Fire Science Technology

Mission Statement

Work Environment

Nature of the Work

Employment

Earnings

Student Learning Outcomes

Essential Functions

Program Expenses

Admission Requirements

Readmission Policy

Residency Policy

Fire Science Technology Diploma Program of Study (Major Code: FST2)

Fire Science Technology AAS (Major Code: FS13)

Basic Fire Company Officer Certificate (Major Code: BF11)

Fire Officer I Certificate (Major Code: FF31)

Fire Officer II Certificate (Major Code: FF51)

Fire Fighter I Certificate (Major Code: FF11)

Fire Fighter II Certificate (Major Code: FF21)

Fire Science Technology AAS (Major Code: FS13)

Credits Required for Completion: 62 semester credit hours

Curriculum Outline

General Education (15 Credits)

Area I: Language Arts and Communications (3 Credits)

ENGL 1101

Composition and Rhetoric

3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

Students must choose from the following courses:

ECON 2105	Macroeconomics	3
ECON 2105	Macroeconomics	3
HIST 1111	World History I	3
HIST 1112	World History II	3
HIST 2111	U.S. History I	3
HIST 2112	U.S. History II	3
POLS 1101	American Government	3
PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Students must choose from the following courses:

MATH 1100	Quantitative Skills and Reasoning	3
MATH 1101	Mathematical Modeling	3
MATH 1111	College Algebra	3

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts (3 Credits)

Students must choose from the following courses:

ARTS 1101	Art Appreciation	3
ENGL 2130	American Literature	3
ENGL 2310	English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700	3
HUMN 1101	Introduction to Humanities	3
MUSC 1101	Music Appreciation	3
MUSC 2040	History of Popular Music	3

General Education Electives (3 Credits)

Students may choose a course from Area II, Area III, Area IV, or from the following list:

BIOL 1111	Biology I	3
	AND
BIOL 1111L	Biology I Lab	1
BIOL 1112	Biology II	3
	AND
BIOL 1112L	Biology II Lab	1
CHEM 1211	Chemistry I	3
	AND
CHEM 1211L	Chemistry I Lab	1
CHEM 1212	Chemistry II	3
	AND
CHEM 1212L	Chemistry II Lab	1
ENGL 1102	Literature and Composition	3
MATH 1112	College Trigonometry	3
MATH 1113	Precalculus	3
MATH 1127	Introduction to Statistics	3
PHYS 1110	Conceptual Physics	3
	AND
PHYS 1110L	Conceptual Physics Lab	1
SPCH 1101	Public Speaking	3

College Requirement (3 Credits)

FSSE 1000

First

3

Fire Science Technology Major (44 Credits)

FRSC 1100	Introduction to the Fire Service	3
FRSC 1110	Fire Administration: Supervision and Leadership	3
FRSC 1121	Firefighting Strategy and Tactics	3
FRSC 1132	Fire Service Instructor	4
FRSC 1141	Hazardous Materials Operations	4
FRSC 1151	Fire Prevention and Inspection	4
FRSC 1161	Fire Service Safety and Loss Control	3
FRSC 2100	Fire Administration Management	3
FRSC 2110	Fire Service Hydraulics	3
FRSC 2120	Fire Protection Systems	3
FRSC 2130	Fire Service Building Construction	3
FRSC 2141	Incident Command	4
FRSC 2170	Fire and Arson Investigation	4