ACP Curriculum

On-site

The entirety of the on-site program is delivered on a full-time basis over a 12-month period. For every hour of in-class study time, students are expected to complete an extra ½ hour at home. The total didactic time for the program is 741 hours, with practical labs totaling 243 hours. Clinical time in the patient settings equals 192 hours. To complete the practicum hourly requirement, students perform 504 hours of on-the-job training in the ambulance setting. Therefore, for the entire on-site program, students must complete 1680 hours of training.

Off-Site

The distance program is delivered in a much different manner, in that students complete their didactic training on a part-time basis over a 12-month period, followed by 12 months in which students are expected to complete their clinical training. As a result, students attend didactic and practical labs for 6 days of every month. 

In the case of the off-site program, the total didactic time for the program is 752 hours, with practical labs totaling 243 hours. Clinical time in the patient settings equals 192 hours. To complete the practicum hourly requirement, students perform 504 hours of on-the-job training in the ambulance setting. Therefore, for the entire on-site program, students must complete 1691 hours of training.