Degree(s)
Certificate(s)
The associate of applied science degree in fire science technology is
designed to prepare graduates for employment in the fire service field.
The program is also designed to provide opportunities for job advancement
for currently employed fire fighters. The Structural Firefighting certificate
is for students wanting to pursue job opportunities as fire fighters.
Interested students should contact Fire Science Technology faculty for
information regarding application and admission to the program.
| BASIC STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTER CERTIFICATE |
| (certificate offered at Cy-Fair College) |
| FIRST YEAR |
| First Semester |
| Course |
Number |
Title |
Credit |
| FIRS |
1301 |
Firefighter Certification I |
3 |
| FIRS |
1407 |
Firefighter Certification II |
4 |
| FIRS |
1313 |
Firefighter Certification III |
3 |
| FIRS |
1319 |
Firefighter Certification IV |
3 |
| FIRT |
1171 |
Firefighter Agility & Fitness Prep |
1 |
| SEMESTER TOTAL |
14 |
| Second Semester |
| Course |
Number |
Title |
Credit |
| FIRT |
|
Elective OR |
3-5 |
| EMSP1 |
1501 |
EMT - Basic |
|
| FIRT |
|
Elective OR |
1-3 |
| EMSP1 |
1160 |
Clinical - Basic EMT |
|
| FIRS |
1323 |
Firefighter Certification V |
3 |
| FIRS |
1329 |
Firefighter Certification VI |
3 |
| FIRS2 |
1433 |
Firefighter Certification VII |
4 |
| SEMESTER TOTAL |
16 |
TOTAL Credit
Hours for
Basic Structural Fire Fighter Certificate |
30 |
1 Courses must be taken as corequisites
2 Capstone course |
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FIRE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
Associate of applied science degree |
| (degree offered at Cy-Fair College) |
| FIRST YEAR |
| First Semester |
| Course |
Number |
Title |
Credit |
| FIRS |
1301 |
Firefighter Certification I |
3 |
| FIRS |
1407 |
Firefighter Certification II |
4 |
| FIRS |
1313 |
Firefighter Certification III |
3 |
| FIRS |
1319 |
Firefighter Certification IV |
3 |
| FIRT |
1171 |
Firefighter Agility & Fitness Prep |
1 |
| SEMESTER TOTAL |
14 |
| Second Semester |
| Course |
Number |
Title |
Credit |
| FIRT |
|
Elective OR |
3-5 |
| EMSP1 |
1501 |
EMT - Basic |
|
| FIRT |
|
Elective OR |
1-3 |
| EMSP1 |
1160 |
Clinical - Basic EMT |
|
| FIRS |
1323 |
Firefighter Certification V |
3 |
| FIRS |
1329 |
Firefighter Certification VI |
3 |
| FIRS2 |
1433 |
Firefighter Certification VII |
4 |
| SEMESTER TOTAL |
16 |
| Third Semester |
| Course |
Number |
Title |
Credit |
| ENGL |
1301 |
Composition and Rhetoric I |
3 |
| Elective* |
|
Math/Science |
3-4 |
| ITSC |
1401 |
Introduction to Computers OR |
4 |
| COSC |
1401 |
Microcomputer Applications |
|
| SEMESTER TOTAL |
10-11 |
| SECOND YEAR |
| First Semester |
| Course |
Number |
Title |
Credit |
| FIRT |
1315 |
Hazardous Materials I |
3 |
| FIRT |
1319 |
Firefighter Health and Safety |
3 |
| Elective2 |
|
Humanities/Fine Arts |
3 |
| SPCH |
|
Elective |
3 |
| Elective2 |
|
Social/Behavioral Science |
3 |
| SEMESTER TOTAL |
15 |
| Second Semester |
| Course |
Number |
Title |
Credit |
| FIRT |
1327 |
Building Construction in the Fire Service |
3 |
| FIRT3 |
|
Elective |
3 |
| FIRT3 |
|
Elective |
3 |
| FIRT3 |
|
Elective |
3 |
| FIRT4 |
2380 |
Cooperative Education |
3 |
| SEMESTER TOTAL |
15 |
| TOTAL Credit
Hours for AAS Degree |
70-71 |
1 Courses must be taken as corequisites
2 One course must meet multicultural requirements
3 Select from FIRT 1303, 1305, 1307, 1331, 1338, 1355,
or 2333
4 Capstone course
* Students must meet college-level Math competency |
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