Texas Success Center
Pathway Alignment Plan Example
The degree plan below identifies how a student could earn an EMT Basic – Certificate 1 while in high
school. The ‘Post-Secondary Plan’ continues to show how this same student could earn an EMT
Intermediate – Certificate 1, and also an EMT Paramedic – Certificate 2, after graduating from high school.
A student’s degree plan will vary depending on in what grade a student enters the project pathway and
the previous courses they have taken. A plan should be made for each student using the courses below
and the ‘Student Pathway Planner’ schedule and should be based on the student’s goals – for example,
the student below has a goal of becoming a Paramedic (CT2). The student should be advised that she can
take the courses below while in high school that lead to a Paramedic certificate and that by taking these
courses, she can graduate with an EMT Basic 1 Certificate when she graduates high school.
Pathway Title and Abbreviation:
(Please be sure the name of the pathway is brief
but also easily identifies the High School
Endorsement and Target Occupation)
High School Endorsement Area Addressed:
EXAMPLE:
South Texas College & Example High School Public
Service to Paramedic Pathway, abbreviated “STC-ExPS-Paramedic”
Public Service
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
Major Group Industry Name and Code:
Job Title and SOC Code for Target
Occupation in Industry:
29-0000
29-2041 Emergency Medical Technicians and
Paramedics
Emergency Medical Technology Basic – CT1
Emergency Medical Technology Intermediate – CT1
Type(s) of Credential(s):
Emergency Medical Technology Paramedic – CT2
Occupation Mean Hourly Wage:
$16.88
Occupation Mean Annual Wage:
$35,110
Projected Employment (in thousands) by
Major Group Number in 2022:
9,782.6
Projected Percent Change of Major Group
Between 2012-2022:
21.5%
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High
School
Course
Name
High
School
Credits
9
English I
1
9
Algebra I
1
9
Biology
1
9
World
Geography
1
9
Basketball
1
9
Art I
1
9
Spanish I
1
Year/
Grade
Level
PEIMS
Course #
TCCNS #
College
Course
Name
College
Semester
Credit
Hours
Dual
Credit
Course
Type ***
8
8
8
Total
Year 0
Grade 8
Total
Year 1
Grade 9
7
10
English II
1
10
Geometry
1
10
US History
1
10
Basketball
1
10
Spanish II
1
10
PS
Endorse
.5
EMSP 1160
EMT Basic
Clinical
1
CTE
10
PS
Endorse
.5
EMSP 1166
EMT Basic
Practicum
1
CTE
Total
Year 2
Grade 10
7
11
English III
1
11
Algebra II
1
11
Chemistry
1
11
Governme
nt /
1
3
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Economics
11
Basketball
1
11
PS
Endorse
.5
EMSP 1208
Em Veh
Ops
2
11
PS
Endorse
1
EMSP 1371
EMS Doc
3
Total
Year 3
Grade 11
6.5
5
12
English IV
1
12
Statistics
1
MATH
1442
Statistical
Reasoning
3
Academic
12
Anatomy &
Physiology
1
BIOL 2401
Anatomy &
Physiology
4
Academic
12
Basketball
1
12
PS
Endorse
1
EMSP 1472
Emergent
Issues EMT
4
CTE
12
PS
Endorse
1
EMP 1501
EMT
5
CTE
Total
Year 4
Grade 12
6
16
Degree
Plan Total
26.5
24
(In this example, the student finishes high school with a Public Service Endorsement Degree, an EMT Basic
1 Certificate, and an additional 7 hours of academic dual credit coursework – 4 (Anatomy & Physiology)
that are included in the degree plan to earn a Paramedic Level 2 Degree, and 3 (Statistical Reasoning)
that can be applied to an Academic Degree leading to a BA or BS in multiple fields.)
Post-Secondary Plan:
2018
Spring
TCCNS #
College
Course
Name
Summer
College
Semeste
r Credit
Hours
TCCNS #
College
Course
Name
EMSP
1161
EMT Int
Hosp Cln
EMSP
1167
EMSI
EMTI
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Fall
College
Semeste
r Credit
Hours
College
Semeste
r Credit
Hours
TCCNS #
College
Course
Name
1
EMSP
1355
Trauma
Mngt
3
1
EMSP
1356
Patient
Assess /
3
Prac
EMSP
1338
Intro to
AP
Air Mngt
3
(In this example, the student graduates from high school in Spring 2018, then finishes enough courses at
the end of Fall 2018 to earn an EMT Intermediate 1 Certificate)
2019
Spring
TCCNS #
College
Course
Name
BIOL
2402
Anatomy
& Phys II
EMSP
2143
EMSP
2205
Summer
College
Semeste
r Credit
Hours
Fall
College
Semeste
r Credit
Hours
TCCNS #
College
Course
Name
4
EMSP
2160
Para Clin
I
1
Assess
Based
Mngt
1
EMSP
2166
CAP Para
Prac
1
EMS Ops
2
EMSP
2330
Spec Pop
3
EMSP
2434
Med
Emer
4
TCCNS #
College
Course
Name
College
Semeste
r Credit
Hours
(In this example, the student takes Anatomy & Physiology II, because she already has received dual credit
for Anatomy and Physiology I while in high school. At the end of Summer 2019, the graduates with an
EMT Paramedic Level 2 Degree)
Courses Required for Pathways
For each pathway, list all courses required for each credential and/or degree (can be cut and paste from
web, see examples on next pages):
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Additional Courses Required for Associate and/or Bachelor Degrees in a ‘Health
Care Practitioners and Technical Operations’ Industry or General Degree
Although not a requirement for this grant, advisers may want to include additional course information on
pathways that lead to Associates and/or Bachelor/Applied Bachelors Degree for students, even if the
Institution of Higher Education is not a partner through this grant program. An example of a Texas State
University degree plan outline is provided below:
Texas State University, College of Applied Arts, Department of Occupational, Workforce, and Leadership
Studies, Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (http://www.owls.txstate.edu/undergraduatedegrees/degree-planning.html)
Six Modules
Courses or Equivalents
Total Hours
General Education Core
Curriculum
Communication, Math, Life/Physical Science,
Language, History, Social/Behavioral Science, Etc.
42
Occupational Emphasis
Credit for your Certificate I and II, and for work
experience (up to 41 hours approximately) and
Occupational Required Courses at TSU :CTE 3313E,
OCED 4350, and OCED.
48
Professional Development
To individualize your degree
21
Practicum
TSU Courses OCED 4360, OCED 4361
6
Electives
Courses needed to complete 120 hours for degree
3
TOTAL:
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