Emergency Administration and Management A.S. Degree

Effective Beginning Catalog Term: Spring 2021 (585)

The requirements shown below are valid beginning Spring 2021 (585), and may not reflect degree requirements for current students. Current students should visit My SPC and view My Learning Plan to see specific degree requirements for their effective term.

Program Leadership Information

publicsafetyadvising@spcollege.edu -

Geoffrey Brown
Instructor-in-Charge
727-341-4120
brown.geoffrey@spcollege.edu

Susan Demers
Dean

Program Summary

Please contact PublicSafetyAdvising@spcollege.edu for questions regarding this program.

This program is offered as a Fully Online program.

The Associate in Science degree program allows students to not only graduate with an AS degree, but also be able to meet the entrance requirements to continue the BAS degree in Public Safety. Additional information on the PSA-BAS degree may be found here.

The Academic Pathway is a tool for students that lists the following items:
o the recommended order in which to take the program courses
o suggested course when more than one option exists
o which semester each course is typically offered
o if the course has a prerequisite
o courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)

If you are starting the program this term, click here to access the recommended Academic Pathway.

If you have already started the program, click here for the archived Academic Pathways.

Please verify the Academic Pathway lists your correct starting semester.

Florida CIP Code

1743011202: Security Mgmt & Administration

Federal CIP Code

43.0302: Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management.

Job Related Opportunities

• A degree designed for:
• Risk managers in the private and public sectors as well as those responsible for hazard assessment, OSHA, SARA compliance, and emergency response (including volunteer agencies).
• Emergency professionals who will be relied upon to protect the public in the event of a major emergency. This includes paid and volunteer firefighters, police officers, emergency medical service workers, public works officials and private industrial safety managers.
• Governmental and industrial emergency planners who must prepare for potential emergencies by designing procedures, buying equipment and - in some cases - predicting possible disasters.
• Aspiring emergency professionals seeking a broad-based education in the procedures for coping with daily emergencies and major disasters.
• Emergency professionals who need additional skills to prepare for management opportunities.

Graduation Rules

Minimum Grade of "C" in all Support and Major courses.

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