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.
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: Applications will open on Jan 22
- Spring B: Mar 4
- Summer: May 20
- Fall A: Aug 1
- Fall B: Applications will open on Aug 30
- Fall B: Oct 1
Certificate Courses (3 credit hours each)
Required Courses:
- BOR 6322: Studies in Weapons of Mass Destruction Hazards and Responses
- BOR 6330: Studies in Disaster Preparedness
- BOR 6331: Seminar in Emergency Planning
Choose one of the following courses:
- BOR 6301: Seminar in Homeland Security
- BOR 6302: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Total credit hours: 12
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