Overview

The Fire and Safety Engineering Technology, Fire Safety program of The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is intended for students who seek a career within the fire service. The curriculum is designed to prepare students for increasingly responsible roles in leadership and management. In addition, the program provides comprehensive classes dealing with fire behavior, active and passive protection systems as well as the foundational principles of research investigation.

Students completing the requirements identified for this concentration will receive a special designation on their transcripts showing they have completed the Fire Safety concentration.

Course Requirements

Entering First-Year Students: Students admitted as First-Year students complete the appropriate four-year curriculum for the program into which they were admitted.
Transfer students not holding an appropriate AAS degree: Transfer students not holding an appropriate AAS degree must complete the remaining coursework outlined for the respective four-year curriculum into which they were admitted after evaluation and application of any transfer credit.
Transfer students holding an appropriate AAS degree: Transfer students with an appropriate Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree as defined previously under Admission Requirements may begin the program in the Junior year with up to 64 transfer credit hours awarded. Prerequisites for students holding an AAS degree from a community or technical college are listed below.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Fire Protection and Prevention

Water-Based Fire Suppression

Fire Protection and Safety Law

Fire Investigation and Forensics

Building Construction for Fire Protection

Fire Behavior

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Charlotte, United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete and submit your online application.

Pay the $75 application fee

Submit an official high school transcript.

Submit one required essay
SAT or ACT test scores (Optional)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

20018 USD / year

≈ 20018 USD / year
Out-of-State

20018 USD / year

≈ 20018 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

3812 USD / year

≈ 3812 USD / year

Living costs

Charlotte

United States

1133 - 2060 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Programme Structure

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Credits

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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