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2019-2020 CATALOG [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Fire Science Technology, A.A.S.

Fire Science Technology

Chattanooga State Community College

Associate of Applied Science

Fire Science Technology

NOTE: All Allied Health Courses require a “C” or better for all classes

Courses

The following is a list of degree requirements for the Fire Sceince Technology A.A.S. Degree

General Education Requirements 15-16 hours

ENGL 1010 - English Composition - 3 credit hours

Humanities Elective - 3 credit hours

Math Elective or NS Elective - 3-4 credit hours - Math 1410 is not acceptable for Nursing/Allied Health Programs.

Social/Behavioral Science - 3 credit hours

Speech 1010 - 3 credit hours - Prereq. ENGL 1010

Major Field Core Requirements - 18 credit hours - All courses require “C” or better

FIRE 1310 Principles of Emeregency Services - 3 credit hours - Fall Term

FIRE 1320 Principles of Fire & Emergency Service Safety - 3 credit hours - Fall Term

FIRE 1330 -Fire Prevention - 3 credit hours - Fall Term

FIRE 2310 Fire Protection Systems - 3 credit hours - Spring Term

FIRE 2320 Building Construction for Fire Protection - 3 credit hours - Spring Term

FIRE 2330 Fire Behavior and Combustion - 3 credit hours - Spring Term

Comp Exit Exam - This is a prerequisite for awarding an associate degree.

TOTAL HOURS: 60/61

For a complete listing of approved general education courses go to A.A.S. Career Degree Information.

Visit the Fire Science Program website, for more information about the program and admission process.

General Education 15/16

ENGL 1010 - Composition 1 (3)
Humanities Elective (3) - Choose from approved General Education list. “C” or better required.
MATH 1410 not acceptable for Nursing/Allied Health Programs

Major Field Core Requirements: 18

Fall (9)

Spring (9)

Fire Science Common Course Library (27)

Fall

FIRE 1325 - Fire Investigations 1 (3)

Spring

Fall/Spring

Total Hours: 60/61

General Education Electives

Humanities (3 credit hours)	Natural Science (4 credit hours)	Mathematics (3 credit hours)

ART 1010 - Survey: Art History I	ASTR 1030 - Astronomy	MATH 1010 - Contemporary Mathematics
ART 1020 - Survey: Art History II	BIOL 1110 - General Biology I	MATH 1130 - College Algebra
ART 1030 - Art Appreciation	BIOL 1120 - General Biology II	MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics
ENGL 2110 - American Literature I	*BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I	MATH 1710 - Pre-Calculus I
ENGL 2120 - American Literature II	*BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II	MATH 1720 - Pre-Calculus II
ENGL 2140 - African-American Literature	CHEM 1010 - Introduction to Chemistry I	MATH 1830 - Calculus for Management, Life, and Social Sciences
ENGL 2210 - English Literature I	CHEM 1020 - Introduction to Chemistry II	MATH 1910 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
ENGL 2220 - English Literature II	CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I
ENGL 2410 - Western World Literature I	CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II	Social and Behavioral Science (3 credit hours)
ENGL 2420 - Western World Literature II	ESC 1110 - Environmental Science I	ECON 2010 - Macroeconomics (3) (macro)
HUM 1010 - Introduction to the Humanities I	ESC 1120 - Environmental Science II	ECON 2020 - Microeconomics (3) (micro)
HUM 1020 - Introduction to the Humanities II	GEOL 1040 - Physical Geology	GEOG 1030 - Cultural Geography (3)
HUM 2130 - Mythology	GEOL 1050 - Historical Geology	GEOG 2010 - World Regional Geography (3)
MUS 1030 - Music Appreciation	PHYS 1030 - Concepts of Physics	PE 230 - The Science of Fitness and Wellness (3)
PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy	PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I	POLS 1030 - American Government (3)
PHIL 2230 - Ethics	PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II	POLS 112 - Introduction to World Politics (3)
RELS 2030 - Religions of the World	PHYS 2110 - Calculus-Based Physics I	PSYC 1030 - General Psychology (3)
THEA 1030 - Introduction to Theatre	PHYS 2120 - Calculus-Based Physics II	SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology (3)
	PSCI 1030 - The Physical Environment	SOCI 1020 - Social Problems (3)
	*Note - BIOL 2010 & 2020 sequence must be completed to meet Natural Science requirement.	SOCI 216 - Cultural Anthropology (3)
		WMST 2010 - Introduction to Women’s Studies (3)

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