Emergency Services, A.S.
Provides 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.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Total Credit Hours | 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 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning QL (3) (recommended for Humanities or Arts majors) | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL (undefined) | ||
| Introduction to Statistics QL (3) (recommended for Social Science majors) | ||
| Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL (5) | ||
| College Algebra QL (4) (recommended for Business, Education, Science, and Health Professions majors) | ||
| College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5) | ||
| College Algebra for Business QL (undefined) (recommended for Business majors) | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| US History to 1877 AS and US History since 1877 AS (6) | ||
| American Civilization AS (3) | ||
| US Economic History AS (3) | ||
| American Heritage AS (3) | ||
| 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 | |
| Distribution Courses: | ||
| Biology | 3 | |
| Physical Science | 3 | |
| Additional Biology or Physical Science | 3 | |
| Humanities Distribution | 3 | |
| Fine Arts Distribution | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science (ES 1150 recommended) | 3 | |
| Discipline Core Requirements | 25 Credits | |
| ESFF 1000 | Introduction to Emergency Services or sufficient emergency services work experience | 4 |
| ESFF 2100 | Servant-Leadership for the Emergency Services | 3 |
| Any Emergency Servics advisor approved courses | 18 | |
Graduation Requirements
- Completion of a minimum of 60 semester credits.
- Overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or above, with no core course below 'C-".
- Residency hours--minimum of 20 credit hours through course attendance at UVU.
- 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.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | 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 |
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning QL | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL | ||
| Introduction to Statistics QL | ||
| Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL | ||
| College Algebra QL | ||
| College Algebra with Preliminaries QL | ||
| College Algebra for Business QL | ||
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Academic Writing CC | 3 |
| Physical Science | 3 | |
| ES 1150 | Introduction to Emergency and Disaster Management SS | 3 |
| BIOL 1010 | General Biology BB | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Semester 3 | ||
| PHIL 205G | Ethics and Values IH GI | 3 |
| ESFF 2100 | Servant-Leadership for the Emergency Services | 3 |
| Elective | 9 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Elective | 6 | |
| Humanities | 3 | |
| Additional Biology or Physical Science | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 60 | |