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2009-2010
Firefighter
Specialist
Certificate
Curriculum code
1268
General
Information
Public
Service Web Site
Required
Courses
(32 credit hours)
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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FIS-101
|
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-114
|
3 |
Fire
Investigation |
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| Total:
15 |
Second
Semester
17 Credit Hours
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Course
|
Credit Hours
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Title
|
Notes |
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FIS-203
|
3 |
Fire
Apparatus Engineer |
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FIS-204
|
3 |
Hazardous
Materials First Responder |
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FIS-206
|
3 |
Vehicle Rescue Operations |
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8 |
Elective:
Select eight hours of electives from electives list. |
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| Total:
17 |
Electives
Select 8 hours from the following
courses.
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Course
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Credit Hours
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Title
|
Notes |
| EMS-100 |
2 |
First
Responder |
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EMS-101 |
8 |
Emergency
Medical Technician |
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FIS-110
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1 |
Hazardous
Materials Awareness |
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FIS-111
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1 |
Hazardous
Materials Incident |
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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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Suggested
Part-Time Schedule
Start with FIS-101 and continue
on with the sequence.
Graduation Requirements
Successful completion of all course
requirements and the minimum number of credit hours for the specific
certificate; minimum overall grade point average of 2.0 in the courses required
for the certificate; at least 50 percent of the certificate hours must be
completed at Moraine Valley; submission of graduation petition to the Records Office by
published deadlines. (See college catalog
for details.)
For More Information
Information and requirements may change without
notice.
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