Fire Service Administration - Overview

Overview

The new accelerated Bachelor of Arts degree completion program in Fire Service Administration consists of 33 credit hours of upper division core courses and 6 credit hours of electives to complete the requirements for the major in Fire Service Administration. This degree completion program is designed to provide administrative courses for professionals in the fire service field. Students admitted to the program must be at least 24 years of age, have at least three years of full-time work experience, and have a fire service related associate’s degree or equivalent hours in the fire service field from an accredited college. A maximum of 72 community college credit hours will be accepted. Consistent with Lewis University policy, an unlimited number of credit hours will be accepted from upper division/senior institutions as long as the final 32 hours, including at least 12 hours of upper division courses in the major and 6 hours of Mission-based courses are completed at Lewis.

Core courses for the major will be offered in a continuous eight week accelerated format. There will be two eight week sessions during the fall, spring, and summer semesters. This format will allow students the opportunity to earn up to 6 credit hours of courses in the major during each 16 week semester. Courses may be taken without regard for sequence.

Firefighters in the Chicago area typically work one 24 hour shift with the following 48 hours off duty. Because of this type of work schedule, each class will be offered on two consecutive days. Each class will mirror the class of the prior day. This will allow for a maximum number of firefighters to attend classes. The mirrored class schedule was recommended by leadership personnel in all of the fire departments involved in the discussion of this proposed program.

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