APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PARAMEDIC

STEP ONE:

APPLY AND BE ACCEPTED TO COLLIN COLLEGE

You must first apply to and be accepted by Collin College in order to access the EMS Paramedic application. Go to www.collin.edu and select "APPLY” as a CREDIT student (not Continuing Education).

If you were a Collin College student and more than one semester has past, make sure you are active in the system as a current, credit student and can register for your class in the designated class semester by contacting the Admissions office.  

Provide the college with all the required documents.  (You will receive an email with a list of required documents for the college after your Collin College application is accepted.) Although the EMS department does not require official transcripts, the Admissions department does. There is mandatory training and health related documents required by Admissions also.

Make sure you select the box for Certificate - Pre-Paramedic (CER_EPAR_HE) in the Intended Academic Goal section. Then, select Emergency Medical Services. 

STEP TWO:

ASSESSMENT TESTING

You must complete the Accuplacer Exam before completing the application.

Results from the Accuplacer test will be used to make program admissions decisions. Therefore, regardless of degrees and/or academic standing, must complete an entrance assessment exam for EMS writing, reading and arithmetic. This test is specifically designed for our EMT Education Program and is not the same as the college entrance exams. You may take this test two times per semester. This test is valid for 12 months for our application purposes.

For more information and to take a practice test, visit: https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/ or https://practice.accuplacer.org/login.  The minimum acceptable scores are: AccuPlacer WritePlacer (4); Accuplacer Reading (250) and AccuPlacer Arithmetic (250). 

To sign up for this exam, visit the testing center registration site: https://www.collin.edu/studentresources/testing/availabletesting/emt_fire.html This exam is an in-person exam.

NOTE: Sponsored students are exempt from this requirement. 

If you feel you require special accommodations for the Accuplacer entrance exam, please apply to our ACCESS office prior to scheduling your Accuplacer.  You may reach the ACCESS office at:    https://www.collin.edu/studentresources/disabilityservices/

TSI Testing: You will not need to take the TSI Assessment if you are only taking our EMT class. You must take the TSI Assessment if you are taking other courses.

STEP THREE:

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Prepare your Personal Statement.

This statement gives you an opportunity to indicate your unique qualities and professional goals to be a Paramedic. This statement must be typed and not to exceed one page and include your name, date and signature.

STEP FOUR:

CERTIFICATION

Attach your NREMT OR TEXAS certification to the application.  Must be EMT certified by the application deadline date.

STEP FIVE:

TRANSCRIPTS

Be prepared to attach your unofficial transcripts to the application (Sponsored students are exempt from this). Applicants must be in good academic standing with a minimum of a cumulative/overall 2.0 GPA, no exceptions. (We do not accept transfer reports from one college to another.) Make certain your transcripts show your GPA or they will not be accepted.

FOR NON COLLEGE STUDENTS: Upload a copy of your high school diploma or GED.

STEP SIX:

COMPLETE THE PARAMEDIC APPLICATION

Use your Collin email and password to access the application.  You cannot use a personal email address as this assures us that you have been accepted as a Collin student.

Before you begin the application, make sure you have the following attachments available to upload:

                                     CIVILIANS:                                                                SPONSORED STUDENTS:
                            *Accuplacer test scores                                                *NREMT or Texas EMT Certification
                            *NREMT or Texas EMT Certification                            *Letter of Good Standing 
                            *transcripts
                            *personal statement

Once you have submitted your application, you cannot make changes. If you failed to attach a document, you must complete a new application.

Very Important:  You must be up-to-date on all vaccinations and bring your shot records with you to orientation on the first day.  Make sure you review the requirements under the clinical requirements link.

Documents to Review Prior to Submitting Application

Technical Standards

Third Rider and Ride Along Policy
Functional Abilities 
Fair Practices - Safeguards

STEP SEVEN:

AFTER APPLICATION COMPLETION

Applicants will be emailed AFTER the application deadline date with interview information/time to your Collin email.  Sponsored students are not required to interview. Interviews are held in-person on the McKinney campus and only on the date specified. No exceptions.

AFTER INTERVIEWS

Once the accepted applicants are determined and approval is received from the Director, course permits will be issued to the individual's college account.

A letter of acceptance will be sent via email to your Collin email. This letter will include important information with registration instructions.  You will need to register by the date listed in the letter for certification of the roster. There will also be clinical paperwork attached that needs to be completed, printed, and brought to class orientation on the first day of class.

STEP EIGHT:

MANDATORY ORIENTATION

Paramedic class orientation attendance is mandatory, without exception.

Clinical class orientation attendance is mandatory, without exception.

There are three clinical courses that meet on non-class days at area hospitals and other facilities throughout the program and students must complete a minimum of ten (10) shifts every third day on an ambulance near the end of the program.