College Catalog Cover Design 2 - Pima Community College

Fire Science — Associate of Applied Science Degree for Direct Employment
learn firefighting skills, prepare for the day-to-day demands of the profession and learn to cope with challenges in the field.
this degree prepares students to move toward managerial and command positions. Complete this program by taking
classes exclusively on evenings/weekends, or in a combination of weekdays and evenings/weekends.
What can I do with this degree?
Career Options: seek employment or increase promotional opportunities in the fire service.
Academic Options: While this program was not designed to transfer to a 4-year university, it may apply toward
Bachelor of applied science (Bas) or other programs. see Pima’s transfer Partnerships page
(www.pima.edu/transfer/partnerships).
Location: Community Campus
Department/Contact Information:
Dean/lead faculty: 206-6350
Program/major Codes: AASFIRESCIEN/FSC
Program Prerequisites
Before enrolling in this program, you must fulfill the following requirements.
Emt 100* Basic Emergency medical technology (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . §
recognized fire academy; or complete the following courses with a grade of C or better:
fsC 149*, 150*, 151*, 167* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . §
Subtotal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . §
General Education Requirements - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
reading requirement - Please refer to the reading requirement in the general Education section before enrolling in a general
education course.
Course lists for each General Education category listed below can be found starting on page 55.
Communication requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . †
Wrt 101 and 102 fulfill this requirement.
analysis and Critical thinking requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Humanities and social science requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
stu 230 fulfills 3 credits in the leadership/Ethics category. Complete a course from the Humanities/fine arts or social science
category.
Computer and information literacy requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . †
fsC 189 fulfills this requirement.
special requirement
stu 230 fulfills this requirement.
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 ¥
Required Core Courses - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
Emt 100* Basic Emergency medical technology (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
fsC 130* strength and fitness for the fire service (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5
fsC 149* fire operations i (F-Sp). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
fsC 150* fire operations ii (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
fsC 151* introduction to fire science (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
fsC 152* fundamentals of fire Prevention (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
fsC 153 Hazardous materials (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5
fsC 160 Wildland firefighting (Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
fsC 162* Hydraulics and fire suppression (F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
fsC 163* fire apparatus and Equipment (F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
fsC 165* Building Construction for fire Protection (F). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
fsC 166* fire suppression, strategy and tactics (Sp). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
fsC 167* rescue Practices for the fire service (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5
fsC 173* records and reports (F-Sp). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.25
f= fall | sp= spring | su= summer | n/o= may not be offered this year, check class schedule
firE sCiEnCE
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