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FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY PROGRAM - 2009
Fire Protection and Safety Program
(Associate in Science Degrees):
Overview
Program ID - AS.FIRPS
This program is offered in the late afternoon and evening.
This program prepares students with practical and technical information and instruction. Students may include both potential fire fighters and in-service fire fighters wishing to upgrade their career status. An associate degree in fire protection and safety may lead to higher scores on promotional examinations.
Career Outlook:
Graduates of this program qualify for careers in municipal,
state and federal agencies, industry, and insurance
companies. Graduates also qualify to transfer to four-year
colleges or universities in fire protection and safety. This
program also prepares fire fighters who wish to upgrade their
career status.
Upon completetion of this program graduates will be able to:
| COURSE TITLE |
COURSE NUMBER | SEMESTER TAKEN | CREDITS | PREREQUISITES |
| College Writing I | ENG111 | 3 | ENG095 or placement and ESL098 or RDG095 or placement | |
| Principles of Sociology | SOC101 satisfies Area 2 | 3 | ESL098 or RDG095 or placement | |
| World View | From Area 3 | 3 | ||
| College Algebra | MAT195 satisfies Area 4 | 3 | MAT094 or placement | |
| Science and Technology | Area 5 satisfied by program | |||
| Humanities | From Area 6 | 3 | ||
| College Writing II | ENG112 | 3 | ENG111 | |
| Inspection/Fire Prevention | FPS101 | 3 | ||
| Fire Protection/Safety | FPS103 | 3 | ||
| Building Construction for Fire | FPS105 | 3 | ||
| Hydraulics/Fire Protection | FPS205 | 3 | ||
| Hazardous Materials | FPS208 | 3 | ||
| Fire Codes/Standards | FPS211 | 3 | ||
| Fire Protection Systems/Equipment | FPS212 | 3 | ||
| Chemical Science I/Lab | CHM110 | 4 | ENG095 and MAT094 or placement | |
| Applications/Concepts | CIT110 | 3 | ESL098 or RDG095 or placement | |
| Oral Communication | ENG171 | 3 | ||
| Career Elective | see note below | 3 | ||
| Career Elective | see note below | 3 | ||
| Behavioral Science Elective | 3 | |||
| Elective | 3 | |||
| TOTAL CREDITS | 61 | |||
| Note: Select the career elective from FPS107, 207 or 209. | ||||