Fire Protection Administration, Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Program Requirements
CIP Code : 43.0202
Summary Checklist for General Education
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Element 1 | ||
A: Written Communication | 3 | |
B: Written Communication | 3 | |
C: Oral Communication | 3 | |
Element 2 | ||
Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
Element 3 | ||
A: Arts | 3 | |
B: Humanities | 3 | |
Element 4 | ||
Natural Sciences | 6 | |
Element 5 | ||
A: Historical Science | 3 | |
B: Social Behaviorial Science | 3 | |
Element 6 | ||
Diversity of Perspectives Experiences | 6 | |
Total Hours | 36 |
Students are expected to complete Elements 1 and 2 within their first 60 hours of college credit.
Major
The Department of Safety, Security, and Emergency Management requires that each graduate of Fire Protection Administration (B.S.) must complete a minimum of 32 credit hours in the College of Justice, Safety and Military Science at Eastern Kentucky University and must complete a minimum of 18 upper division credits from the Safety, Security and Emergency Management Department.
Code | Title | Hours |
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University Graduation Requirements | ||
General Education | 36 | |
Student Success Seminar | ||
JSO 100 | Student Success Seminar (waived for transfers with 30+ hrs.) | 1 |
Writing Intensive Course (Hrs. incorporated into Major/ Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives category) | ||
Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/ Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories) | ||
ACCT - Fire Protection Administration majors will fulfill ACCT with the following. (Credit hours are incorporated into major requirements below.) | ||
Advanced Emergency Services | ||
Major Requirements | ||
Core Courses | ||
FSE 101 | Fire Prevention | 3 |
FSE 120 | Fire Behavior and Combustion | 3 |
FSE 201 | Building Construction | 3 |
FSE 221 | Fire Detection and Suppression Systems | 3 |
FSE 223 | Fire and Emergency Scene Operations | 3 |
FSE 225 | Legal Aspects of Fire Protection | 3 |
FSE 230 | Fire Prevention Organization and Management | 3 |
FSE 300W | Technical Report Writing for Emergency Services | 3 |
FSE 305 | Hazardous Materials | 3 |
FSE 320 | Principles of Emergency Services | 3 |
FSE 322 | Water-Based Fire Protection Systems Design | 3 |
FSE 349 | Applied Learning in Fire and Safety Engineering | 3 |
FSE 350 | Fire Arson and Explosion Investigation | 3 |
FSE 355 | Fire Dynamics | 3 |
FSE 360 | Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply | 3 |
FSE 365 | Instructional Methodology for Emergency Service | 3 |
FSE 375 | Emergency Services Resource Management | 3 |
FSE 400 | Advanced Emergency Services | 3 |
FSE 425 | Disaster & Community Fire Defense Planning | 3 |
FSE 390 | 3 | |
Supporting Course Requirements | ||
Choose from 14 hours of the following: | 14 | |
Introductory Chemistry (Element 4) G | ||
Introductory Chemistry Lab (Element 4) G | ||
Introductory Chemistry II and Introductory Chemistry Lab II | ||
College Algebra (Element 2) G | ||
Introduction to Psychology (Element 5B) G | ||
Free Electives | ||
Choose from nine hours of free electives | 9 | |
Total Hours | 120 |
- G
Course also satisfies a General Education element. Hours are included within the 36 hr. General Education requirement above. A maximum of 3 cr. hrs. will count toward Element 4.