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2024-2025 Catalog

Fire Science Technology (FSAAS)

Location(s): Applied Technology Center

Award: Associate in Applied Science Degree
Academic Focus Area: Health Professions
 

This degree provides a unique opportunity to build professional skills and expand career possibilities. Insurance investigators and adjusters, industrial safety specialists, fire protection system designers and professionals, and volunteer firefighters benefit from enrolling in the Fire Science Technology program.

All required classes for the FSAAS degree must have a grade of C or better to graduate from the program.

 

Graduation Requirements
To earn this degree, a student must complete all required courses.
Total credit hours required: 95.5

Recommended Curriculum Plan

 

Links to Additional Resources

 

Major Requirements - 73.0 credits

General Education Course Recommendations for this Program:

  • Communication: COMS 1000
  • Quantitative/Numeracy: MATH 1240

 

Associate in Applied Sciences General Education Requirements - 22.5 credits

The following are General Education requirements for an Associate in Applied Sciences degree (AAS). Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

Communication

1 Course     4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 Level I course from the list of Communication General Education Courses.  

Quantitative/Numeracy

1 Course     4.5 - 5.0 credits 

Please check your degree program for recommended Math course. Based on the Math course you select, pre-requisites may be required.

Select 1 course from the list of Quantitative/Numeracy Skills General Education Courses . 

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness

1 Course     4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 course from the list of Humanities   or Social Sciences   courses under the Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness General Education Courses. 

Scientific Inquiry

1 Course     4.5-6.0 credit hrs.   

Select 1 course from either the list of Natural Sciences   or Social Sciences  General Education courses.

*Students choosing a Social Sciences course to satisfy the Scientific Inquiry requirement should take a Humanities course to satisfy the Critical Thinking/Creativity and Social/Cultural Awareness competency.

Professionalism/Life Skills & Information Literacy

1 Course     4.5

Select 1 course from the list of Professionalism/Life Skills and Information Literacy General Education Courses .

 

 

Recommended Curriculum Plan

Fire Science Technology (FSAAS)

The following plan is designed to be the most direct path to degree completion and is based on a fall quarter start. Students are expected to meet with their student success navigator or advisor to plan a customized course schedule that meets their specific needs. For more information or assistance with registering, please call 531-622-2400. 

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

  1. To prepare students for the lifesaving role(s) of Firefighter, Apparatus Engineer, Inspector, Investigator, Company Officer, Chief Officer and advocates involved in Fire Prevention and Protection.
  2. To provide students the ability to actively particapte in hands-on, real-world firefighter experiences in the 4 county community area.
  3. To prepare Fire Science students to assume an active role in the field of Firefighting, Emergency Medical Support, Technical Rescue, and Hazardous Materials Responses.
  4. To continue to build positive, encouraging and supporting relationships with all area Fire Departments and Public Safety Agencies to provide safe, relevant continuing educational opportunities to better prepare first responders in their communities.