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AAS - Fire Science
| 60 credit hours | ||
| There are two focus options in this degree, you must select ONE focus option and complete the courses in that option. | ||
| Focus Option 1: Basic firefighter Certification Focus Option (BFO) | ||
| Focus Option 2: Fire Officer Certification Focus Option (FOC) | ||
| FIRST YEAR | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ENGL | 1301 | Composition I |
| HUMA | 1301 | Introduction to Humanities (See Humanities / Fine Arts options) |
| GOVT | 2306 | Texas Government (Texas constitution and topics) 1 |
| KINE | 1100 | Beginning Weight Training |
| MATH | 1332 | Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning) |
| (See Mathematics options) | ||
| SPCH | 1311 | Introduction to Speech Communication (See other Speech options) |
| Second Semester | ||
| Option 1: Basic Firefighter Certification (Select 12 credit hours from Technical Education Courses) | ||
| Option 2: Fire Officer Certification (Select 15 credit hours from Technical Education Courses) | ||
| Third Semester | ||
| Option 1: Basic Firefighter Certification | ||
| EMSP | 1160 | Clinical - Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) - Basic 2 |
| EMSP | 1371 | Introduction to Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) 2 |
| EMSP | 1501 | Emergency Medical Technician 2 |
| Option 2: Fire Officer Certification (Select 12 credit hours from Technical Education Courses not already taken) | ||
| SECOND YEAR | ||
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Option 1: Basic Firefighter Certification (12 credit hours from Basic Firefighter Certification not already taken) | ||
| Option 2: Fire Officer Certification (9 credit hours from Fire Officer Certification not already taken) | ||
| Fifth Semester | ||
| Option 1: Basic Firefighter Certification (11 credit hours from Basic Firefighter Certification not already taken) | ||
| Option 2: Fire Officer Certification (8 credit hours from Fire Officer Certification not already taken) | ||
| TECHNICAL EDUCATION COURSES FOR BFO AND FOC | ||
| FIRT | 1301 | Fundamentals of Fire Protection |
| FIRT | 1315 | Hazardous Materials I 3 |
| FIRT | 1327 | Building Construction in the Fire Service |
| FIRT | 1338 | Fire Protection Systems 4 |
| FIRT | 1349 | Fire Administration II 5 |
| FIRS | 2344 | Driver/Operator - Pumper 6 |
| FIRT | 1391 | Special Topics in Fire Protection and Safety Technology/Technician: Haz-Mat Technical Response 7 |
| FIRT | 1392 | Special Topics in Fire Services Administration: Officer Leadership 8 |
| FIRS | 1491 | Special Topics in Fire Science/Firefighting: Rope Rescue 9 |
| OPTION 1: BASIC FIREFIGHTER CERTIFICATE | ||
| FIRS | 1301 | Firefighter Certification I |
| FIRS | 1407 | Firefighter Certification II |
| FIRS | 1313 | Firefighter Certification III |
| FIRS | 1319 | Firefighter Certification IV |
| FIRS | 1323 | Firefighter Certification V |
| FIRS | 1329 | Firefighter Certification VI |
| FIRS | 1433 | Firefighter Certification VII (Capstone) |
| OPTION 2: FIRE OFFICER CERTIFICATE | ||
| FIRT | 1442 | Fire Officer I 10 |
| FIRT | 2305 | Fire Instructor I 11 |
| FIRT | 1443 | Fire Officer II 12 |
| FIRT | 2307 | Fire Instructor II 13 |
| FIRT | 2309 | Firefighting Strategies and Tactics I (Capstone) |
| 1. No substitutions | ||
| 2. A student that has met the EMT-Basic certification has met the requirements for this course. | ||
| 3. A student with Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) Basic Firefighter certification has met the requirements for this course. | ||
| 4. A student with TCFP Fire Inspector I certification has met the requirements for this course. | ||
| 5. A student with TCFP Fire Officer III certification has met the requirements for this course. | ||
| 6. A student with TCFP Driver/Operator-Pumper certification has met the requirements for this course. | ||
| 7. A student with TCFP Haz-Mat Technician certification or TCFP Incident Safety Officer and TCFP Haz-Mat Incident Commander certification has met the requirements for this course. | ||
| 8. A student with TCFP Fire Officer IV certification has met the requirements for this course. | ||
| 9. A student with Ropes Rescue I and II certificates of completion, or TCFP Fire Investigator certification has met the requirements for this course. | ||
| 10. A student with TCFP Fire Officer I certification has met the requirements for this course. | ||
| 11. A student with TCFP Fire Instructor I certification has met the requirements for this course. | ||
| 12. A student with TCFP Fire Officer II certification has met the requirements for this course. | ||
| 13. A student with TCFP Fire Instructor II certification has met the requirements for this course. | ||