Fire Science (AAS), Wildland Firefighting 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)

Term 3

• BIO 1010 - Biology for Non-Majors 3 credit hour(s)

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• BIO 1092 - Biology for Non-Majors Lab 1 credit hour(s)

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• BIO 1110 - Environmental Science 3 credit hour(s)

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• BIO 1192 - Environmental Science Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)

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• COMM 1130 - Public Speaking 3 credit hour(s)
• FS 2003 - Hazardous Materials I 1 credit hour(s)
• GIS 1001 - Introduction To GIS 3 credit hour(s)
• Program Approved Elective  3 credit hour(s)

Term 4

• FS 2422 - Fire Behavior and Combustion 3 credit hour(s)
• FS 2815 - Wildland Patterns and Prevention 3 credit hour(s)
• FS 2820 - Wildland Leadership 4 credit hour(s)
• SOC 1101 - Introduction To Sociology 3 credit hour(s)

Term 5

• FS 2825 - Wildland Squad Boss Preparation 3 credit hour(s)
• FS 2830 - Wildland Urban Interface Operations 3 credit hour(s)
• FS 2999 - Fire Science Capstone Course 1 credit hour(s)
• Program Approved Elective  3 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 EMS Course
• Any FS Course
• Biological/ Physical Science 
• CSE 1120 - Career Exploration 1 credit hour(s)
• Foreign Language 
• Humanities 
• Social/Behavioral Science