EMT Program - Admissions Procedure

• Tuition, books, uniforms, and testing fees for the EMT-Basic program is approximately $2,400 for in-state residents. 
• Please visit the fee schedule in the College Catalog or attend an information session for complete information.

• Upon completion of the application and submission of required documentation, students will receive an email of acceptance a week after the application deadline inviting them to the mandatory orientation session. 
• Only students accepted into the program will be invited to the orientation. 
• The orientation session will take place approximately 10-15 days after emails are received.
• Students will receive department consent to enroll in their EMT courses a week after orientation.

Classes are held four or two days per week. Day and night programs are available. Laboratory and lecture may rotate throughout the week. EMT Practicum (clinical) hours will be scheduled by the student during times when lectures or labs are not scheduled.

The program is offered each term at the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus and based on student interest and enrollment. Classes follow the college's term schedule: Fall (August-December); Spring (January-April); and Summer (May-August). Enrollment into programs in the Center for Public Safety area begin approximately 8 weeks before the term begins.

• Day Classes (Sanford/Lake Mary): Mondays-Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Evening Classes (Sanford/Lake Mary ): Monday-Thursdays, 6-10 p.m.

Professional liability insurance is required for EMT and Paramedic students and is included in the tuition costs. Seminole State does not provide medical insurance for the student, and it is the student's responsibility.

• Emergency Medical Technician (EMS 1119),
  EMT Laboratory (EMS 1119L) and
  EMT Clinical (EMS 1401) must be completed in the same term.
• A minimum grade of "C" (80 percent) in EMS courses is required for the student to complete the National registry Certification Examinations and the Florida EMT-Certification.
• Students who receive a failing grade for any EMS course, or who withdraw from the program, must register into all three co-requisite courses upon return or re-admittance into the EMS Program.