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Welcome to Fire Science

Degree Plan

Fall Semester-First Year
(15 or 16 credit hours)

ENGL 1013

English Composition I

3 credit hours

MATH 1204

College Algebra

4 credit hours

  OR  

MATH 1103

Survey of College Math

3 credit hours

  OR  

MATH 1003

Math for AAS General Education

3 credit hours

EMTA 1013

First Responder

3 credit hours

FIRE 1003

Introduction to Fire Science

3 credit hours

FIRE 1013

Fire Suppression: Tactics & Strategies

3 credit hours

Spring Semester-First Year
(14 credit hours)

FIRE 1033

Fire Officer Leadership

3 credit hours

FIRE 1023

Fire Service Hydraulics & Water Supply

3 credit hours

EMTA 1008

EMT - Basic*

8 credit hours

Summer Semester-First Year
(6 credit hours)

CISQ 1103

Introduction to Computer Information

3 credit hours

Elective

3 credit hours

Fall Semester-Second Year
(12 credit hours)

ENGL 1023

English Composition II **

3 credit hours

  OR  

ENGL 2013

Technical Writing

3 credit hours

FIRE 1043

Fire Prevention and Inspection

3 credit hours

FIRE 2023

Fire Department Administration

3 credit hours

COMM 1313

Fundamentals of Communication

3 credit hours

COMM 2303

Business and Professional Speaking

3 credit hours

Spring Semester-Second Year (12 credit hours)

FIRE 2033

Building Construction for Fire Service

3 credit hours

FIRE 2063

Fire Service Instructional Methods

3 credit hours

PSYC 2003

General Psychology

3 credit hours

  OR  

SOCI 2013

General Sociology

3 credit hours

Elective

3 credit hours

Summer Semester-Second Year (8 credit hours)

FIRE 1104

Firefighter I

4 credit hours

FIRE 1114

Firefighter II

4 credit hours

67 or 68 Total Credit Hours

* *Students planning to transfer to a four year institution should plan on taking College Algebra and English Composition II.

* First Responder or a departmental exam is a prerequisite for the EMT-Basic class.


 

 

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