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2018/2019 fcc catalog
Emergency Management
Letter Of Recognition (Career)
Provides students with a broad education in emergency management. Focuses
on preparedness skills needed to organize and lead specialty emergency
management areas.
After completing the required FEMA IS prerequisites, students enroll in selected
modules. Modules are FCC online courses offered during the fall, spring, and
summer semesters.
The process to transfer FEMA IS prerequisites to FCC takes place in three (3)
environments.
1. FEMA website: Take FEMA IS courses online at
2. EMI/Jacobs: Transfer FEMA IS courses to FCC college credit at
3. Frederick Community College (FCC): Where FCC Modules are completed.
Course Credits
Departmental Requirements
FEM 131 Principles of Emergency Management . . . . . . . . . . 1
FEM 205 Fundamentals of Management and Support Coordination
of Federal Disaster Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Select a module of instruction approved by the program manager . . 4/6
Modular exam must be passed.
6/8
Note: After completing and converting each of the required FEM courses, students
are required to enroll in and successfully complete the associated FCC Module course.
Students must earn a grade of 'C' or better in the associated Module course.
GIS-Public Safety
Letter Of Recognition (Career)
Designed to offer a series of courses which will serve as the foundation for
preparing students to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related
technologies consistent with entry-level employment in public safety. Students
will learn foundational GIS principles, how they are used in a variety of public
safety careers, and the core skills for utilizing those principles themselves.
Course Credits
Departmental Requirements
GIS 101 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
with ArcGIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
EM 201 GIS & Technology for Public Safety………………………. . . 3
FEM 191 Emergency Management & Technical Tools Application……. . 1
FEM 192 Geospatial Information Systems Specialist…………………. . 1
FEM 200 Homeland Security Geospatial Operations & Management. . . 1
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Emergency Medical Technician/Paramedic
A.A.S. Degree (Career) Howard Community College Degree
Mid-Maryland Allied Healthcare Education Consortium
This area of study prepares graduates to provide immediate care for the critically
ill or injured at the site of an emergency. Emergency care is maintained during
transport of patients to hospital settings. Instruction includes classroom and
clinical experience. Successful completion of the program leads to eligibility
to take state and national certification examinations in Emergency Medical
Technician-Paramedic. Graduates are employed by fire and rescue organizations,
hospitals, private ambulance companies, and other health care agencies. Current
EMT certification* and all required prerequisite courses must be verified for
enrollment in EMSP-160, along with proof of experience as an EMT as outlined by
Code of Maryland (COMAR) regulations.
For more information, contact the FCC Counseling & Advising Office or the Health
Sciences Division at Howard Community College, 443.518.1560.
• Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in EN 101.
• Students must earn a grade of "C" or higher in all Emergency Medical Technician/
Paramedic courses.
Course Credits
English
EN 101 English Composition 3
Mathematics
Mathematics Elective (GenEd course list)
(MA 206 recommended) 3
Social & Behavioral Sciences
PS 101 General Psychology 3
Arts & Humanities
CMSP 103 Speech Fundamentals 3
Biological & Physical Sciences
BI 101 Principles of Biology I or
BI 120 Microbiology for Allied Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
BI 103 Anatomy & Physiology 4
BI 104 Anatomy & Physiology 4
Courses offered at Howard Community College
HEAL 105 Drug Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
EMSP 160 Prevention and Management of Emergency Situations . 6
EMSP 200 Airway, Patient Assessment and Trauma Management . 9
EMSP 205 Medical Emergencies I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
EMSP 210 Medical Emergencies II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
EMSP 215 Medical Emergencies III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
EMSP 230 Paramedic Internship and Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . 5
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A grade of “C” or better is required in all paramedic, mathematics, and science
courses.
* EMT certification may be obtained by completing EMSP 106 and EMSP 107.