ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE
Allied Health Careers

Allied Health Option
The College offers an Associate of Applied Science degree
as a career ladder for persons who have successfully completed
their program of study in Dental Assistant, Diagnostic Medical
Sonography, EMT-Paramedic or Sleep Diagnostics. This degree
is designed to assist Allied Health and Emergency Service workers
with their general and continuing education. To be admitted into
this degree program, one must meet the same requirements for
admission as do students in other degree programs at the College.
Required General Education Courses
Courses That Fulfill Minimum Degree Requirements
Course No. Course Title Credit
COM 100 Fundamentals Speech Communication 3
or COM 103 Public Speaking
CIS 100 Computer Technology & Applications 3
ENGL 1010 English Composition I 3
Fine Arts/Humanities 3
MATH MATH 1010 (or higher level) 3
Natural 1 BIOL 2010 or AHC 130* 4
Science
PHED Any 1-hour PE activity 1
Social Science 3
Total General Education 23
1 Students holding certification in EMT-Paramedic must take either
AHC 130* or BIOL 2010/2020.
Additional Program Requirements
Dental Assistant, Diagnostic Medical Sonography
EMT-Paramedic, Sleep Diagnostics
Course No. Course Title Credit
2Certification in the area of Dental Assistant, 32
Diagnostic Medical Sonography, EMT-Paramedic,
or Sleep Diagnostics
Completion of 6-12 hours of electives 6-12
as prescribed by the accrediting agency or advisor.
Total Additional Requirements 38-44
2Students may be awarded up to 32 hours of credit based on their
certification in Dental Assistant, Diagnostic Medical Sonography,
Paramedic Technology, or Sleep Diagnostics. .
Total Degree Requirements 61-67

Fire Science Technology Option
The College offers an Associate of Applied Science degree as a
career ladder for persons who have successfully completed the
Technical Certificate in Fire Science Technology. To be admitted into
this degree program, one must meet the same requirements for
admission as do students in other degree programs of the College.
Required General Education Courses
Courses That Fulfill Minimum Degree Requirements
Course No. Course Title Credit
COM 100 Fundamentals Speech Communication 3
or COM 103 Public Speaking
CIS 100 Computer Technology & Applications 3
ENGL 1010 English Composition I 3
Fine Arts/ ART 1030, ENGL 1030, HUM 1030,
Humanities PHIL 120 or MUS 1030 3
MATH MATH 1010 ( or higher level) 3
Natural Science Any 4-hour Natural Science Course 4
PHED Any 1-hour PE activity 1
Social Science Any 3-hour Social Science course 3
Total General Education 23
Required Major Core Courses
Course No. Course Title Credit
FST 101* Principles of Emergency Services 3
FST 111* Fire Protection Hydraulics &Water Supply 3
FST 115* Fire Prevention 3
FST 116* Fire Behavior and Combustion 3
FST 121* Fire Protection Systems 3
FST 201* Building Construction for Fire Protection 3
Electives May be chosen from the following 3-hr
credit courses: 21
FST 102* Hazardous Materials I
FST 103* Firefighting Strategy and Tactics
FST 107* Occupational Safety & Health for Emergency
Services
FST 109* Legal Aspects of Emergency Services
FST 112* Rescue Awareness
FST 120* Spanish for Emergency Responders
FST 130* Leadership Development
FST 202* Fire Investigation I
FST 203* Fire Administration
FST 208* Water Enhancing Agents
FST 209* Hazardous Materials II
FST 210* Public Fire Education
FST 219* Hazardous Materials Chemistry
FST 222* Fire Investigation II
FST 231* NFPA Life Safety Code
Total Major Core 39
Total Degree Requirements 62