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Emergency Services, A.S.

Requirements

Our degree provides our students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to assist them in obtaining a job in Emergency Services, or if already employed, to give them the knowledge, skills, and abilities to advance in their careers.

Total Program Credits: 60

General Education Requirements: 35 Credits
Complete the following:  
  ENGL 1010 Introduction to Academic Writing CC 3
or ENGH 1005 Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC  
  ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
Complete one of the following: 3
  MAT 1030 Quantitative Reasoning QL (3) (recommended for Humanities or Arts majors)  
  MAT 1035 Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL  
  STAT 1040 Introduction to Statistics QL (3) (recommended for Social Science majors)  
  STAT 1045 Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL (5)  
  MATH 1050 College Algebra QL (4) (recommended for Business, Education, Science, and Health Professions majors)  
  MATH 1055 College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5)  
  MATH 1090 College Algebra for Business QL (3) (recommended for Business majors)   
Complete one of the following: 3
  HIST 2700 US History to 1877 AS (3)  
and HIST 2710 US History since 1877 AS (6)  
  HIST 1700 American Civilization AS (3)  
  HIST 1740 US Economic History AS (3)  
  POLS 1000 American Heritage SS (3)  
  POLS 1100 American National Government  AS 3)  
Complete the following:  
  PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values IH 3
  HLTH 1100 Personal Health and Wellness TE (2)  
or EXSC 1097 Fitness for Life TE 2
Distribution Courses:  
  Biology 3
  Physical Science 3
  Additional Biology or Physical Science 3
  Humanities Distribution 3
  Fine Arts Distribution 3
  Social/Behavioral Science 3
Discipline Core Requirements: 25 Credits
  ESFF 1000 Introduction to Emergency Services or sufficient emergency services work experience 4
Complete one of the following:  
  ESFF 2100 Servant-Leadership for the Emergency Services 3
  Any Emergency Services advisor approved courses 18

Graduation Requirements:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 60 semester credits.
  2. Overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or above.
  3. Residency hours--minimum of 20 credit hours through course attendance at UVU.
  4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements.

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.

Semester 1 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1010   Introduction to Academic Writing CC 3
American Institution 3
ESFF 1000 Introduction to Emergency Services 4

HLTH 1100 or EXSC 1097

Personal Health and Wellness TE or Fitness for Life TE 2

MAT 1030 or 1035 or STAT 1040 or 1045 or MATH 1050 or 1055 or 1090

Quantitative Reasoning QL or Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL or Introduction to Statistics or Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL or College Algebra QL or College Algebra with Preliminaries QL or College Algebra for Business QL

3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 2 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
Physical Science 3
Social Behavioral  3
BIOL 1010 General Biology BB 3
Elective 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 3 Course Title Credit Hours
ESEC 1140  Emergency Medical Technician Basic 9
PHIL 205G Ethics and Values IH GI 3
ESFF 2100 Servant-Leadership for the Emergency Services 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 4 Course Title Credit Hours
Fine Arts 3
ZOOL 1090   Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology BB 3
Elective 6
Humanities 3
  Semester total: 15
  Degree total: 60

Department

Emergency Services

The Emergency Services department is in the College of Health and Public Services. To find the most up-to-date information, including Program Learning Outcomes for degree programs offered by the Emergency Services department, visit their website.

Emergency Services department

Program Details

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Students will demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in emergency administration.
  2. Students will pursue a bachelor’s degree after completion of associate’s degree.
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