Program Requirements

Associate in Science Degree in Fire Science Technology: AS-25980

Click here for a link to the catalog curriculum for the AS in Fire Science Technology.

For detailed information concerning how the various State Fire Certificates,  Fire Courses (FFP), and associated college credits apply to each option, please review the following (note the final pages of this document):

Fire Science Technology Curriculum

For more information on the fire courses (FFP) and the various requirements for the State Fire Certificates, as specified in various options, please visit the following:

The Bureau of Fire Standards and Training (Florida State Fire College)

Information for the students that are ready to take their State Fire Certification Exam. This include information on the Pearson Vue testing sites, specific content-outline for each test, textbooks associated with the test, and other important testing information:

State testing for related fire certifications

Note: For technical questions concerning the program core requirements (fire courses and related certificates as they apply towards the Associate in Science degree), please contact Fire Science Technology Coordinator James Davis at  jdavis@polk.edu.

Note: The articulated FFP courses can only be used toward the Fire Science degree at the associate’s degree level. However, a Fire Science AS degree containing FFP credits can be applied toward a Polk State College BAS degree in Supervision and Management.