2025-2026 Academic Catalog

Advanced Tactical Provider, B.S.H.S
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Overview

The Advanced Tactical Provider Program trains and qualifies selected Army noncommissioned officers as Special Forces Medical Sergeants and selected Sailors as a Special Operations Independent Duty Corpsman, teaching them the medical skills necessary to support the Special Operations Forces Mission by sustaining combat casualties and medical patients (both US and host nation) indefinitely during continuous combat operations in austere, hostile-fire environments without conventional casualty evacuation assets or resupply. The training builds significantly on the skills obtained in the Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center (JSOMTC) Special Operations Combat Medic Program, which is required for admission. The training significantly expands the clinical medical capabilities and knowledge needed to comprehensively manage any complex medical situation encountered while deployed overseas in support of military operations.

Army Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements

Total Credit Hours:36

Communication - Written

EMSA 2301Technical Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Communication - Oral

EMSA 3332Communication Skills for Health Care Professionals

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Communication - Written

ENG 1301English Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Quantitative Science - Health Science

EMSA 1303Trauma Management

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Quantitative Science - Health Science

EMSA 1301Patient Assessment and Airway Management

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Quantitative Science - Math

EMSA 1309Medical Math

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Quantitative Science - Natural Science

EMSP 1401Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Quantitative Science - Health Science

EMSP 2201Emergency Pharmacology

2

Total Credit Hours:2

Quantitative Science - Math

MATH 1314Mathematics

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Human Science - Humanities

EMSA 2321Health Care Provider Medical Ethics

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Human Science - Social Science

MILS 1301Military Science

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Human Science - Social/Human Science

HUMA 1300Humanities

3

or

SSCI 1300Social Science

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Major Requirements

EMSA 1204Clinical Advanced Emergency Medical Technician

2

EMSA 1402Introduction to Advanced Practice

4

EMSA 2106Advanced Cardiac Life Support

1

EMSA 2107Assessment Based Management

1

EMSA 2302Emergency Medical Services Operations

3

EMSP 2109Clinical II - Paramedic

1

EMSP 2401Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab

4

SFMS 1301General Animal Science

3

SFMS 3302Surgical Sterile Processing

3

SFMS 3501Advanced Clinical Medicine with Lab

5

SFMS 4303Traumatic Wound Surgical Management I

3

SFMS 4304Traumatic Wound Surgical Management II

3

SFMS 4401Surgical Anesthesia

4

SFMS 4402Regional Anesthesia

4

SFMS 4505Clinical Practicum I

5

SFMS 4606Intermediate Clinical Practicum II

6

SFMS 4607Advanced Clinical Practicum III

6

Total Credit Hours:58
 

Free Electives - Approved Coursework

Total Credit Hours:26
 

Total Credit Hours: 120

 

Navy Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements

Total Credit Hours:36

Communication - Written

EMSA 2301Technical Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Communication - Oral

EMSA 3332Communication Skills for Health Care Professionals

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Communication - Written

ENG 1301English Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Quantitative Science - Health Science

EMSA 1301Patient Assessment and Airway Management

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Quantitative Science - Health Science

EMSA 1303Trauma Management

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Quantitative Science - Math

EMSA 1309Medical Math

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Quantitative Science - Natural Science

EMSP 1401Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Quantitative Science - Health Science

EMSP 2201Emergency Pharmacology

2

Total Credit Hours:2

Quantitative Science - Math

MATH 1314Mathematics

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Human Science - Humanities

EMSA 2321Health Care Provider Medical Ethics

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Human Science - Social Science

MILS 1301Military Science

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Human Science - Social/Human Science

HUMA 1300Humanities

3

or

SSCI 1300Social Science

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Major Requirements

EMSP 2401Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab

4

EMSA 1204Clinical Advanced Emergency Medical Technician

2

EMSA 1402Introduction to Advanced Practice

4

EMSA 2106Advanced Cardiac Life Support

1

EMSA 2107Assessment Based Management

1

EMSA 2302Emergency Medical Services Operations

3

EMSP 2109Clinical II - Paramedic

1

SFMS 1301General Animal Science

3

SFMS 3302Surgical Sterile Processing

3

SFMS 3501Advanced Clinical Medicine with Lab

5

SFMS 4303Traumatic Wound Surgical Management I

3

SFMS 4304Traumatic Wound Surgical Management II

3

SFMS 4401Surgical Anesthesia

4

SFMS 4402Regional Anesthesia

4

SFMS 4505Clinical Practicum I

5

SFMS 4606Intermediate Clinical Practicum II

6

SFMS 4607Advanced Clinical Practicum III

6

Total Credit Hours:58
 

Free Electives - Approved Coursework

Total Credit Hours:26
 

Total Credit Hours: 120