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Fire Science - Associate of Applied Science

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Fire and EMT DepartmentAssociate of Applied Science

This program provides classroom instruction leading to an Associate of Applied Science degree in fire science. It is suited to those who are new to the field, as well as incumbent firefighters.

general education

15

Area I: Communications

ENGL 1110G Composition I (Technical Requirement)

Area II: Mathematics

course - Survey of Mathematics (Technical Requirement)

Area IV: Social/Behavioral Sciences

course - Introduction to Psychology

or course - Introduction to Psychology

or course - Contemporary Social Problems

Area V: Humanities

course - Introduction to Ethics (Technical Requirement)

Area VII: Flexible (General Education Elective(s)

ENGL 2210G Professional & Technical Communication (Technical Requirement)

institutional requirements

1-3

course Introduction to College Studies

or course First-Year Seminar

or course Honors First Year Seminar

technical requirements

course Firefighter I and II

12

course Principles of Emergency Services

3

course Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations

3

course Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior

3

course Vehicle Extrication

2

course BLS Clinical Preparations

1

course Emergency Medical Technician Lecture

9

course Emergency Medical Technician Laboratory

2

course Emergency Medical Technician Clinical

1

course Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology for the EMS Provider

3

Electives, to bring the total credits to 60

Choose a FIRE course not required in Technical Requirements

5-3

Total Hours

60

Curriculum Notes

General Education - see General Education section of the catalog for a full list of courses.

General Education/Technical Requirement - course is a technical requirement and must be completed regardless of transfer credit awarded.

Institutional Requirements - if institutional requirements are waived additional elective credits will be required.

FYEX Requirement - may be waived if student has 30 or more transfer credits.

MATH 1215 - may be waived if student tests into a higher-level math course.

Prerequisites - all prerequisite course(s) must be completed with a C or higher.

Electives - any course which will bring total credits for the degree to 60. Additional courses may be required if Institutional requirement(s) are waived.