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Purpose: This curriculum is designed for persons seeking employment or currently employed in the fire service, desiring to specialize in the areas of fire prevention and/or fire investigation. Course objectives include national standards for fire prevention and investigation officers, insurance investigation, and public education on fire safety.
| Credits | ||||||
| First Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| ENG | 111 | College Composition I | 3 | |||
| FIR | 100 | Introduction to Fire Science | 3 | |||
| FIR | 111 | Hazardous Materials I | 3 | |||
| FIR | 125 | Fire Service Administration | 3 | |||
| 1 MTH | Elective | 3 | ||||
| 2 PED | 116 | Lifetime Fitness & Wellness | 1 | |||
| STD | Elective | 1 | ||||
| FIR | 112 | Hazardous Materials II | 3 | |||
| FIR | 116 | Fire Prevention Fundamentals | 3 | |||
| 1 MTH | Elective | 3 | ||||
| 2 PED | /RPK | 1 | ||||
| 3 RPK | 200 | Microcomp./Pub. Svcs. Agencies | 3 | |||
| SPD | 110 | Intro. to Speech Communication | 3 | |||
| Total Credits/Semester | 17 | 16 | ||||
| Credits | ||||||
| Second Year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | ||||
| ADJ | 211 | Criminal Law, Evid. & Proc. I | 3 | |||
| FIR | 230 | Investigation Procedures | 3 | |||
| ___ | General Elective | 3 | ||||
| 4 ___ | Science Elective | 4 | ||||
| 5 ___ | Social Science Elective | 3 | ||||
| ADJ | 212 | Criminal Law, Evid. & Proc. II | 3 | |||
| FIR | 221 | Building Construction & Codes | 4 | |||
| FIR | 245 | Urban Fire and Risk Analysis | 3 | |||
| 4 ___ | Science Elective | 4 | ||||
| 5 ___ | Social Science Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits/Semester | 16 | 17 | ||||
Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Fire Science Administration with a Specialization in Fire Science Investigation = 66.
1 Please consult your program head or faculty advisor before selecting your MTH electives.
2 The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 207, 208, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1- credit and a 2-credit course.
3 Fire science students may select IST 100, IST 117, RPK 200, or any higher level computer class to satisfy the requirements for computer literacy.
4 Science requirements may be selected from: CHM 101-102 or 111-112.
5 The social science elective may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology). Fire science students are encouraged to choose from psychology or sociology.
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