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Spring Semester Application Deadline: October 1 at 5 p.m.
Fall Semester Application Deadline: June 1Â at 5 p.m.
LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!
Application for Fall 2022 is currently openÂ
We will be accepting paramedic applications for the Spring 2023 cohort beginning Monday, August 1, 2022.
 There is a non-refundable paramedic application fee of $26 (includes 3% transaction fee).
 Spring 2023 we will continue offering an evening paramedic cohort.
The evening program runs 12 months (three semesters) and totals approx. 1,400 hours of core curriculum and clinical time.
Evening program start date is in Spring semester
Semester 1 & 2:Â Classes are held Monday and Wednesday 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and various Saturdays from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at the UVU Emergency Services building, 3131 Mike Jense Parkway, Provo, Utah.
Semester 3:Â Clinical and fire rotations. Times and locations will vary during the semester.
We will not review an application until all prerequisite requirements have been met.Â
Before applying for the Paramedic program, you must complete the following:
Apply for and be admitted as an UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE SEEKING student to Utah Valley University. Apply Here
(Be aware transfer credit evaluation may take 4-5 weeks which will delay your admission)Â
Academic requirements that need to be completed for acceptance into the program:
• You must be at least 18 years old and have a valid driver’s license.
• You must have Utah EMT and current CPR certification. Must keep certification current during the course
you are applying for.
Complete academic requirements:
• Anatomy and Physiology (transfer credit accepted) with a grade of C or higher: ZOOL
1090 or ZOOL 2320 and ZOOL 2420 with labs.Â
• MAT 0950 with a C- grade or higher or placement into MAT 1000 or higher (valid test
scores)
• ENGH 1005 with a C grade or higher or placement into ENGL 1010 (valid test scores)Â
For any further questions, please make an appointment with one of our academic advisors at  https://www.uvu.edu/es/advising.html
You may be eligible for prior learning credit if you have completed your EMT or AEMT certification.Â
Entry into the paramedic program is extremely competitive. Applicants are selected based on the following:
The program prerequisites for the Paramedic Program must completed by the application deadline to take the paramedic entrance exam.Â
The written entry examination is available approximately two weeks prior to the application
deadline at the UVU Emergency Services building. Special consideration may be made
for applicants living outside the state of Utah and must be arranged prior to the
application deadline.
The paramedic entry examination is a written evaluation of the applicant’s medical
knowledge, EMT skills, problem solving ability, basic math calculations, medical terminology,
anatomy knowledge, and physiology knowledge along with priority based problem solving.
You may use a calculator for this test and the maximum allotted time to complete this
test is one hour.
After your application has been submitted, you will be contacted by email with your
date and time for an oral interview (only for applicants who have completed all pre-requisite
requirements).
Once accepted into the paramedic program, you must provide documentation of the following:
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