Florida Department of Education
Postsecondary Adult Vocational (PSAV) to AAS/AS Degree Articulation
Statewide Agreement Worksheet Summary

PSAV Program Name: Paramedic	
PSAV CIP Number: 0351090406	 
PSAV Program Number: W170206			
AAS/AS Degree Name: Emergency Medical Services 
AAS/AS CIP Number: 0351090402/1351090402

Admission Requirements: Students entering the Associate in Applied Science and or the Associate in Science Program in Emergency Medical Services must have a standard high school diploma, or its equivalent, or a CPT Eligible Certificate of Completion.

Validation Mechanisms:  Completion of a Paramedic (W170206) program completed in Lake County Public Schools, Manatee County Public Schools, St. Johns County Public Schools, or Sarasota County Public Schools, or other Florida Paramedic program accredited by CAAHEP; and current Florida Licensure as a Paramedic.

School district technical center and community college faculty committee met and agreed to propose that the 1100 clock hour program in Paramedic shall articulate a minimum of thirty eight (38) college credit hours to the AAS/AS Degree in Emergency Medical Services.  This agreement does not preclude but encourages the awarding of additional credits by any college through local agreements.

State College:  AAS/AS in Emergency Medical Services

Total AAS/AS Degree Program ………………………….. 73 credit hours

Will award course credits or a block of credit toward AAS/AS program for 38 (thirty-eight) hours of college credit.

This agreement does not supersede the Statewide Articulation Agreement for the Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic Programs established in 1994 that awards 42 credit hours through articulation of the Paramedic Program to allow students currently enrolled in those programs to complete their articulation opportunity at 42 credit hours.  The 1994 Statewide Articulation Agreement will remain in effect for students entering the program in or before 2015-2016 school year. Students entering the program after the 2015-2016 school year will not be eligible for the previous articulation and will be covered under this new agreement.