The Office of Professional Learning Review

Here's your roadmap to finishing your University degree faster with PLR credits from a New Jersey Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification.

• How many college credits is it worth?
• What can I study at Thomas Edison State University?
• How do I get started?
• Can I transfer PLR credit to another institution?
   

The most current University review identified up to 6 credit(s) in course equivalencies at Thomas Edison State University for successfully completing a New Jersey Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification. A student's credit eligibility is determined according to the submission of appropriate documentation as well as the documented date of successful credential completion. If you completed your credential outside the effective dates listed in the following table, check the notes below the table for any reference to an earlier University review.

The credential components have been divided into the following courses:
(TIP: Hover over each column heading for a description)

Due to reciprocity rules, EMTs certified in any member-state of the Atlantic EMS Council (PA, DE, MD, DC, WV, VA, and NC) may also be eligible for credit. Please note students from member-state NC are only eligible for credit prior to September 1, 2018. Students may receive credit for their qualifying state credential OR the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians® EMT Certification, but not both.
Students with an NJ EMT.A or EMT.B certification earned prior to July 2005 may be eligible for credit from a prior review.

• To get the most out of the credits, consider the following degree program:
• BS Degree in Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
• Contact Office of Admissions and Enrollment Services to learn more about the degree pathways related to your PLR assessment
• If you have additional college credits you would like to transfer or prefer a different degree program at the University, a University academic evaluation will determine whether and how PLR credits may fulfill the requirements for your degree of choice.

 

• Submit documentation of successful completion
  

  Students should download and submit this cover sheet along with a notarized copy of the NJ-state EMT certification to the Office of the Registrar, Thomas Edison State University, 111 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608. As an alternative, students may submit a notarized copy of their current state EMT card along with a notarized copy of the non-official transcript from their state EMT account, or the NJ Department of Health can send an official verification of certification/licensure directly to the University upon the student's direct request. Due to reciprocity rules, EMTs certified in any other Atlantic EMS Council member-state (PA, DE, MD, DC, WV, VA, and NC) can submit a notarized copy of their state's EMT credential in lieu of the NJ state certification.

• Learn more about enrolling at TESU
• Get started on your TESU application
• Estimate the cost of attendance and identify potential sources of financial aid using our College Financing Plan

 

If you are seeking to transfer the PLR credits to another college, the decision whether or not to accept these credits in transfer rests with that college. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that the receiving institution's academic policy will allow transfer of each credit. Thomas Edison State University offers a non-degree service called Individual Learning Account that may be helpful.

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