Fire Services Administration, A.A. (Spring 2010)
The goal of the fire science program at Johnson County Community College is to provide comprehensive education and training, specifically designed to:
The program serves to provide higher academic education, technical training and lifelong learning for members of Johnson County fire-related organizations and those seeking employment in those organizations. The fire science program at JCCC, in close cooperation with the Johnson County Fire Chiefs Association and the University of Kansas Fire and Rescue Training Institute, has developed a degree for advancement in the fire service and for further study toward the baccalaureate degree at a four-year institution, should you elect to pursue your education goals beyond the associate’s level. The program emphasizes general education in addition to technical education and is built around a core of fire science courses carefully selected by the members of the Fire Science Advisory Committee to prepare for your career growth. Technical electives may be pursued through courses available under a continuing cooperative agreement between area fire science programs or through other degree-granting institutions that are accredited by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress. The transfer of credit from other institutions is governed by JCCC policy. You may fulfill technical education requirements through the advanced standing credit process. JCCC also offers course work that will prepare you to take the Fire Fighter I and II certification examinations offered by the University of Kansas Fire and Rescue Training Institute. This course work includes FIRE 120 Fire Academy; EMS 130; HPER 240, Lifetime Fitness I; or equivalent. HPER 240 or department approval is a prerequisite FIRE 120 Fire Academy. Note: Mechanisms have been developed to compensate for the effect of students working 24-hour shifts. (Major Code 2320; CIP Code 43.0203) Associate of Arts DegreeIMPORTANT - Students graduating with a Fire Services
Administration degree must complete an approved cultural
diversity course. Some of the approved courses are
able to meet both the cultural diversity requirement
and a general education requirement. To see a complete
list of courses, click on the link provided below.
Cultural Diversity Course Requirement at JCCC.........
PrerequisitePrior to admission into any FIRE course, the student must possess an International Fire Service Accreditation Congress certification as a firefighter or be an active member in a fire-related occupation. First SemesterSocial Science Elective..............................3 Health and/or Physical Education Elective............1 ENGL 121 Composition I*.......................................3 Prerequisite: ENGL 106 or appropriate placement test score or EAP 113 and EAP 117 BUS 140 Principles of Supervision............................3 MATH 171 College Algebra equivalent or higher*................3 Prerequisite: MATH 116 with a grade of "C" or higher or MATH 134 with a grade of "C" or higher or appropriate score on the math assessment test FIRE 162 Fire Tactics and Strategy*...........................3 Prerequisite: FIRE 120 Total Semester Credit Hours.........................16 Second SemesterHumanities Elective..................................3 Physical Science, with lab...........................4 ENGL 122 Composition II*......................................3 Prerequisite: ENGL 121 BUS 141 Principles of Management.............................3 FIRE 224 Incident Command Systems*............................3 Prerequisite: FIRE 120 Total Semester Credit Hours.........................16 Third Semester Technical Electives..................................3
Oral Communication...................................3
Science and/or Math Elective.........................3
FIRE 135 Building and Fire Codes*.............................3
Prerequisite: FIRE 120
FIRE 130 Fire Investigation*..................................1
Prerequisite: FIRE 120
FIRE 222 Fire Science Law*....................................3
Prerequisite: FIRE 120
Total Semester Credit Hours.........................16
Fourth Semester Technical Electives..................................4
Humanities Elective..................................3
Social Science Elective..............................3
FIRE 220 Fire Administration*.................................3
Prerequisite: FIRE 120
FIRE 250 Fire Service Science Instructional Methodology*......3
Prerequisite: FIRE 120
Total Semester Credit Hours.........................16
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS..........................64
Technical ElectivesFIRE 120 Fire Academy*.......................................12 HPER 240 and department approval EMS 128 EMS First Responder..................................5 EMS 130 Emergency Medical Technician*........................9 Prerequisite: EMS 128 or equivalent, or be an active member in a health-related occupation (firefighter, rescue, ambulance, law enforcement, industrial first-aid personnel or other health-related field), or attained the minimum of an associate's degree EMS 220 MICT I*.............................................10 Prerequisite: Admission to the MICT program EMS 225 MICT II*............................................10 Prerequisite: EMS 220 with a grade of "C" or higher CS 200 Concepts of Programming Algorithms Using C++*........4 Prerequisite: CIS 134 or ENGR 171 or equivalent experience CS 205 Concepts of Programming Algorithms using JAVA*.......4 Prerequisite: CIS 134 or ENGR 171 or equivalent experience CS 210 Discrete Structures I*...............................3 Prerequisites: MATH 171 or both MATH 116 and CIS 134 or appropriate math assessment scores CIS 162 Database Programming*................................4 Prerequisite: CIS 134 or the equivalent CIS 242 Introduction to System Design and Analysis*..........3 Prerequisite: CIS 138 or CS 200 or CS 201 or CS205 CIS 243 Object-Oriented Analysis and Design*.................4 Prerequisite: One programming course using an object-oriented programming language or equivalent experience CIS 258 Operating Systems*...................................3 Prerequisite: CIS 138 or CIS 162 or CS 200 or CS 201 or CS 205 CIS 204 UNIX Operating System*...............................3 Prerequisites: CS 200 or CS 205 or CS 201 and CPCA 139 BUS 120 Management Attitudes and Motivation..................3 BUS 121 Introduction to Business.............................3 BUS 145 Small Business Management............................3 BUS 150 Business Communications*.............................3 Prerequisite: ENGL 121 BUS 225 Human Relations......................................3 BUS 230 Marketing............................................3 BUS 243 Human Resource Management............................3 BUS 261 Business Law I.......................................3 POLS 245 Introduction to Public Administration................3 *Prerequisite/Corequisite required |
