Academic Learning Compact:
Fire and Emergency Services

The School of Construction Management offers an accessible Bachelor of Science program for members of the fire and emergency services. This degree program is designed to build on your experience in the fire service and to add the academic substance to prepare you to lead public or private sector fire and emergency service units.

Additional information is available from the description of this major.

Before Graduating You Must

• Demonstrate ability in management, labor issues and operations.
• Demonstrate ability in services related to medical, disaster and human resources.
• Demonstrate ability in public relations, ethical practices and leadership.
• Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by faculty.

Skills You Will Acquire in the Major (SLOs)

1. Identify and evaluate organizational problems associated with fire and emergency
   services.
2. Identify and demonstrate proper knowledge and use of comprehensive emergency
   management/command and control skills in major catastrophic incidents in fire and
   emergency services.
3. Illustrate knowledge and legal application of safety, health and environmental
   regulations at state and federal levels.
4. Demonstrate effective leadership behavior and skills in fire and emergency
   services.
5. Properly address issues of management, code regulations and the labor market in
   fire and emergency services.
6. Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills for leadership in fire
   and emergency services.

Table Key: I = Introduced; R = Reinforced; A = Assessed

Assessment Types:
Exams and final papers.