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Admission Criteria

Freshman Admission

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 + 2  Fire related Degree Admission

Non Fire Degree Admission

Required Coursework

Lower Division Courses

Upper Division Courses

Distance Education Information

General Details

The Fire Safety Engineering Technology program at UNC Charlotte leads to a Bachelors of Science degree in Fire Safety Engineering Technology. The program is delivered in several ways. A full time on campus program is available as well as options for transfer, part time and distance education participation. The upper division courses can be taken as part of a  "+ 2" option which means students transfer* to UNC Charlotte having completed an associates degree in Fire Protection/Fire Science or similar degree. The students then complete 61 hours (if admitted with no deficiencies) to fulfill the requirement for the bachelors of science degree. The 61 hours includes 49 hours of major courses and 12 hours of general education and/or major electives. Students who have already completed a degree in another discipline may enter the program, however, they must complete the following courses before taking any upper division fire courses. ETFS 1120, ETFS 2124, ETFS 2132, ETFS 1232, ETFS 2264 + lab

The upper division courses are also delivered via the internet and www as an individual access distance education program.

Admission Criteria:

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+ 2 Degree Admission Criteria

Students applying for the + 2 option must have completed the following subjects in their two-year associate degree program:

• English Composition, Technical Writing and/or Public Speaking (6-9 semester hours)
• College Algebra or higher (3 semester hours)
• Two science courses with each with a laboratory (8 semester hours)
• Humanities and/or Social Sciences (6-9 semester hours)
• Computer Literacy Course

Technical Courses in Major Area (33 - 39 hours) that should include the following:

• Fundamentals of Fire Protection
• Fundamentals of Fire Prevention
• Fire Detection and Fire Investigation
• Building Construction for Fire Protection
• Inspections and Codes
• Sprinklers and Automatic Alarms
• Fire Protection Law
• Fire Fighting Strategies
• Chemistry of Hazardous Materials
• Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply
• Managing Fire Services
• Fire Behavior and Combustion

*64 hours is the maximum transfer credit from a two-year college.

Course titles in bold are the NFA core courses from the Model Associates Degree Curriculum developed by the National Fire Academy and the National Fire Science Curriculum Committee.

Non Fire Degree Admission Criteria

Students possessing a bachelors degree in another discipline may be admitted to program. However, these students must complete ETFS 1120, ETFS 2124, ETFS 2132, ETFS 1232, ETFS 2264 + lab before enrolling in any upper division fire course. Students then must complete all major classes to obtain the degree.

Students possessing an associate degree in another discipline may be admitted. These students upon completion of ETFS 1120, ETFS 2124, ETFS 2132, ETFS 1232, ETFS 2264 + lab will follow the + 2 program plan.

Degree Requirements:

Lower Division Course Requirements

Freshman Year - Fall

• ENGL 1101 English Comp
• ETGR 1201 Intro to Engr.
• ETFS 1120 Fund Of Fire Prot.
• PHYS 1101 Intro to Physics
• PHYS1101L Intro to Physics Lab
• ETGR1100 Intro to ET Computing

Freshman Year - Spring

• ENGL 1102 Writing in the Acd. Comm.
• ETFS 1152 Fire Protection Law
• ETFS 1232 Fire Protection Hydraulics
• MATH 1100 College Algebra (P)
• PHYS 1102 Intro to Physics II
• PHYS 1102L Intro to Physics II Lab 

Sophomore Year - Fall

• ETFS 2124 Fund. Of Fire Prevention
• ETFS 2132 Bldg Const. for the Fire Service
• Chem 1111 Chem. In Today's Society
• STAT 1220 Elements of Statistics (P)
• POLS 1110 Intro to POLS
• LBST XXXX Liberal Studies

Sophomore Year - Spring

• ETFS 2126 Fire Investigation
• ETFS 2230 Haz Mat
• ETFS 2264 Fire Behavior and Combustion
• ETFS 2264 L Fire Behavior and Combustion Lab
• ETGR 1103 Tech Drawing
• Directed Elective - Writing Intensive (w)

Upper Division Course Requirements

Junior Year - Fall

• ACCT 2121 Accounting 1 OR Eng Econ EGET 3222
• ETFS 3103 Principles of Fire Behavior
• ETFS 3113 Building Fire Safety
• ETFS 3123 Industrial Hazards and Electricity
• ETFS 3611 Professional Leadership Seminar (W,O)
• LBST/HBSS Liberal Studies/Humanities/Soc. Sci. 

Junior Year - Spring

• ETFS 3124 Risk Management for the Emerg Services
• ETFS 3144 Active Fire Protection
• POLS3119 State Politics
• PSYC2171 Intro to Organizational Psychology
• LBST/HBSS Liberal Studies/Humanities/Soc. Sci. 

Senior Year - Fall

• ETFS 3183 Fire Safety Engineering Problems Analysis
• ETFS 3233 Applied Fire Engineering Design and Analysis
• POLS3121 Urban Politics
• PSYC3174 Organizational Psychology
• LBST/HBSS Liberal Studies/Humanities/Soc. Sci. 

Senior Year - Spring

• ETFS 4123 Command and Control of Major Disasters
• ETFS 4243 Research Investigation (W,O)
• ETFS 4323 Advanced Fire Service Administration
• POLS3126 Administrative Behavior
• LBST/HBSS Liberal Studies/Humanities/Soc. Sci. 

Distance Education Information

The distance education program in Fire Safety Engineering Technology allows those who are geographically unable to attend on campus classes to complete their bachelors degree. The program has a unique delivery method that uses both asynchronous and synchronous formats to create a virtual classroom. The asynchronous portion of each class is posted on the www for students to access. The synchronous portion takes place one time per week for each course and is conducted over the internet. For specifics information on the distance education program please visit http://www.distanceed.uncc.edu/programs/fset/Default.aspx

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