Fire Administration (B.S.) - Fire Science - Online
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
General Education/Foundational Skills Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication & Information Literacy 1 | ||
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Communications Elective | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective | 3 | |
| Technological Solutions & Quantitative Reasoning 1 | ||
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| Math Elective | MATH 114 or higher | 3 |
| Critical Thinking 1 | ||
| RLGN 104 | Christian Life and Biblical Worldview 2 | 4 |
| Critical Thinking Elective | 3 | |
| Civic & Global Engagement 1 | ||
| Cultural Studies Elective | 3 | |
| Social & Scientific Inquiry 1 | ||
| Natural Science Elective | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Christianity & Contexts 1 | ||
| BIBL 104 | Survey of Old and New Testament | 4 |
| THEO 104 | Introduction to Theology Survey 2 | 4 |
| Total Hours | 39-42 | |
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Refer to the list of approved general education electives before enrolling in foundational skill requirements
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Students transferring in 45 or more UG credit hours will have the requirement of RLGN 104 waived; Students transferring in 60 or more UG credit hours will also have the requirement of THEO 104 waived
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Foundational Courses | ||
| GOVT 200 | Constitutional Government and Free Enterprise 1 | 3 |
| GOVT 220 | American Government 1 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
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Course may also fulfill select general education requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Core | ||
| BUSI 240 | Organizational Behavior and Management | 3 |
| BUSI 310 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| CJUS 381 | Incident Command System/Emergency Planning and Incident Management | 3 |
| CJUS 383 | Behavioral Dimensions of Disaster | 3 |
| FIRE 310 | Fire Prevention and Protection | 3 |
| FIRE 320 | Legal and Political Issues in Fire Administration | 3 |
| FIRE 330 | Human Resources Management in Fire Service Organizations | 3 |
| FIRE 340 | Administration of Fire and Emergency Services Organization | 3 |
| FIRE 450 | Leadership in Fire Service Organizations | 3 |
| FIRE 492 | Fire Administration Seminar (Capstone) | 3 |
| PADM 360 | Introduction to Public Administration | 3 |
| PADM 462 | Public Financing & Budgeting | 3 |
| PADM 475 | Advanced Public Administration | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | ||
| FIRE 350 | Fire Dynamics | 3 |
| FIRE 360 | Fire Related Human Behavior | 3 |
| FIRE 370 | Analytical Approaches to Public Fire Protection | 3 |
| FIRE 380 | Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials | 3 |
| FIRE 390 | Fire Investigation and Analysis | 3 |
| FIRE 400 | Fire Protection Structures and Systems Design | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Free Electives | ||
| Choose 15-21 credit hours of Free Electives | 15-21 | |
| Total Hours | 15-21 | |
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- 120 Total hours
- 2.0 Overall grade point average
- 30 Hours must be upper-level courses (300-400 level)
- Grade of 'C' Minimum required for all courses in the major
- 25% Of major taken through Liberty University
- 30 Hours must be completed through Liberty University
- Grad App Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| BIBL 104 | Survey of Old and New Testament | 4 |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| RLGN 104 | Christian Life and Biblical Worldview | 4 |
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| Social Science Elective (GOVT 200) 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 14-17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| GOVT 220 | American Government | 3 |
| THEO 104 | Introduction to Theology Survey | 4 |
| Communications Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective 1 | 3 | |
| MATH Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Critical Thinking Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective 1 | 3 | |
| BUSI 240 | Organizational Behavior and Management | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Cultural Studies Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Natural Science Elective 1 | 3 | |
| FIRE 310 | Fire Prevention and Protection | 3 |
| BUSI 310 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| FIRE 320 | Legal and Political Issues in Fire Administration | 3 |
| FIRE 330 | Human Resources Management in Fire Service Organizations | 3 |
| FIRE 340 | Administration of Fire and Emergency Services Organization | 3 |
| PADM 360 | Introduction to Public Administration | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CJUS 381 | Incident Command System/Emergency Planning and Incident Management | 3 |
| FIRE 350 | Fire Dynamics | 3 |
| FIRE 360 | Fire Related Human Behavior | 3 |
| FIRE 370 | Analytical Approaches to Public Fire Protection | 3 |
| FIRE 380 | Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CJUS 383 | Behavioral Dimensions of Disaster | 3 |
| FIRE 390 | Fire Investigation and Analysis | 3 |
| FIRE 400 | Fire Protection Structures and Systems Design | 3 |
| FIRE 450 | Leadership in Fire Service Organizations | 3 |
| PADM 462 | Public Financing & Budgeting | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| FIRE 492 | Fire Administration Seminar (Capstone) | 3 |
| PADM 475 | Advanced Public Administration | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120-123 | |
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Refer to the list of approved general education electives at www.liberty.edu/gened before enrolling foundational skills requirements.