My son would like to be a paramedic some day and I wondered what certifications he would need.?

To be a Paramedic in Texas you do not need college and the whole process will take well under a year. All your son will need is a high school diploma to get started in the first level which is EMT-Basic.

Examples:

http://www.teex.org/teex.cfm?pageid=training&templ...

This program has a certificate program with only takes a few months. And, he'll start at the EMT-Basic level.

http://www.uthscsa.edu/shp/ehs/index.asp

This website will also give you information about certification in Texas. It may also have a list of schools on it.

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/emstraumasystems/defau...

Medical school to be a doctor is over 12 years of education. He would first need to get good grades for the first 4 years of college in order to get accepted to Medical school which is another 4 years. After that would be at least 3 years in a residency program and more if he wanted to specialize.

The high school grades will help him get into a decent college for the first four years and may help him get a couple of scholarships for expenses.