the program credit requirements, but must be passed
with a "C".
Successful program completion prepares and entitles the
student to take the state certi cation examination. A
graduate is licensed only after successful completion of
the certi cation examination and application for a state
certi cation. State Certi cation must be obtained within 2
years of course completion.
Graduates of the Fire Science technical diploma who
complete their coursework with a "C" or higher in any 10-
503-XXX courses and meet the program benchmark
scores for the Fire Medic program, may qualify for
advanced standing within the Fire Medic Associate
Degree program.
10-890-101 COLLEGE 101 ...Students will utilize digital tools and resources to assess, explore, practice,
apply, and evaluate both employability and learning skills. By establishing NWTC cultural values as
hallmarks of success in academic, career, and personal settings the course encourages re ective,
personalized development of a growth mindset and emphasizes the importance of making wise
choices. To maximize the return on investment, students should take this course in their rst semester
as it identi es key expectations (hidden rules) of higher learning and professional employment.
10-503-142 FIRE FIGHTING PRINCIPLES ...basic re behavior, techniques for control structural, related
re emergencies, life safety practices; covers practical evolutions necessary to control and extinguish
res; satis es all requirements for Fire ghter 1 state certi cation. (Prerequisite: Acceptance to Fire
Science, Fire Medic or Fire Protection Technician program; Corequisite: 10-503-153, Hazardous Material
Operations)
10-503-191 PRINCIPLES OF EMERGENCY SERVICES ...provides an overview to re protection; career
opportunities in re protection and related elds; philosophy and history of re protection/service; re
loss analysis; organization and function of public and private re protection services; re departments
as part of local government; laws and regulations affecting the re service; and re service
nomenclature.
10-503-153 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL OPERATIONS ...prepares the participant to perform the minimum
hazardous material incident operations associated with re ghting functions. Meets operational level
competencies referenced in the JPRs in NFPA 1001, 4-1.1. (Corequisites: 10-503-142, Fire Fighting
Principles; OR Fire ghter I State Certi cation)
10-804-113 COLLEGE TECHNICAL MATH 1A ...topics include solving linear equations; graphing; percent;
proportions; measurement systems; computational geometry; and right triangle trigonometry.
Emphasis will be on the application of skills to technical problems. (Prerequisite: Accuplacer Arithmetic
score greater/equal to 65 AND Reading score greater/equal to 55; OR ACT Math score greater/equal to 15
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