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Fire Science Diploma FST2

July 1, 2025, STC will no longer accept students into the Fire Science programs.  We will follow teach-out procedures for any remaining students, and/or current students that have not started their fire science classes may be encouraged to change their major.

The Fire Science Diploma program is a sequence of courses designed to prepare fire service personnel at all levels to become better officers and leaders. The program provides learning opportunities which introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to retrain and upgrade present knowledge and skills. Completion of the program of study leads to a Diploma in Fire Science.

Minimum Test Scores:

Next Gen. ACCUPLACER

Reading: 236
Writing: 249
QRAS:
(Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra & Statistics)		 245

Curriculum

Basic Skills Courses

ENGL 1010Fundamentals of English I

3
MATH 1012Foundations of Mathematics

3

Course Cluster – Select one of the following two courses

PSYC 1010Basic Psychology

3
EMPL 1000Interpersonal Relat & Prof Dev

2

Occupational Courses

COLL 1010College and Career Success Skills

3
FRSC 1100Introduction to the Fire Service

3
FRSC 1110Fire Administration- Supervision and Leadership

3
FRSC 1132Fire Service Instructor

4
FRSC 1141Hazardous Materials Operations

4
FRSC 1151Fire Prevention & Inspection

4
FRSC 1161Fire Srvc Safety/Loss Control

3
FRSC 2100Fire Administration Mgmt

3
FRSC 2110Fire Service Hydraulics

3
FRSC 2120Fire Protection Systems

3
FRSC 2130Fire Service Bldg Construction

3
FRSC 2141Incident Command

4
FRSC 2170Fire and Arson Investigation

4

Select one of the following two classes

FRSC 1121Firefighting Strategy/Tactics

3
FRSC 1115Fire Behavior and Combustion 2250

3

Minimum Length of Program: 4 Term(s)

Total Credit Hours: 55