. Includes drug legislation, techniques of medication administration, and principles of math calculations. Emphasizes drugs used to manage respiratory, cardiac, neurological, gastrointestinal, fluid and electrolyte and endocrine disorders and includes classification, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, precautions, and patient education. Incorporates principles related to substance abuse and hazardous materials. Applies principles during the assessment and management of trauma, medical, and specialty patients in a laboratory environment.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week
Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week
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EMS 210 - EMS Operations
Credits: 1
Focuses on matters related to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) operations, incident and scene safety and awareness, triage, multiple and mass casualty incident operations and medical incident management (command and control of EMS incidents).
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours per week.
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EMS 212 - Leadership and Professional Development
Credits: 1
Focuses on the development of leadership within the field of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), topics include civic engagement, personal wellness, resource management, ethical considerations in leadership and research.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour per week.
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EMS 213 - ALS Skills Development
Credits: 2
Utilizes reinforcement and remediation of additional advanced life support skills, as needed.
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EMS 215 - Registry Review
Credits: 1
Reviews material covered in the intermediate/paramedic program. Prepares the student for National Registry testing.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 1 hour per week.
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EMS 216 - Paramedic Review
Credits: 1
Provides the student with intensive review for the practical and written portions of the National Registry Paramedic exam. May be repeated once, for credit.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratoy 2 hours per week.
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EMS 242 - 242 ALS Clinical Internship III
Credits: 1
Continues with the third in a series of clinical experiences providing supervised direct patient contact in appropriate patient care facilities in-and-out of hospitals. Includes, but not limited to patient care units such as the Emergency Department, Critical Care units, Pediatric, Labor and Delivery, Operating Room, Trauma Centers and various advanced life support units
Total Hours per Week: Internship 3 hours per week
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EMS 243 - ALS Field Internship III
Credits: 1
Continues with the third in a series of field experiences providing supervised direct patient care in out-of-hospital advanced life support units.
Total Hours per Week: Internship 3 hours per week
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EMS 244 - ALS Clinical Internship IV
Credits: 1
The fourth in a series of clinical experiences providing direct patient contact in appropriate patient care facilities in-and-out of hospitals. Includes, but not limited to patient care units such as the Emergency Department, Critical Care units, Pediatric, Labor and Delivery, Operating Room and Trauma Centers. May be repeated as necessary
Total Hours per Week: Internship 3 hours per week
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EMS 245 - ALS Field Internship IV
Credits: 1
Continues with the fourth in a series of field experiences providing supervised direct patient care in out-of-hospital advanced life support units. May be repeated as necessary
Total Hours per Week: Internship 3 hours per week
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EMS 247 - Paramedic Clinical Experience II
Credits: 1
Continues the student experience with live patient assessment and management in the clinical setting. It is the second step in a continuum of learning involving live patients that leads to entry-level competence at the paramedic level. Internship 3 hours per week.
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EMS 248 - Paramedic Comprehensive Field Experience
Credits: 2
Expands the student experience with live patient assessment and management into the field setting. It is the third step in a continuum of learning involving live patients that leads to entry-level competence at the paramedic level. Internship 6 hours per week.
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EMS 249 - Paramedic Capstone Internship
Credits: 2
Provides summative evaluation of the Paramedic student in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains. Internship 6 hours per week.
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ETR 113 - D.C. and A.C. Fundamentals I
Credits: 4
Studies D.C. and A.C. circuits, basic electrical components, instruments, network theorems, and techniques used to predict, analyze and measure electrical quantities. Part I of II.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 6 hours per week.
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ETR 114 - D.C and A.C Fundamentals II
Credits: 4
Studies D.C. and A.C. circuits, basic electrical components, instruments, network theorems, and techniques used to predict, analyze and measure electrical quantities. Part II of II.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 6 hours per week.
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ETR 123 - Electronics Applicatons I
Credits: 1
Provides laboratory and shop experience as applied to basic electronic devices, circuits and systems with emphasis on practical measurements.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 6 Hours per week
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ETR 124 - Electronics Applicatons II
Credits: 1
Provides laboratory and shop experience as applied to basic electronic devices, circuits and systems with emphasis on practical measurements.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours per week
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ETR 141 - Electronics I
Credits: 3
Introduces electronic devices as applied to basic electronic circuits and systems. Part I of II.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week
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ETR 142 - Electronics II
Credits: 3
Introduces electronic devices as applied to basic electronic circuits and systems.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 3 hours per week
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ETR 150 - Machine Control Using Relay & Programmable Logic
Credits: 3
Provides an introduction to hardwired relay logic and the programmable logic controller (PLC) as utilized in a variety of different control tasks. Covers different types of inputs and outputs in control system. Teaches practical troubleshooting strategies.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 2 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 4 hours per week.
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ETR 167 - Logic Circuits and Systems
Credits: 3
Studies digital switching and logic circuits, numbering systems, Boolean algebra, logic gates and families. Includes fundamental concepts of microprocessor operation and interface circuitry.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 3 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 5 hours per week.
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ETR 211 - Electronics Diagnostics I
Credits: 4
Teaches analyzing, testing and repair of fundamental assemblies, subassemblies, circuits and systems as applied to electronic maintenance and manufacturing. Part I of II.
Lecture Hours per Week: Lecture 2 hours.
Lab Hours per Week Laboratory 4 hours.
Total Hours per Week: Total 6 hours per week.
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