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Emergency Preparedness Technology Associate Degree (printable copy)
Effective Spring Semester 2008 - 20091
(A55420) Evening Program
5 Semesters
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HOURS

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CLASS

LAB

CREDIT

1 – Fall Semester, 2008

ACA 111

College Student Success

1

0

1

ENG 111

Expository Writing*

3

0

3

EPT 120

Sociology of Disaster

3

0

3

FIP 228

Local Government Finance

3

0

3

FIP 236

Emergency Management

3

0

3

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Major Elective

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2 – Spring Semester, 2009

ENG 112
or ENG 113

Argument-Based Research
Literature-Based Research

3

0

3

EPT 210

Disaster Response Operations and Management

3

0

3

FIP 152

Fire Protection Law

3

0

3

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Major Elective

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Humanities Elective

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3 – Summer Term, 2009

CIS 110

Introduction to Computers

2

2

3

MAT 121

Algebra/Trigonometry I*

2

2

3

POL 120

American Government

3

0

3

4 – Fall Semester, 2009

EPT 150

EMS Incident Management

2

2

3

EPT 220

Terrorism and Emergency Management 

3

0

3

FIP 230

Chemistry of Hazardous Materials

5

0

5

FIP 256

Municipal Public Relations

3

0

3

FIP 276

Managing Fire Services

3

0

3

5 – Spring Semester, 2010

EPT 275

Emergency Operations Center Management

3

0

3

FIP 164

OSHA Standards

3

0

3

FIP 240

Fire Service Supervision

3

0

3

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Major Elective

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Required Course Credit Hours
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57
Major Elective Credit Hours
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9
Humanities Elective Credit Hours
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3
Total Semester Hours Required for an A.A.S. Degree
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69

Students will choose 9 semester hours credit from one of following three tracks to fulfill the major electives for the Emergency Preparedness Technology degree: Fire Protection Track, Criminal Justice Track, or Environment, Health and Safety Track.

Fire Protection Track:

FIP 124

Fire Prevention & Public Ed

3

0

3

FIP 220

Fire Fighting Strategies

3

0

3

FIP 244

Fire Protection Project

3

0

3

FIP 260

Fire Protection Planning

3

0

3

Criminal Justice Track:

CJC 111

Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

0

3

CJC 132

Court Procedure and Evidence

3

0

3

CJC 231

Constitutional Law

3

0

3

Environment, Health, and Safety Track:

EHS 112

Industrial Hygiene

5

0

5

EHS 116

Environment Management

4

0

4

EHS 211

Environment Health and Toxicology

3

2

4

*ENG 070, ENG 080, ENG 090, ENG 090A, MAT 050, MAT 060, MAT 070, RED 070, RED 080, OR RED 090 may be required based on placement test results.

Humanities Electives:  ART 111, ART 114, ART 115, ART 117, DRA 122, ENG 231, ENG 232, ENG 233, ENG 241, ENG 242, ENG 243, ENG 251, ENG 252, ENG 261, ENG 262, FRE 211, GER 211, HUM 110, HUM 115, HUM 121, HUM 150, HUM 160, ITA 211, MUS 110, PHI 215, PHI 240, POR 211, REL 110, REL 211, SPA 211, SPA 212

1 The following plan of study is the standard curriculum for the above program. Any deviation from the prescribed curriculum must have approval in advance. All prerequisite course requirements must also be met. To graduate the student must successfully complete all the required courses, the required credit hours for electives, and have at least a 2.0 overall grade point average. This plan of study is subject to change when the college thinks such action is in the best interest of the student or the program. It is the responsibility of the student to meet requirements for graduation. If accepted students do not enroll for three successive semesters, they must contact the Admissions office to determine if readmission is necessary.

V.A. Students: An approval signature from the V.A. Office is required before registering. Some courses may not be certifiable.

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