The Emergency Medical Technician Certificate program prepares students to provide basic emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Emergency Medical Technician is a link from the scene to the emergency health care system. Successful completion of the program allows the graduate to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians EMT certification examination and apply for Georgia licensure as an EMT. The standard curriculum for the Emergency Medical Technician program is designed for the semester system. Entrance is in the Fall semester and classes are taught in the evenings only, with an online component. The certificate requires 16 credit hours to complete the program and can generally be completed in two (2) semesters.