Sub-Section 3-490-44 - Paramedic Academy Examination and Graduation Requirements

CMH EMS Education Manual

EMSTesting website through Platinum Education will be used for Paramedic tests, Paramedic exams, and A&P exams. Test reliability and discrimination will be completed on every chapter test and formally completed on every exam. Refer to Sub-Section 1-560-24 - High Stakes Exam Analysis for more details.

EMSTesting website through Platinum Education will also be used for gradebook calculations. Refer to Sub-Section 3-490-40 - Paramedic Academy Grade Calculation for details.

Course Completion Requirements

ALL of the following must be completed for successful completion of each course and to be eligible to progress to the next course. Additionally, all requirements of Sub-Section 3-490-38 - Paramedic Academy Academic Progress will also be enforced to progress to the next course.

• Attain at least a 70% overall course score,
• Successful completion (at least a 70% grade) on at least a 70% of the chapters in the course,
• Successful completion of all required laboratory skills within the course,
• Learning journal participation grade of at least 70%,
• Fast Five quiz participation of at least 70%,
• Exit Ticket participation of at least 70%, AND
• Successful completion of all required clinical skills, patient contacts, and hours.

Academy Graduation Requirements

NREMT Psychomotor Exam: Early eligibility to take the psychomotor exam will be granted upon successful completion of the following no earlier than the end of the third trimester and successful completion of EMS 521:

• Achieve a cumulative score of no less than 80% (this is an average of the scores obtained in EMS 501, EMS 511, and EMS 521) AND
• Achieve a grade of no less than 70% in the following courses:
• Sub-Section 3-490-50 - EMS 501 (Paramedicine I) Course, AND
• Sub-Section 3-490-58 - EMS 511 (Paramedicine II) Course, AND
• Sub-Section 3-490-64 - EMS 521 (Paramedicine III) Course.

NREMT Computer-Based Test: Eligibility to take the computer-based test will be granted upon successful completion of the following:

• Successfully complete all requirements of the capstone course final assessment. Refer to Sub-Section 3-490-70 - EMS 536 (Paramedicine Field Internship) course AND
• Successfully complete a minimum of 1,000 contact hours (500 classroom/laboratory + 250 hospital clinical + 250 ambulance clinical) as requried by MO 19 CSR 30-40.311(2)(L).

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