Fire Prevention Course Sequence
See the classes you should take each term to complete the Fire Prevention degree or Fire Service Supervision and Management certificate.
Fire Prevention & Fire Management Course Sequences
Getting Started
The first step to entering this program is to take part in an assessment process, which includes taking the college’s free placement test and meeting with the department staff. You may need to complete program entry requirements. Then, fire program faculty will help you develop an individualized program of study.
Be sure to review the catalog for important information about program outcomes and other details not found in this listing.
See course descriptions for more information about your classes.
Fire Prevention Associate of Applied Science Degree
Term | Course | Title | Credit Hours |
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1 | FRP157 | Hazardous Materials Operations | 3 |
1 | FRP150 | Introduction to Fire Protection OR | 3 or |
1 | ES172 | Introduction to Emergency Services | 4 |
1 | FRP260 | Fundamentals of Fire Prevention | 3 |
1 | FRP266 | Building Construction for Fire Suppression | 3 |
1 | MTH070 | Elementary Algebra (or higher) | 4 |
2 | COMM115 | Intercultural Communications (or higher) | 4 |
2 | FRP159 | Fire Behavior and Combustion | 3 |
2 | FRP172 | International Fire Codes | 3 |
2 | WR121 | Academic Composition (or higher) | 4 |
3 | BLD267 | Plan Review 1 | 3 |
3 | CIS101 | Computing Concepts OR | 3 |
3 | CA100 | Beginning Computing | 3 |
3 | FRP156 | Principles of Fire and Emergency Services | 3 |
3 | FRP171 | Fire Protection Systems and Extinguishers | 3 |
3 | WR227 | Technical Writing | 4 |
4 | FRP174 | Fire Investigation | 4 |
4 | FRP257 | Hazardous Materials for Inspectors | 3 |
4 | FRP280C | Cooperative Work Experience | 3 |
4 | PSY101 | Psychology of Human Relations+ (or higher) | 4 |
4 | Fire Prevention elective* | ||
5 | FRP173 | Law for Emergency Services | 3 |
5 | FRP281 | Fire Prevention Inspection | 3 |
5 | FRP280C | Cooperative Work Experience | 3 |
5 | FRP286 | Advanced Detection and Protection Systems OR | 3 |
BLD260 | Fire Protection for Buildings | 4 | |
5 | FRP288 | Fire Prevention Education Programs | 3 |
6 | FRP154 | Water Supply Operations | 3 |
6 | FRP179 | Wildland Urban Interface | 3 |
6 | FRP277 | NFPA Fire Instructor 1 | 3 |
6 | FRP280C | Cooperative Work Experience | 3 |
6 | FRP282 | Juvenile Fire Setters Intervention | 3 |
6 | FRP284 | Public Information for the Fire Services | 3 |
*Fire Prevention electives (select 3 credits)
Course | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
CJ210 | Introduction to Criminal Investigations 1: Crimes vs. Person | 3 |
FRP160 | Incident Safety Officer | 1 |
FRP161 | Fire Management Practices | 1 |
FRP162 | Managing Fire Personnel | 1 |
FRP163 | Planning Fire Protection | 1 |
FRP164 | Fire Department Budgets | 1 |
FRP165 | Public Relations, Public Information and Public Education | 1 |
FRP166 | Firefighter's Law | 1 |
FRP169 | Fire Department Leadership | 3 |
FRP170 | Fire Fighting Tactics and Strategies | 3 |
FRP272 | International Fire Codes 2 | 3 |
FRP278 | NFPA Fire Instructor 2 | 3 |
Fire Service Supervision and Management Certificate
Term | Course | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|---|
1 | FRP169 | Fire Department Leadership | 3 |
1 | FRP173 | Law for Emergency Services OR | 3 or |
1 | FRP166 | Firefighter’s Law | 1 |
1 | FRP174 | Fire Investigation | 4 |
1 | FRP277 | NFPA Fire Instructor 1 | 3 |
1 | MTH095 | Intermediate Algebra (or higher) | 4 |
1 | Communications elective | 4 | |
1 | Human Relations elective | 4 | |
2 | FRP154 | Water Supply Operations | 3 |
2 | FRP160 | Incident Safety Officer | 1 |
2 | FRP161 | Fire Management Practices | 1 |
2 | FRP162 | Managing Fire Personnel | 1 |
2 | FRP163 | Planning Fire Protection | 1 |
2 | FRP170 | Fire Fighting Tactics and Strategy | 3 |
2 | FRP266 | Building Construction for Fire Suppression | 3 |
2 | Science elective | 4 | |
3 | FRP164 | Fire Department Budgets | 1 |
3 | FRP165 | Public Relations, Public Information, and Public Education | 1 |
3 | FRP172 | International Fire Codes | 3 |
3 | FRP259 | Major Emergency Strategy and Tactics | 3 |
3 | PS203 | State and Local Government | 4 |
3 | Science elective |
Subject | Course | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|---|
Communications | BA214 | Business Communications | 3 |
WR088 | Introduction to Technical Writing 1 | 3 | |
WR089 | Introduction to Technical Writing | 3 | |
WR115 | Introduction to Composition | 4 | |
WR121 | Academic Composition | 4 | |
WR122 | Argument, Research, and Multimodal Composition | 4 | |
WR227 | Technical Writing | 4 | |
Human Relations | PSY101 | Psychology of Human Relations (or higher) | 4 |
SOC204 | The Sociological Perspective (or higher) | 4 | |
Science | CH110 | Foundations of General, Organic, and Biochemistry (or higher | 4 |
PH111 | Physical Science for Fire Science and Emergency Services (or higher) | 5 or | |
Any combination of one Chemistry and one Physics course of at least four (4) credit hours each, which include a lab component. |