Prior Learning

Fire Science

College Credit Requirements

To earn KCTCS credit for Fire Science, a student must have accomplished the following:

  1. Completed the high school Fire Science Technology course with a grade of B or higher.
  2. If applying for Internship/Co-Op credit toward FIR 198 Practicum, it must be at least 180 contact hours long.
  3. Submitted the necessary documentation, signed by a school personnel, indicating all requirements have been met (see next page of this document for signature page).
  4. Applied to a KCTCS college and enrolled within three years of graduating high school.

Note: All three steps should be completed prior to the start of the student?s first semester of classes at a KCTCS college.

Table of Credit Equivalencies

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High School Course KCTCS Equivalent Course(s) Credit Hours

Basic Firefighting I/Introduction to Patient Care (461032)

FIR 101 Basic Firefighting I, FIR 1071 First Aid, FIR 1072 CPR, FIR 1073 Bloodborne Pathogens

 5

Basic Firefighting II/Hazardous Materials Awareness (461034)

FIR 102 Basic Firefighting II, FIR 1061 Hazardous Materials Awareness

 3.66

Basic Firefighting III/Hazardous Materials Operations (461061)

Basic Firefighting IV (461036)

 5

Co-Op (Fire Service) (461063) or Internship (Fire Service) (461068)

 

FIR 198 Practicum (180 Contact Hours)

 3

Emergency Medical Responder (461024)

FIR 215 Emergency Medical Responder

 3

Special Topics – Fire Science (461069)

FIR 225 Special Topics in Fire Science

 1 (up to 3)