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
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General education
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27.0
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Major requirements
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72.0
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Total credit hours required
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99.0
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General education requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)
Communications
| | English level I | 4.5 credits |
| | English level II | 4.5 credits |
Social sciences
| | Social science | 4.5 credits |
Quantitative/numeracy skills
Additional
| INFO 1001 | Information Systems and Literacy  | 4.5 credits |
| RDLS 1200 | College Success Strategies | 4.5 credits |
| | OR | |
| HMRL 1010 | Human Relations Skills | 4.5 credits |
Major requirements for Fire Science Technology (72.0 credit hrs.)
| FIST 1000 | Principles of Emergency Services | 3.0 credits |
| FIST 1020 | Fire Behavior and Combustion | 4.0 credits |
| FIST 1030 | Hazardous Materials Chemistry | 3.0 credits |
| FIST 1040 | Principles of Property and Casualty Insurance | 3.0 credits |
| FIST 1050 | Building Construction for Fire Protection | 3.0 credits |
| FIST 1060 | Occupational Safety and Health for Emergency Services | 3.0 credits |
| FIST 1070 | Fire Protection Systems | 3.0 credits |
| FIST 1080 | Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply | 4.0 credits |
| FIST 1090 | Firefighter I | 10.0 credits |
| FIST 2000 | Incident Command System | 3.0 credits |
| FIST 2010 | Fire Investigation I | 3.0 credits |
| FIST 2011 | Fire Investigation II | 3.0 credits |
| FIST 2020 | Fire Prevention, Inspection and Codes | 4.0 credits |
| FIST 2030 | Legal Aspects of Emergency Services | 3.0 credits |
| FIST 2040 | Principles of Fire & Emergency Services Safety & Survival | 3.0 credits |
| FIST 2050 | Introduction to Fire and Emergency Services Administration | 3.0 credits |
| FIST 2060 | Strategy and Tactics | 4.0 credits |
| FIST 2070 | Hazardous Materials Operations | 3.5 credits |
| FIST 2090 | Firefighter II | 5.5 credits |
| EMSP 1010 | Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED | 1.0 credit |
| Total Credit Hours: | 72.0 credits |