Associate in Science in Fire Service Administration Degree
The Associate in Science in Fire Service Administration is a comprehensive two-year program designed to allow students to apply college credit hours that they have earned from the University of Missouri's Fire & Rescue Training Institute (FRTI) and the National Fire Academy (NFA) toward their degree. This program is rich in general education courses to facilitate pursuit of a baccalaureate degree and possesses the requisite technical and managerial courses to provide a foundation for leadership in the fire service. All courses with FSAD field codes are offered by MU FRTI or the NFA.
Degree Requirements
A. | General Education Requirements | 27-30 sem. hrs | ||
| ENGL 112 |  | English Composition II | 3 hrs | |
| CISS 170 | | Introduction to Computer Information Systems or CISS 176 Introduction to Computer Science | 3 hrs | |
| COMM 110 | | Introduction to Speech | 3 hrs | |
| MATH 150 | | College Algebra or | 3 hrs | |
| MATH 170 | | Finite Mathematics or | 3 hrs | |
| MATH 180 | | Precalculus or | 3 hrs | |
| MATH 201 | | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I or | 3 hrs | |
| MATH 215 | | Calculus and Analytic Geometry IA and | 3 hrs | |
| MATH 226 | | Calculus and Analytic Geometry IB | 3 hrs | |
| BIOL /ENVS115 |  | Introduction to Environmental Science | 3 hrs | |
| CHEM /PHYS108 | | Physical Science Survey | 3 hrs | |
| Students must have nine (9) hours selected from the following courses: | ||||
| PSYC 101 | | General Psychology | 3 hrs | |
| SOCI 111 | | General Sociology | 3 hrs | |
| POSC 111 | | American National Government | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 121 | | American History to 1877 | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 122 | | American History since 1877 | 3 hrs | |
B. | ENGL 111 English Composition I | 3 sem. hrs | ||
C. | Major Area Requirements | 25 sem. hrs | ||
| ECON 293 | | Macroeconomics | 3 hrs | |
| CJAD 345 | | Ethics & Morality in Criminal Justice or | 3 hrs | |
| MGMT 368 | | Business Ethics or | ||
| PHIL 330 | | Ethics | ||
| MGMT 254 | | Business Communication | 3 hrs | |
| MGMT 330 | | Principles of Management | 3 hrs | |
| FSAD 101 | | Fire Service Instructor I | 2 hrs | |
| FSAD 110 | | Fire Officer I | 2 hrs | |
| FSAD 120 | | Incident Management System | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 140 | | Introduction to Emergency Management | 2 hrs | |
| FSAD 150 | | Principles of Building Construction: Combustible | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 155 | | Principles of Building Construction: Noncombustible | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 210 | | Fire Officer II | 3 hrs | |
| FSAD 220 | | Advanced Incident Management System: Command Staff; Operations; Logistics/Finance; Planning | 1 hr | |
D. | Major Area Electives | 5 sem. hrs | ||
| (FSAD Courses bolded in this section are offered at the National Fire Academy) | ||||
| FSAD 130 | | Incident Safety Officer | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 135 | | Health and Safety Officer | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 145 | | Introduction to Volunteer Emergency Service Mgmt | 2 hrs | |
| FSAD 146 | | Executive Analysis of Fire Service Opns in Emergency Management | 3 hrs | |
| FSAD 160 | | Introduction to Fire Prevention Inspection | 2 hrs | |
| FSAD 161 | | Fire Inspection Principles | 3 hrs | |
| FSAD 162 | | Principles of Fire Protection: Structures & Systems | 3 hrs | |
| FSAD 163 | | Management of Arson Prevention & Control | 3 hrs | |
| FSAD 164 | | Management of Fire Prevention Programs | 3 hrs | |
| FSAD 165 | | Plans Review for Inspectors | 3 hrs | |
| FSAD 166 | | Strategic Analysis of Community Risk Reduction | 3 hrs | |
| FSAD 170 | | Introduction Wildland & Wildland / Urban Interface | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 180 | | Emergency Response to Terrorism: Company Officer | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 181 | | Emergency Response to Terrorism: EMS | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 182 | | Emergency Response to Terrorism: Hazardous Materials | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 183 | | Hazardous Materials Incident Response: Operations | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 184 | | Command and Control of Fire Operations at National & Man-made Operations | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 185 | | Command and Control of Fire Department Operations at Target Hazards | 3 hrs | |
| FSAD 201 | | Fire Service Instructor II | 2 hrs | |
| FSAD 202 | | Challenges for Local Training Officers | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 203 | | Community Education Leadership | 3 hrs | |
| FSAD 230 | | Managing Company Tactical Operations: Preparation | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 231 | | Managing Company Tactical Operations: Decision Making | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 232 | | Managing Company Tactical Operations: Tactics | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 240 | | Leadership: Company | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 241 | | Leadership: Personal | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 242 | | Leadership: Supervisory | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 243 | | Executive Skills Series: Influencing | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 244 | | Executive Skills Series: Leading Diverse Communities | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 245 | | Executive Skills Series: Managing & Leading Change | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 250 | | Managing in a Changing Environment | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 251 | | Fire Service Communication | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 253 | | Training Operations in Small Departments | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 260 | | Shaping the Future | 1 hr | |
| FSAD 270 | | Initial Fire kinvestigation | 3 hrs | |
| FSAD 271 | | Fire Cause Determination for Company Officers | 2 hrs | |
| FSAD 272 | | Fire/Arson Investigation | 3 hrs | |
| FSAD 273 | | Interviewing / Interrogating & Courtroom Testimony | 3 hrs | |
60-63 sem. hrs | ||||