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Fire Science Technology (FSAAS)

Award: Associate in applied science degree

Program location: South Omaha Campus

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.

Graduation Requirements

General education

27.0

Major requirements

72.0

Total credit hours required

99.0

General education requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)

Communications

ENGL 1220Technical WritingONLINE

4.5

ENGL 1240Oral and Written ReportsONLINE

4.5

SPCH 1110Public SpeakingONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Other

HMRL 1010Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID

4.5

INFO 1001Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Quantitative/numeracy skills

MATH 1240Applied Mathematics

4.5

Major requirements for Fire Science Technology (72.0 credit hrs.)

Courses

FIST 1000Principles of Emergency Services

3.0

FIST 1020Fire Behavior and Combustion

4.0

FIST 1030Hazardous Materials Chemistry

3.0

FIST 1040Principles of Property and Casualty InsuranceONLINE

3.0

FIST 1050Building Construction for Fire Protection

3.0

FIST 1060Occupational Safety and Health for Emergency Services

3.0

FIST 1070Fire Protection SystemsONLINE

3.0

FIST 1080Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply

4.0

FIST 1090Firefighter I

10.0

FIST 2000Incident Command System

3.0

FIST 2010Fire Investigation I

3.0

FIST 2011Fire Investigation II

3.0

FIST 2020Fire Prevention, Inspection, and CodesONLINE

4.0

FIST 2030Legal Aspects of Emergency Services

3.0

FIST 2040Principles of Fire & Emergency Services Safety & Survival

3.0

FIST 2050Introduction to Fire and Emergency Services AdministrationONLINE

3.0

FIST 2060Strategy and Tactics

4.0

FIST 2070Hazardous Materials Operations

3.5

FIST 2090Firefighter II

5.5

EMSP 1010Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED

1.0

Total Credit Hours:72.0