Emergency Medicine (BS)

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At a Glance

Uncommon in most undergraduate programs, Pitt Emergency Medicine students gain valuable hands-on instruction and experience through numerous clinical placements in EMS agencies and world-renowned health care institutions. You’ll be ready to become a paramedic after your junior year. After earning your degree, pursue your EMS career goals or apply to graduate health care programs such as physician assistant studies. If you are already a paramedic, first responder or advanced tactical paramedic, complete your bachelor’s degree in as little as two terms with 100% online, asynchronous coursework in our Degree Completion program.

Application

Start Term

Junior Entry and Degree Completion: Fall term (August)

Application Opens

Junior Entry
October 7, 2024

Degree Completion

Fall Application: October 7, 2024
Spring Application: August 1, 2025

Application Closes

Junior Entry
March 1, 2025

Degree Completion

Fall Application: August 1, 2025
Spring Application: December 1, 2025

Commitment
and Credits

Duration

Junior Entry: 2 years
(4 terms)
Degree Completion: 1 year
(2 terms)

Commitment

Full-time

Credits

Junior Entry: 60

Degree Completion: 30

Degree

Type of Degree

Bachelor of Science

The online option is only for currently certified paramedics or Advanced Tactical Paramedics (ATP) who want to complete their bachelor’s degree in the Degree Completion program.

Format(s)

On-campus, Online

Applied Skills

Junior Entry
Students complete a minimum of 544 hours in over 70 clinical rotations and an average of 24 hours per week of clinical and field exposure.

Degree Completion
The senior internship is set in a health care area of interest and may be completed domestically or internationally. Critical care clinical experiences and independent study opportunities are also available on the Pittsburgh campus.

Estimated
Program Costs

Certification
and Licensure

To become certified/licensed, many states will inquire after successful completion of the program as to whether the applicant has been convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony.

Accreditation

For Junior Start only:

The University of Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

To contact the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs:
727-210-2350
www.caahep.org

To contact CoAEMSP:
214-703-8445
www.coaemsp.org

Student
Handbooks

2024-2025 Undergraduate Student Handbook

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Emergency Medicine (BS)

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