Fire Science Certificate

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This certificate is administered by the Forestry Discipline.

Consists of 16 credits, 2 federal wildland fire fighting training modules, and a prescribed burning experience.

Note: Required courses marked below have Math prerequisites. Depending on your placement score, additional courses may be required.**

Take all of the following:

FOR 224 - Fire Operations Credits: 1
FOR 320 - Field Experience in Forest Measurement Credits: 1
FOR 324 - Fire Management and Ecology Credits: 3
NRES 250 - Introduction to Fisheries, Forestry and Wildlife Resources Credits: 4
NRES 251 - Introduction to Soil and Water Resources Credits: 4 **
FOR 381 - Internship in Forestry Credits: 1-12 (Take 3 credits - Internship must have a fire management focus) or
NRES 454 - Fire Behavior and Fuels Credits: 3

Successfully complete two federal wildland fire fighting training modules.

Choose from:

S-212 - Use of Chain Saw on the Fireline
S-211 - Portable Pumps
S-219 - Firing Operations
S-131 - Fire Fighter Type I

Complete a prescribed burning experience.

Choose from:

A. Participate in one prescribed burning trip organized by the UW-Stevens Point Fire Crew in regions outside of central Wisconsin, plus two of the prescribed burns conducted by the Crew.

B. Complete a summer job in which the primary job duties involve prescribed burning.

Fire Science Certificate

Note: Required courses marked ** below have Math prerequisites. Depending on your placement score, additional courses may be required.

Take all of the following:

Successfully complete two federal wildland fire fighting training modules.

Complete a prescribed burning experience.

Note: Required courses marked below have Math prerequisites. Depending on your placement score, additional courses may be required.**