MCC CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

FIRE PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY

A.A.S. DEGREE - Career Program

Program Code: FR01

Distribution Requirements
Credit Hours
FIRST SEMESTER
ENG 101 College Composition OR
ENG 200 Advanced Composition
3
MTH 150 Survey of Mathematics OR
MTH 152 Survey of Mathematics for Technicians OR
MTH 160 Statistics I OR higher#
3-4
FPT 101 Fire Behavior and Combustion
3
FPT 102 Fire Prevention and Inspection
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - HUMANITIES (SUNY-H) ELECTIVE**
3
First Semester Total:
15-16
SECOND SEMESTER
FPT 103 Building Materials and Construction
3
FPT 105 History of the Fire Service
3
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - NATURAL SCIENCES (SUNY-NS) ELECTIVE
3-4
OPEN ELECTIVE
3
Second Semester Total:
15-16
THIRD SEMESTER
FPT 211 Fire Investigation: Cause and Origin
3
FPT 215 Hazardous Materials Technician
3
FPT 216 Fire Service Instructor I OR
FPT 260 Contemporary Issues in the Fire Service
3
EMS 110 Emergency Medical Technician
6
Third Semester Total:
15
FOURTH SEMESTER
FPT 204 Fire Service Strategy and Tactics
3
FPT 212 Fire Service Hydraulics
3
ECO 103 Personal Money Management OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - SOCIAL SCIENCES (SUNY-SS) ELECTIVE
3
OPEN ELECTIVE
3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE*
3
Fourth Semester Total:
15
TOTAL CREDITS:
60-62

*Choose any course from the following SUNY-GER categories: SUNY-AH, SUNY-BC, SUNY-FL, SUNY-H, SUNY-M, SUNY-NS, SUNY-OWC, SUNY-SS, SUNY-WC.
**Choose any SUNY-H course; recommended: SPC 141, SPC 142, or SPC 144; PHL 103, or PHL 250
#MTH course selected must qualify for MCC-QL.
Revised 3/15/2022

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