Academic Entrance Requirements

• Recommended
  • The following guidelines are recommended for students to complete the certificate in one year.
  • Minimum placement scores resulting in WR 121 Academic Composition placement or WR 121 Academic Composition plus WR 098 Writing Seminar or completion of WR 065 Rhetoric and Critical Thinking II or higher.
  • Minimum placement score into MTH 060 Beginning Algebra I or completion of MTH 020 Pre-Algebra or higher.

Other Entrance Requirements

• Required:
  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Students must be 18 years old or older to test for state and national exams.
  • A current Health Care Provider CPR card is required prior to placement into EMT courses.
  • Uploaded and verified, required immunizations as set forth in clinical agreement with St. Charles hospital system.
  • All COCC students enrolled in an EMT program will have to pass a background check as a condition of their acceptance into a medical, fire or other facility for training. Students who do not pass the background check may not be eligible to complete training at affiliated sites, to sit for licensure or certification exams, or to be hired for some professional positions. Students who believe their personal history may interfere with their ability to complete the program of study or to obtain licensure or certification in their chosen field should contact the appropriate state board and the program director.
  • Prior to entry into a health profession program, students must complete a 10 panel urine drug screen with Verified Credentials, Inc. With the exception of certain prescribed medications, students with a positive drug screen, which prevents them from attending clinical,will be disqualified from entering the program.