Oklahoma State University

About the Program

This course is designed to prepare students to enter the prehospital emergency medical services field and provide basic life support. This course meets or exceeds the requirements of the National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards as well as the recommended training hours provided by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

Curriculum Details
Curriculum includes over 144 hours of classroom lectures and hands-on skills in addition to at least 60 hours of field and clinical internship experiences. Combined with EMS Operations, this curriculum amount to a total of 252 hours.

The EMT program can be completed in 16 weeks for the spring and fall semesters. The summer semester is completed in 10 weeks.

To get your EMT you must complete 2 separate classes. You can take them both in the same semester. Emergency Medical Technician is 8 credit hours and is available in class as well as a hybrid/online format. You also need to take EMS Operations. This class is 3 credit hours and is available as a regular class or 100% online.

Registering for Class
After you have been accepted to OSU-OKC, contact the paramedicine program director or an academic advisor. All EMT classes will require their specific override prior to enrollment. You will need to meet with one of them by either phone or in person. Once they give you the override you can enroll yourself online.

EMT Clinicals
EMT students complete a minimum of:

48 hours on an ambulance
8 hours in an Emergency Department

Accreditation Information
EMT programs are not accredited by any national agency. Accreditation only applies to Paramedic programs (OSU-OKC’s Paramedic program is accredited). Instead, all EMT programs are authorized by their state EMS office. OSU-OKC’s EMT program is an authorized training institution for EMT via the Oklahoma State Department of Health.