BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FIRE SCIENCE, 120 CREDITS

The Bachelor of Science in Fire Science degree program is a dual-enrollment program in partnership with accredited community colleges using an on-line delivery system. Some requirements must be completed through an accredited community college. Students with an Associates of Applied Science in Fire Protection Technology from an accredited community colleges will apply directly to Fayetteville State University for admission. 

University College Core

Courses needed for the program may be completed on the FSU campus, but these courses will not have on-line delivery.

Admission Requirements:

Admission to the Fire Science major requires a minimum of 30 credit hours with a GPA of
2.0 or higher.

University College Core Curriculum (45 credits)

Freshman Seminar / University Studies (2 credits)

• ACA 111 College Student Success (1) (community college)
• ACA 115 Success & Study Skills (1) (community college)
• UNIV 101 Freshman Seminar I (1) (FSU)*
• UNIV 102 Freshman Seminar II (1) (FSU)*

*Course is waived for students who enter the university with 30 or more transfer credits.

Critical Thinking (3 credits)

• HUM 115 Critical Thinking (3) (community college)
• PHIL 110 Critical Thinking (3)* (FSU)
  Course is waived for students who enter the university with 60 or more transfer credits.

*Courses not available on-line.

English Composition (6 credits)

• ENG 111 Expository Writing (3) (community college)
• ENG 113 Literature-Based Research (3) (community college)
• ENGL 110 English Composition I (3) (FSU)*
• ENGL 120 English Composition II (3) (FSU)*

*Courses not available on-line.

Speech (3 credits)

• COM 231 Public Speaking (3) (community college)
• NFA Interpersonal Dynamics (3)*
• SPEE 200 Introduction to Speech (3) (FSU)**

*ACE accredited course offered through the National Fire Academy.
**Course not available on-line

Mathematics (6 credits)

• MAT 151 Statistics I (3) (community college)
• MAT 161 College Algebra (3) (community college)
• MATH 123 College Algebra (3) (FSU)*
• STAT 202 Basic Probability and Statistics (3) (FSU)*

*Courses not available on-line.

Natural Sciences (8 credits)

• FIP 229 Fire Dynamics and Combustion (3) (community college)
• FIP 230 Chemistry of Hazardous Materials (5) (community college)

History and Social Sciences (6 credits)

Choose two courses from the following:

• ANT 210, SOC 2101, SOC 220 (community college)
• ANTH 210, CRJC 200, SOCI 210, SOCI 220 (FSU)*

*Courses not available on-line.
 **Prerequisite for other SOCI courses listed.

Humanities and Fine Arts (3 credits)

Choose one from the following:

• PHI 215 Philosophic Issues (3) (community college)
• PHI 230 Introduction to Logic (3) (community college)
• PHIL 210 Introduction to Philosophy (3) (FSU)*
• PHIL 212 African-American Philosophy (3) (FSU)*
• PHIL 220 Introduction to Logic (3) (FSU)*

*Courses not available on-line.

University College Restricted Electives (6 credits)

A total of six credits to be fulfilled by one of the following options:

• Six credits from CJC 111, ECO 151, HUM 230, POL 110, PSY 150 (FTCC) or
• Six credits from CRJC 200, ECON 200, POLI 220, PSYC 210, SWRK 220 (FSU)* or
• Six credits of a 100- or 200- level foreign language sequence

* Courses not available on-line.

Physical Education / Health Education (2 credits)

• Select either HEA 110 (2), or PED 110 (2) (community college)
• HEED 112 (FSU)*

*Course not available on-line.

Admission Requirements:

Fire Service Related Education and/or Experience

The Fire Science program with concentrations in fire service management and fire investigations is a bachelor’s degree completion program. Students admitted under dual enrollment status will be eligible to transfer up to 84 community college credit hours. Therefore, prior to formal admission, the applicant should meet one of the following
criteria:

1. A regionally accredited A.A.S. in a fire service related disciplines.
2. A regionally accredited A.A.S., A.A., or A.G.S. in any discipline, with five years of documented fire service experience.
3. A student seeking a second bachelor’s degree.

Fire Services Management Concentration (36-39 credits)

These courses are offered only through FSU

• ECON 310 Managerial Economics (3)
• MGMT 420 Organization Behavior (3)
• PSYC 290 Psychology of Personal Adjustment (3)
• PSYC 350 Industrial and Organizational Psychology (3)
• FSCN 377 Fire Related Human Behavior (3)
• FSCN 400 Political and Legal Foundations of Fire Protection (3)
• FSCN 406 Technologically Enhanced Fire & EMS Services (3)
• FSCN 412 Advanced Fire Administration (3)
• FSCN 422 Applications of Fire Research (3)*
• FSCN 430 Fire Service Personnel Administration (3)
• FSCN 441 Topics in Fire Department Management (3)**
• FSCN 490 Fire Service Internship (6)

*Equivalency substitution of Executive Development Course of the Executive Fire Officer Program – National Fire Academy.
**Equivalency substitution – submission of 3 Applied Research Projects from the Executive Fire Officer Program – National Fire Academy. Scores on the 3 projects must be 3.0 or higher.

Fire Investigations Concentration (36-39 credits)

These courses are offered only through FSU:

• CRJC 202 Legal Aspects of Criminal Justice (3)
• FORS 300 Forensic Professional Practice (3)***
• FORS 410 Technical Writing in Forensic Science (3)
• FSCN 322 Advanced Fire Investigations (3)
• FSCN 377 Fire-Related Human Behavior (3)
• PHYS 390 Fire Dynamics (3)
• FSCN 400 Political and Legal Foundations of Fire Protection (3)
• FSCN 421 Incendiary Fire Analysis and Investigation (3)
• FSCN 422 Applications of Fire Research (3)****
• FSCN 430 Fire Service Personnel Administration (3)
• FSCN 441 Topics in Fire Department Management (3)*****
• FSCN 490 Fire Service Internship (6)

***Prerequisite FORS 200 – see Restricted Electives.
****Equivalency substitution of Executive Development Course of the Executive Fire Officer Program – National Fire Academy.
*****Equivalency substitution – submission of 3 Applied Research Projects from the Executive Fire Officer Program – National Fire Academy. Scores on the 3 projects must be 3.0 or higher.

Other Program Requirements:

1. Student must receive a “C” or higher in all Natural Science, Fire Science, and concentration courses with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher for graduation.
2. Students will be required to pass a background check and a review process similar to that needed for employment in a fire service position.