2008-10 Curriculum & Programs of Study :: Georgia Perimeter College
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     2008-10 Curriculum & Programs of Study

    Certificate Program - Fire Management

    Fire Management Certificate Advisement Form   (PDF file - requires Acrobat Reader)

    Fire Management Certificate Advisement Form (Fillable form - requires Microsoft Word)

    Courses taken for the Fire Management Certificate can be used for the Associate of Applied Science in Fire Management. International students holding F-1 Visa/Status may not enroll in certificate or dual degree programs.

    General Education for Fire Management Certificate 15 hours
    These courses constitute the general education segment of the curriculum and must be completed prior to enrolling in the professional curriculum.

    Required courses:
    BISM 2601* Business Information Systems 3 hours
    BUSA 2106* Environment of Business 3 hours
    ENGL 1101* English Composition I (a) 3 hours
    FIRE 1911 Fire Department Management 3 hours
    MATH 1101
    or

    MATH 1111
    Introduction to Mathematical Modeling

    College Algebra
    3 hours

    NOTE:
                *Or Honors version
                 (a)    Students planning to transfer are encouraged to take the Regents' Test upon completion of English 1101 or ENGL 1101H.

    Professional Curriculum for Fire Management Certificate
      9 hours

    Choose 9 hours from the following courses (b):
    FIRE 1090 Special Topics 3 hours
    FIRE 1902 Introduction to Fire Prevention & Suppression 3 hours
    FIRE 1904 Inspection Principles** 3 hours
    FIRE 1906 Industrial Fire Protection 3 hours
    FIRE 1908 Instructional Techniques** 3 hours
    FIRE 1916 Emergency Rescue Operations 3 hours
    FIRE 1961 Fire Service Safety & Loss Control** 3 hours
    FIRE 2901 Fire Fighting Tactics and Strategy 3 hours
    FIRE 2903 Aircraft Fire Protection Safety 3 hours
    FIRE 2905 Fire Causes Investigation 3 hours
    FIRE 2907 Incident Command** 3 hours
    FIRE 2911 Fire Fighting Hydraulics 3 hours
    FIRE 2913 Chemistry of Hazardous Material (c) 3 hours
    FIRE 2915 Building Construction & Firefighter Safety 3 hours

    NOTES:
                *Or Honors version
                ** Identifies classes for NPQ Fire Officer I
                 (b)    Grades of "C" or better in all FIRE technical courses are required for Georgia Perimeter College certification and Georgia Fire Fighter Standards and Training Council certification.
                 (c)    CHEM 1151 & 1151L are prerequisites for FIRE 2913