Paramedic Application Process

  • Application for the 2025-2026 paramedic program will close on July 1, 2025 

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Admission Policy:

The Paramedic Program will not discriminate in its admission policies on the basis of sex, race, national origin, religion, or sexual preference.

Eligibility

At a minimum, all candidates must;

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Must be a NYS-certified EMT or higher (valid throughout the program).
  • Must be able to meet the technical standard for paramedics.

Application Process

  1. Complete an application (through Slate)
  2. Submit two completed reference forms (academic or professional)
  3. Education
    1. High school diploma or equivalent (educational minimum)     
    2. College, non-degree
    3. College degree (Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's) 
    4. Proof of grade point average (college transcript or high school report card)
  4. Proof of honorable Military Service, if applicable
  5. Proof of EMT certification with a valid date throughout the program
    1. Applicants whose certification expires during the program must be actively enrolled in a recertification course or CME program.  These candidates will be required to complete a leading contract stating their intentions to recertify their current certification with their initial application for the course.
  6. Personal statement 
  7. If granted, a personal interview with the Program Admissions Committee  
  8. Complete pretesting through Platinum Planner (cost to the student $5) and achieve a score no lower than 65% for the Math portion, a 70% for the EMT-Basic test, and a grade of at least 8.0 on the Flesch-Kincaid Grading scale for a reading/writing assessment.
    1. Students are required to take the exam on site (live proctoring of these exams).
    2. If a student receives a failing grade on any examination, they are permitted one retake of the exam.

Note: At the discretion of the program director, applicants who have completed an EMT program and are awaiting results may be provisionally admitted into the program. Students are responsible for maintaining a valid New York State (A)EMT certification for the duration of the course.

The Minimum Expectations goal statement for the Paramedic program is to prepare entry-level paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains with or without exit points at the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and/or Emergency Medical Technician, and/or Emergency Medical Responder levels.