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2008-2009
Fire Service
Management
Associate in Applied Science Degree
Curriculum code
1262
General
Information
Public
Service Web Site
Required
Courses
(62 credit hours)
The AAS degree in Fire Service Management is designed to meet the needs of fire
officer personnel who are commissioned firefighters and already have a
Firefighter II certificate through the Office of the State Fire Marshall.
Completion of an AAS degree in FIS is frequently a criteria for promotion for
district fire departments. Completion of this AAS also allows the student to
transfer into Southern Illinois University or Western Illinois University and
work towards completion of the Bachelors Degree in Fire Science.
The following suggested schedule is based on full-time enrollment. Students may
also complete the program through part-time enrollment.
For
information about prerequisites and corequisites, please see the course
descriptions that are linked from each course.
Suggested
Full-Time Schedule
First Semester
15 Credit Hours
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Course
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Credit Hours
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Title
|
Notes |
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COM-101
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3 |
Composition
I |
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| MTH-___ |
3 |
MTH-098
or above |
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3 |
Social/Behavioral
Sciences Choose
from ANT,
ECO,
GEO,
HIS,
PSC,
PSY,
SOC,
SSC
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___-___
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6 |
Elective:
Select six hours of electives from electives list. |
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| Total:
15 |
Second
Semester
16 Credit Hours
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Course
|
Credit Hours
|
Title
|
Notes |
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COM-103
|
3 |
Speech
Fundamentals |
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3 |
Social/Behavioral
Sciences Choose
from ANT,
ECO,
GEO,
HIS,
PSC,
PSY,
SOC,
SSC |
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___-___
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4 |
Physical
& Life Sciences Choose
from BIO,
CHM,
EAS,
GEL,
NAT,
PHS,
PHY
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3 |
Humanities
and Fine Arts Choose
from
ARB, ART,
FRE,
GER,
HUM,
JPN,
LIT,
MUS,
PHI,
SPA,
THE
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3 |
Program Elective:
Select three hours of electives from electives list. |
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| Total:
16 |
Third
Semester
15 Credit Hours
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Course
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Credit Hours
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Title
|
Notes |
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FIS-103
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3 |
Fire
Prevention Principles I |
Prerequisite:
Firefighter II certification through the Office of the State Fire Marshall |
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FIS-107
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3 |
Fire
Fighting Tactics and Strategy I |
Prerequisite:
FIS-103 |
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FIS-201
|
3 |
Fire
Service Instructor I |
Prerequisite:
FIS-103 |
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FIS-205
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3 |
Fire
Service Management I |
Prerequisite:
FIS-103 |
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FIS-209
|
3 |
Fire
Service Management II |
Prerequisite:
FIS-103 |
| Total:
15 |
Fourth
Semester
16 Credit Hours
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Course
|
Credit Hours
|
Title
|
Notes |
|
FIS-202
|
3 |
Fire
Service Instructor II |
Prerequisite:
FIS-201 |
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FIS-207
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3 |
Fire
Fighting Tactics and Strategy II |
Prerequisite:
FIS-107 |
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FIS-210
|
3 |
Fire
Service Management III |
Prerequisite:
FIS-205 and 209 |
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FIS-211
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3 |
Fire
Service Management IV |
Prerequisite:
FIS-210 |
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4 |
Physical
& Life Sciences Choose
from BIO,
CHM,
EAS,
GEL,
NAT,
PHS,
PHY
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| Total:
16 |
Electives
Select 9 hours from the following
courses.
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Course
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Credit Hours
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Title
|
Notes |
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BUS-226
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3 |
Business
Ethics |
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| EMS-101 |
8 |
Emergency
Medical Technician |
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FIS-101
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3 |
Principles
of Fire Science |
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FIS-104
|
3 |
Fire
Protection Systems |
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FIS-105
|
3 |
Industrial
Fire Protection |
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FIS-106
|
3 |
Fire
Suppression Apparatus and Equipment |
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FIS-110
|
1 |
Hazardous
Materials Awareness |
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FIS-111
|
1 |
Hazardous
Materials Incident |
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FIS-112
|
3 |
Building
Construction For Fire Safety |
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FIS-113
|
1 |
Technical Rescue Awareness |
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FIS-114
|
3 |
Fire
Investigation |
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FIS-203
|
3 |
Fire
Apparatus Engineer |
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FIS-204
|
3 |
Hazardous
Materials Operations |
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FIS-206
|
3 |
Vehicle
Rescue Operations |
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FIS-212
|
3 |
Fire
Prevention Officer Module A |
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FIS-213
|
3 |
Fire
Prevention Officer Module B |
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FIS-214
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3 |
Fire
Prevention Officer Module C |
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| IMS-101 |
3 |
Introduction
to Computer Systems |
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| PHI-111 |
3 |
Critical
Thinking |
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| PSY-202 |
3 |
Social
Psychology |
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| SLP-106 |
3 |
Crisis
Management |
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| SPA-115 |
3 |
Career
Spanish for Health Care I |
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| SPA-116 |
3 |
Career
Spanish for Health Care II |
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Graduation Requirements
Official high school transcript with date of
graduation or a GED certificate; minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0;
successful completion of all course requirements and the minimum number of
credit hours for the specific degree; minimum of 15 semester hours completed at
Moraine Valley; constitution requirement; a "C" grade or better in
COM-101 and a "C" grade or better in
COM-102 if
COM-102 is required for this program; successful completion of minimum level
of competency in Mathematics; submission of graduation petition to the Records Office by
published deadlines. (See college catalog
for details.)
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