Wildland Fire Science- Option 2
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
Freshman Seminar
Credits
3
Grade
Earned
Spring Semester II
ENG 233 or
Writing for Technical Prof. or
ENG 104
English Composition & Rhetoric
Credits
3
ENG 102
English Composition
3
COMM 102
Public Speaking
3
WILD 100
Introduction to ICS
1
WILD 150
Firefighter Fitness
2
WILD 130
Firefighter Training
3
EMS 200
Wilderness First Responder
3
WILD 133
Look Up, Look Down and Around
0.5
WILD 211
Portable Pumps & Water Use
2
WILD 134
LCES
1
WILD 260
Interagency Incident Business
2
Management
WILD 180
Human Factors in Wildland Fire
0.5
WILD 270
Basic Air Operations
2
Service
WILD 190
Introduction to Wildland Fire
1
Behavior
WILD 286
Basic Land Navigation
1
WILD 294
Wildland FF Experience
3
Total Semester Credit Hours
Approved 7/28/2015 VPSL
17
Total Semester Credit Hours
17
Grade
Earned
Fall Semester III
SCIENCE
Recommended Courses: BIOL 155/L,
Credits
4
216/L, CHEM 151/L, CHEM 152/L,
Grade
Earned
Spring Semester IV
SOCIAL
Choose 1 Social Science from
SCIENCE
NMGECC -Recommended PSCI
Credits
3
102, PSY 101 or SOC 101
NATR 255/L or any science listed
with a lab in NMGECC
NATR 110
Introduction to Natural Resource
3
SCIENCE
Management
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
NATR 121
Introduction to Forestry
3
HUMANITIES
Recommended Courses: HIST
3
101, HIST 102 or Humanities
from different discipline in the
NMGECC
WILD 212
Wildland Fire Chain Saws
3
WILD 131
Firefighter Type 1
1
WILD 219
Firing Operations
2
WILD 280
Followership to Leadership
2
WILD 290
Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior
3
WILD 299
Wildland Fire Capstone
1
Total Semester Credit Hours
14
Total Program Plan Requirements
66
Total Semester Credit Hours
Approved 7/28/2015 VPSL
18
Grade
Earned