Required Materials

EMT Program | Prerequisites | Required Materials | Finances & Scholarships | FAQs

Courses beginning after September 1, 2026 will be hosted through BruinLearn, UCLA's Canvas LMS. All required materials will be purchased through your BruinLearn course. These required materials will include:

• Complio: Vaccination records,  health prerequisites, and background information
• Pearson: Textbook "Prehospital Emergency Care - 12th Edition"
• Platinum: Skills tracking and exams
  • Platinum EMS Testing: Exams
  • Platinum Planner: Skills and Clinical hours tracking
• Dress for ride-along shifts

Creating your Bruin Learn Account

Instructions on how to create and access your BruinLearn Account will be sent out to you in the weeks leading up to your EMT course. Once you have access to the BruinLearn course, you will be able to purchase the other course materials.

Complio & Background Check

EMT students will use Complio to track compliance with vaccinations, health prerequisites, and background information. Complio requires a one-time cost of $22.30 for the vaccine tracker and $43.90 for a background check.

Background checks only report convictions, open cases, and adjudicated cases. Traffic offenses and moving violations including speeding, driving while under the influence, or reckless driving are not reported and thus do not impact the background check. If a case has been dismissed, it is not reported. If the background check contains a criminal conviction or other potentially disqualifying information, an individualized assessment will be conducted regarding the eligibility to complete the course.

As per the California Code of Regulations Section 100214.3: Denial or Revocation of a Certificate, the following individuals are not able to be certified as an EMT and are ineligible for the EMT Course:

1. Has committed any sexually related offense specified under Section 290 of the Penal Code.
2. Has been convicted of murder, attempted murder, or murder for hire.
3. Has been convicted of two (2) or more felonies.

Other offenses may limit or inhibit the ability to be certified as an EMT in the State of California. For additional information on EMT certification in the State of California, please reach out to your local EMS Agency.

Dress for ride-along shifts

During the skills sessions, a student must wear closed-toe shoes and comfortable clothes for performing skills. When completing your ambulance ride along, you must wear a plain white collared shirt (e.g., a polo or dress shirt with no insignias), black or dark blue slacks/medic pants, black closed-toe boots, a watch, and a plain black belt.

Textbook: Pearson "Prehospital Emergency Care - 12th edition"

The textbook is the Prehospital Emergency Care - 12th Edition, by Joseph J. Mistovich. This electronic version of the required textbook will be purchased and accessed through your BruinLearn course. 

Platinum: Skills Tracking and Exams

The required Platinum accounts are used for skills tracking and exams. Platinum EMS Testing hosts the 6 unit exams and the Final exam utilizing a secure lockdown browser. Platinum Planner will be used to track all skills performed during skills sessions within the course and to document the required 24 clinical hours outside of class time. 

Pricing and Total Cost

Course materials purchasing information for courses beginning after September 1, 2026 will be provided by y our instructor through BruinLearn.

Purchase Complio

Purchase Platinum