Fire Science (AAS), Emergency Medical Services Concentration

Program Proficiencies and/or Prerequisites

Students must demonstrate proficiency in these areas either by placement exam, scores  or specific course work.

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• English 2 Proficiency 
• Math 2 Proficiency 
• Reading 2 Proficiency 

Term 1

• ENG 1101 - College Writing 3 credit hour(s)

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• FITT 1792 - Physical Fitness I 1 credit hour(s)

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• FITT 2093 - Extreme Conditioning 1 credit hour(s)

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• FS 1010 - Introducton to Fire Science 3 credit hour(s)
• IT 1010 - Introduction to Computers 3 credit hour(s)
• OSH 2016 - Occupational Safety I 1 credit hour(s)

Term 2

• AAS Mathematics Requirement  3-4 credit hour(s)

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• ENG 1119 - Technical Communications 3 credit hour(s)

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• ENG 2219 - Technical Writing 3 credit hour(s)

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• FS 1504 - Wildland Firefighting 3 credit hour(s)
• FS 1512 - Building Construction 3 credit hour(s)
• HLTH 1001 - Clinical Preparation 1 credit hour(s)

Term 3

• COMM 1130 - Public Speaking 3 credit hour(s) or higher
• EMS 1053 - EMT Basic Theory 6 credit hour(s)
• EMS 1093 - EMT Basic Lab 2 credit hour(s)
• EMS 1190 - EMT Basic Clinical 1 credit hour(s)

Term 4

• FS 2003 - Hazardous Materials I 1 credit hour(s)
• FS 2422 - Fire Behavior and Combustion 3 credit hour(s)
• Program Approved Elective  6 credit hour(s)
• SOC 1101 - Introduction To Sociology 3 credit hour(s)

Term 5

• EMS 1412 - Advanced EMT (EMT-I) Theory 6 credit hour(s)
• EMS 1493 - Advanced EMT (EMT-I) Lab 2 credit hour(s)
• EMS 1890 - Advanced EMT (EMT-I) Clinical 2 credit hour(s)
• FS 2999 - Fire Science Capstone Course 1 credit hour(s)

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• SOC 2211 - Social Problems 3 credit hour(s)

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• SOC 2216 - Ethnic and Minority Groups 3 credit hour(s)

Program Approved Electives

• Any CJ Course
• Any FS Course
• Biological/ Physical Science 
• CSE 1120 - Career Exploration 1 credit hour(s)
• EMS 2103 - Human Systems Pathophysiology and Development 3 credit hour(s) or higher (except EMS 1715  and EMS 2715 )
• Foreign Language 
• Humanities 
• Social/Behavioral Science