Emergency Management Certificate

About the Program

All courses are offered totally online in 8-week terms for you convenience.
Complete theoretical and practical studies in emergency management in courses that cover such topics as disaster preparedness, emergency planning, and weapons of mass destruction hazards and responses, among others.
Learn from faculty who are nationally recognized experts in border and homeland security, terrorism and human rights, cybersecurity, emergency management, and modern law enforcement techniques and training.

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Department of Security Studies and Criminal Justice

Admission Requirements

Application for Admission
All college and/or university transcripts
Essay of no more than 750 words discussing an important issue of homeland security

Prerequisites

Bachelor’s degree with an overall GPA of at least 2.75, including repeated courses - or a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of at least 3.0 in the last 60 credit hours of undergraduate work

Note: The required GPA may be waived on a case-by-case basis by the department chair.

Credit Requirements

This graduate-level certificate program consists of 12 credit hours. That means you only have to complete four courses to earn your certificate.

Once you earn your certificate, you can also apply the credits toward an online Master of Science in homeland security degree right here at Angelo State.

Application Deadlines

Spring A: Jan 1
Spring B: Mar 1
Summer: May 23
Fall A: Aug 8
Fall B: Oct 1

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