BA/BS in Emergency Management is designed to prepare future emergency management leaders through the development of various core competencies including: resilience, hazard mitigation and analysis, disaster response and recovery, emergency preparedness and planning, fiscal management, communication, intergovernmental administration, geographic information systems, legal and ethical decision making, cultural competency and diversity, and general emergency management.
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements: Advanced Level
24 - 27 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Students must earn a grade of C- or better in each of the following courses and earn a GPA of 2.5 or better for all courses in this section.
- Complete the following:
- PAD4204 - Fiscal Management (3)
- PAD4390 - Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness (3)
- PAD4392 - Emergency Management and Homeland Security (3)
- PAD4395 - Disaster Response and Recovery (3)
- PAD4712 - Information Systems for Public Managers and Planners (3)
- PAD4822 - Intergovernmental Administration (3)
- PAD4942 - School of Public Administration Internship Orientation (0)
- PAD4941 - Public Administration Internship (3 - 6)
- PAD4371 - Capstone: Resiliency in Emergency Management (3)
Concentration Area
12 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Earn at least 12 credits from the following types of courses: • Students must complete 12 credit hours of PAD courses in one of the following concentration areas: o Public Service Certificate o Public Administration Certificate o Nonprofit Fiscal & Resource Development Certificate o Certificate in Community Planning
- Sudents must earn a C- or better in each course and meet GPA requirements for the certificate as per the catalog.
Restricted Electives
9 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Earn a minimum grade of C- in each of the following:
- Complete at least 3 of the following:
- CJT3803 - Security Management (3)
- DSC4012 - Terrorism (3)
- DSC4013 - Homeland Security and Criminal Justice (3)
- INR4074 - Immigration Policy (3)
- INR4084 - Politics of International Terrorism (3)
- INR4363 - Intelligence Analysis and Reporting (3)
- INR4764 - Cyberwarfare Policy (3)
- PUR4400 - Crisis Communication (3)
- POS4682 - National Security Law (3)
- HSC4201 - Community Health (3)
- INR4360 - The Intelligence Process (3)
- PLA4585 - Cybersecurity and the Law (3)
BA/BS Option
6 Total Credits
- Earn at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: • Students pursuing the BA degree must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to one year in college. ASL I, II can also be used to fulfill this requirement. • Students pursuing the B.S. degree must earn a C- or better in each of the following two upper-level courses (courses used to fulfill this category must not be used to satisfy other parts of the degree program): o PAD 3733 - Professional Administrative Writing in the Public Sector Credit Hours: 3 o PAD 4720 - Research Methods in Public Administration Credit Hours: 3
Grand Total Credits: 51 - 54
Degree Requirements
- Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
- Students should complete the General Education Program before transferring within the Florida College System or State University System.
- Students should consult with a departmental advisor on a regular basis.
- No transfer course will be accepted with a grade lower than a "C-".
- The courses designated in General Education should usually be completed in the first 60 hours.
- Students must attain a minimum grade of "C-" (1.75) in all Common Program Prerequisite courses, Core Requirements, Concentration Requirements, Restricted Electives, and BS Requirements.
- Students must earn a 2.5 GPA in Core Requirements in order to graduate.
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
Graduation
- Students pursuing a B.A. degree must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to one year at college level. Proficiency equivalent to two semesters of college instruction in a foreign language or in American Sign Language (ASL). Standardized examinations for foreign languages may be used. ASL proficiency is met by successful completion of ASL 2140 and ASL 2150 or an appropriate score on the ASL proficiency exam. Contact the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (https://healthprofessions.ucf.edu/csd/) regarding the ASL proficiency examination.
Electives
- If students need additional credit hours in order to meet the 120 credit hour graduation requirement, additional electives can be taken from other allied supporting fields.
- Upon completion of general education, common program pre-req’s, required core, BS required courses (or BA required foreign language), students may still need electives to reach the minimum overall credit hour requirement to be eligible for graduation. Students needing additional electives are encouraged to declare a 2nd minor, or certificate to fulfill the needed electives. Courses or additional minor/certificate should be selected with the assistance of an advisor.
Additional Requirements
Departmental Exit Requirements
- The students must attain a minimum grade of "C-" (1.75) in all Core Requirements, Concentration Requirements, Restricted Electives, and BS Requirements.
- Students must earn a 2.5 GPA in the Core section in order to graduate.
- At least 27 hours used in the major must be earned at UCF within the School of Public Administration.
- No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Additional Information
Honors In Major
- Interested students should speak with an advisor.
Related Programs
- Public Administration
- Criminal Justice
- Nonprofit Management
- English - Technical Communication
- International and Global Studies
- Political Science
- Computer Science
- Communication & Conflict
- Health Services Administration
Certificates
Related Minors
- Criminal Justice
- Nonprofit Management/National Certification in Nonprofit Management
- Intelligence and National Security
- Leadership Studies
- Mass Communication
- Public Administration
- Secure Computing and Networks
- Terrorism Studies
- English - Technical Communication
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Health Services Administration
Advising Notes
- Orientation and advising are two of the most valuable tools that a student can make use of when transferring to UCF. Be sure that you take advantage of both.
- Students are urged to have access to a personal computer, modem, and appropriate software to interact with the University and professors.
Transfer Notes
- Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.
- Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be formally evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide a course syllabus and any additional supporting documentation with his/her petition for this evaluation.
- Subject to the general grade and residence requirements, credit will be granted for transferred course work equivalent to that required in the Public Administration program. Only grades of "C-" (1.75) or higher transfer into the program and students must have a "C-" (1.75) or better in each common program prerequisites class.
Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses
- Program approval required.
Program Academic Learning Compacts
- Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm
Total Semester Hours Required
Plan of Study
Freshman Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Cultural & Historical Requirement Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Social Foundations Requirement Credit Hours: 3
- Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
Freshman Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
- MAC 1105C - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Communication Foundation Requirement Credit Hours: 3
- Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- STA 2014 - Principles of Statistics Credit Hours: 3
- ECO 2013 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Cultural & Historical Requirement Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Science Foundation Requirement Credit Hours: 3
- Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- GEP Cultural & Historical Requirement Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Science Foundation Requirement Credit Hours: 3
- Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- BA/BS Option Course: Foreign Language or PAD 3733 - Professional Administrative Writing in the Public Sector Credit Hours: 3
- PAD 4390 - Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness Credit Hours: 3
- PAD 4392 - Emergency Management and Homeland Security Credit Hours: 3
- PAD 4822 - Intergovernmental Administration Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- PAD 4942 - School of Public Administration Internship Orientation Credit Hours: 0
- PAD 4395 - Disaster Response and Recovery Credit Hours: 3
- BA/BS Option Course: Foreign Language or PAD 4720 - Research Methods in Public Administration Credit Hours: 3
- PAD 4712 - Information Systems for Public Managers and Planners Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- PAD 4204 - Fiscal Management Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
- PAD 4941 - Public Administration Internship Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- PAD 4371 - Community Resiliency & Sustainability Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
