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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?

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)

NJ state-credentialed EMT
Credits
TESU Course
Equivalent
Effective Dates
For Staff Use
Anatomy and Physiology2BIO-20607/2005 - 7/31/2023 EMT.NJ
Introduction to General Biology1BIO-11107/2005 - 7/31/2023 EMT.NJ
Introcuction to General Biology1BIO-12607/2005 - 7/31/2023 EMT.NJ
Emergency Safety1HUS-20207/2005 - 7/31/2023 EMT.NJ
Emergency Communication1COM-20307/2005 - 7/31/2023 EMT.NJ

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.

What can I study? top of page


 

How do I get started? top of page

  • Submit documentation of successful completion
    Students should submit a copy of the NJ-state EMT certification to the Office of the Registrar, Thomas Edison State University, 111 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608. TESU will verify the credential by visiting https://njems.njlincs.net/jsp/verify_credential.jsp.


 

Can I transfer PLR credit to another institution? top of page

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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