Students are responsible for payment of all tuition and fees. 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
Students are responsible for all personal health care expenses, including those resulting from injury or illness, while engaged in learning experiences required by the department. Students will be required to show proof of health insurance or a signed waiver while in the program. Students must show proof of all required immunizations.
Students are responsible for all travel expenses to and from clinical and field internship sites. Students are responsible for the purchase of uniforms and required clinical equipment and supplies for their internships. Students must maintain current Healthcare Provider (CPR) certification throughout the program of study. |
The Department’s Paramedic certificate program prepares students for careers in pre-hospital emergency medicine and enables graduates to be employed as field paramedics in a variety of settings, such as fire-rescue departments, private ambulance services and aero-medical services, to name a few. The program can be completed in four to five semesters, depending on the student’s desired course load. EMT Basic certification and Medical Terminology are pre-requisites to the program. Other information pertinent to this program is described below.
The basis for the curriculum is the current Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Standard curriculum for Paramedic education (1999). 
