This program prepares the student to meet fire service career development needs linked to the responsibilities of a company officer and higher positions.
Firefighters can expect to face considerable competition for available job openings. Reasons for such competition result from the low turnover of the profession, relatively high earnings, and the education requirements staying at high school level. Employment potential for Illinois firefighters is stable and some positions will result from replacement needs.
Required General Education Courses
26 credit hours as follows:
Select 6 credit hours from Social/Behavioral Sciences:
ANT, ECO, GEO, HIS, PSC, PSY, SOC, SSC
Select 8 credit hours from Physical and Life Sciences:
BIO, CHM, EAS, GEL, NAT, PHS, PHY
Select 3 credit hours from Humanities and Fine Arts:
ARB, ART, FRE, GER, HUM, LIT, MUS, PHI, SPA, THE
MTH-120: A minimum level of competency in mathematics is required for graduation for all A.A.S. degrees. This minimum competency may be demonstrated in one of two ways:
- Placement into MTH-120 or higher; or
- Successful completion with an earned grade of “C” or better in BUS-120, MTH-102, or MTH-109 for designated career programs or higher level mathematics course, or
- An equivalent transfer course from another college with an earned grade of “C” or better.
Required Career Courses
27 credit hours as follows:
| FIS-103 | Fire Prevention Principles I | 3 |
| FIS-107 | Fire Fighting Tactics & Strategy I | 3 |
| FIS-201 | Fire Service Instructor I | 3 |
| FIS-202 | Fire Service Instructor II | 3 |
| FIS-205 | Fire Service Leadership I | 3 |
| FIS-207 | Fire Fighting Tactics & Strategy II | 3 |
| FIS-209 | Fire Service Leadership II | 3 |
| FIS-210 | Fire Service Leadership III | 3 |
| FIS-211 | Fire Service Leadership IV | 3 |
Electives
Select 9 credit hours from the following:
Suggested Schedule
Semester 1 (15 credit hours)
| COM-101 | Composition I | 3 |
| MTH-120 | General Education Mathematics | 3 |
| ___-___ | Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 |
| ___-___ | Program Electives | 6 |
Semester 2 (16 credit hours)
| COM-103 | Speech Fundamentals | 3 |
| ___-___ | Physical and Life Sciences Elective | 4 |
| ___-___ | Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 |
| ___-___ | Humanities and Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
| ___-___ | Program Elective | 3 |
Semester 3 (15 credit hours)
| FIS-103 | Fire Prevention Principles I | 3 |
| FIS-107 | Fire Fighting Tactics & Strategy I | 3 |
| FIS-201 | Fire Service Instructor I | 3 |
| FIS-205 | Fire Service Leadership I | 3 |
| FIS-209 | Fire Service Leadership II | 3 |
Semester 4 (16 credit hours)
| FIS-202 | Fire Service Instructor II | 3 |
| FIS-207 | Fire Fighting Tactics & Strategy II | 3 |
| FIS-210 | Fire Service Leadership III | 3 |
| FIS-211 | Fire Service Leadership IV | 3 |
| ___-___ | Physical and Life Sciences Elective | 4 |