Emergency Response and Operations - Track IV Fire Science
Major: 3112
Initiating College: Glendale Community College
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Sequence Shared by: EMC GCC PVC
This version of the program will be used for advising and student planning purposes.
Any developmental course requirements should be completed prior to starting the courses listed below
as they may be required for enrollment in courses listed in the term sequence.
Program Notes: Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all courses required within the program.
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
The same course cannot be applied to both Required Courses and to Restricted Electives Areas.
Admission Criteria:
Term 1 -
Credits: 15.5-16
+ ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR
+ ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) 3
+ Any approved general education course from the Mathematics area 3
EMT101 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Basic Cardiac Life Support (0.50) OR
Current validation in Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider/Professional Rescuer (0) OR
Permission of Program Director 0-0.50
Choose courses from Restricted Electives Area below to complete 9.5-10 credits.
(EMT104 (9) and EMT104AB (0.5) strongly recommended if not already National Registry Certified) 9.5-10
Term 2 -
Credits: 15
Equivalent credits in courses selected from Restricted Electives should be taken during Term 2 if student is exempt from Critical Reading course by assessment.
+ CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) OR
equivalent as indicated by assessment. 0-3
Any approved general education course from the Oral Communication area. 3
FSC105 Hazardous Materials/First Responder 3
FSC108 Fundamentals of Fire Prevention 3
Any approved general education course from the Social and Behavioral Sciences area. 3
If exempt from Critical Reading requirement by assessment, choose course(s) from Restricted Electives Area below to complete 3 credits. 0-3
Term 3 -
Credits: 15
+ ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR
+ ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) 3
FSC113 Introduction to Fire Suppression 3
FSC117 Fire Apparatus 3
FSC119 Introduction to Fire Service Ethics 3
Any approved general education course from the Humanities and Fine Arts area. 3
Term 4 -
Credits: 14.5
AJS/DPR/FSC147 Emergency Preparedness (3) OR
AJS/DPR/FSC148 Fundamentals of Emergency Management (3) 3
+ FSC208 Firefighter Safety and Building Construction 3
FSC215 Customer Service in the Private Sector 3
Any approved general education course from the Natural Sciences area. 4
Choose course(s) from Restricted Electives Area below to complete at least 60 credit minimum required for this program. 0.5-1
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Restricted Electives Students must choose the appropriate number of Restricted Elective credits to meet the 60 credit minimum for completion of this track. Selected courses will not apply in both Required Courses and Restricted electives areas.
AJS+++++ Any AJS Administration of Justice Studies courses
DPR+++++ Any DPR Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response courses
EMT+++++ Any EMT Emergency Medical Technology courses
FSC+++++ Any FSC Fire Science Technology courses
LET+++++ Any LET Law Enforcement Technology courses
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: March 22, 2016
All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the
curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.