Admission to the EKG Technician certificate program requires candidates to be a high school graduate or have a General Education Development (GED) certificate. Entering students are also required to interview with an admissions representative and complete the NBC placement test as part of the admissions process.
Certificate programs do not require students to complete general education coursework and are most appropriate for individuals who wish to gain career skills in as short a time as possible without a degree. In order to obtain an EKG Technician certificate, students must complete the courses below for a total of 26 credit hours.
MSC151 Principles of EKG 4 credit hours
MSC153 EKG Practicum 4 credit hours
AH104 Emergency Procedures 1 credit hour
AH113 Medical Terminology I 3 credit hours
AH115 Anatomy and Physiology I 3 credit hours
AH122 OSHA and Health Care Workers 2 credit hours
AH125 Theraputic Health Care Communications 2 credit hours
AH226 Medical Law, Ethics, and Human Relations in Health Care 4 credit hours
GE130 Contemporary Health Care Issues 3 credit hours
