I'm going to be a high school senior in a month, since it is summer break, and I was wondering if there are any EMT basic course that do not require a high school diploma or is it possible for them to make exceptions. I always thought it was cool to be an EMT so I wanted to become an EMT and volunteer for college EMT(if there is one) or hospital my freshmen year. In order to do that I have to take the nremt and finish a emt course before next september but it seems like every emt course requires a high school diploma. Is a high school diploma really required? I live in illinois by the way.