New Program Allowing Paramedics to Earn RN Degree

Calhoun Community College is excited to announce a new program which will allow paramedics to earn a registered nursing degree. The Paramedic-to-RN Mobility program began spring semester 2011. The new program has been approved by both the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc.

Qualified paramedics must first complete the mobility courses and validate certain skills prior to starting in the second year of the nursing program. The program will allow increased access to education, educational advancement for the experienced paramedic, expansion of Calhoun services and an increase in enrollment capacity for nursing.

Minimum admissions standards for the program include:

• Unconditional admission to the college
• Receipt of completed application for the nursing program(s), unofficial college transcripts, and the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) Entrance Exam scores within three years
• Meeting the essential functions required for nursing
• Possess an unencumbered license to practice as a Paramedic in the State of Alabama
• Documentation of one year of full-time work experiences as a paramedic within two years of program admission
• Possess an Associate in Applied Science degree in Emergency Medicine or have all general education requirements completed for the nursing program
• All course work applicable to the AAS degree in nursing must be completed with a “C” or higher.
• Minimum of 2.5 cumulative GPA based on the following:
• most recent 24 credit hours of undergraduate work, if applicable
• most recent 24 credit hours of graduate-level work, if applicable
• if less than 24 credit hours at graduate level, the most recent 24 undergraduate credit hours will be used and graduate credit hours will be ignored

For more information on the Calhoun’s Paramedic-to-Nursing program, call (256) 306-2861 or (256) 306-2804.