Wildland Fire Science- Option 1
Associate of Applied Science
65 -69 credit hours
The Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS) in Wildland Fire Science is designed to prepare students for entry into a career in wildland
firefighting with private, municipal, state or federal wildland firefighting organizations. The two-year program includes basic and intermediate
wildland fire suppression strategies, a foundation of forest science courses, as well as general education requirements. Students with training
and/or experience obtained previously through government agencies may receive credit-for-prior-learning and be eligible to receive a degree in an
accelerated pathway. All technical coursework provided at ENMU-Ruidoso is endorsed and recognized by the National Wildfire Coordinating
Group through a Memorandum of Understanding with the Pecos Zone Board in Southeast New Mexico. In addition to formal college credit,
official NWCG certificates will be issued upon completion of coursework. These will transfer for credit with all Federal Land Management
agencies, State Agencies and Municipal Fire Departments.
Fall Semester I
UNIV 101
Spring Semester II
Credits
ENG 102
English Composition
3
WILD 100
WILD 130
Introduction to ICS
Firefighter Training
1
3
WILD 150
EMS 200
Firefighter Fitness
Wilderness First Responder
2
3
WILD 133
Look Up, Look Down and Around
0.5
WILD 211
Portable Pumps & Water Use
2
WILD 134
LCES
1
WILD 260
2
WILD 180
0.5
WILD 270
WILD 286
Human Factors in Wildland Fire
Service
Introduction to Wildland Fire
Behavior
Basic Land Navigation
Interagency Incident Business
Management
Basic Air Operations
WILD 294
Wildland FF Experience
Total Semester Credit Hours
Approved 7/28/2015 VPSL
3
Grade
Earned
ENG 233 or
ENG 104
COMM 102
WILD 190
Freshman Seminar
Credits
Writing for Technical Prof. or
3
Public Speaking
3
English Composition & Rhetoric
2
1
1
3
17
Total Semester Credit Hours
17
Grade
Earned
Fall Semester III
Credits
Grade
Earned
Spring Semester IV
Credits
MATH 104
Preparatory Algebra
4
MATH 119
College Algebra
3
NATR 110
Introduction to Natural Resource
3
SOCIAL
Choose 1 Social Science from
3
SCIENCE
NMGECC -Recommended PSCI
Management
102, PSY 101 or SOC 101
NATR 121
Introduction to Forestry
3
SCIENCE
Recommended Courses: BIOL
4
155/L, 216/L, CHEM 151/L,
CHEM 152/L, NATR 255/L or
any science listed with a lab in
NMGECC
WILD 212
Wildland Fire Chain Saws
3
HUMANITIES
Recommended Courses: HIST
3
101, HIST 102 or Humanities
from different discipline in the
NMGECC
WILD 219
Firing Operations
2
WILD 131
Firefighter Type 1
1
WILD 290
Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior
3
WILD 280
Followership to Leadership
2
WILD 299
Wildland Fire Capstone
1
Total Semester Credit Hours
17
Total Program Plan Requirements
69
Total Semester Credit Hours
Approved 7/28/2015 VPSL
18
Grade
Earned