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1. Admissions Requirements

The degree requires thirty-nine hours of graduate credit. Core course requirements constitute twenty seven hours. A three-to-six hour Practicum involves the completion of a comprehensive Program Design Exercise and may include an Internship.
The remaining six to nine hours of course work may be taken as electives in disciplines that offer courses relevant to fire services and emergency management and students career goals. The capstone of the program is an Assessment Center in which students must demonstrate academic, management, and technical competencies.

Admission

Students are eligible to enter the FEMP degree program if they:

1. have significant practical experience in a fire and emergency management career (as determined by the Director of the Fire and Emergency Management Administration Program); or

2. have an undergraduate degree in fire and emergency management related discipline; or

3. not meeting the criteria specified in 1 or 2 above, agree to undertake requisite coursework in fire and emergency management.

Anyone having a bachelor's degree with an overall 3.0 grade point average (4.0 scale) or better will be admitted as a student in full standing. Those with less than an overall 3.0 grade point average may be considered for admission on a conditional or probationary basis. The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is not required.

Additional Admission Requirements for the M.S. in FEMA degree.  In addition to the general requirements outlined above, candidates for the Master of Science degree in fire and emergency management administration must meet one of the following requirements:

1. Successfully complete a plan of study to include a minimum of 18 hours of undergraduate study in fire protection and an emergency service internship.

          A complete application for admission to the master’s program must
          include:

1. A completed Graduate College application submitted with a non-refundable application fee.
2. An official copy of undergraduate transcipt(s).
3. Two letters of recommendation with at least one form an employer or faculty member familiar with the applicant’s academic abilities.
4. TOEFL results for students for whom English is a second language.  Students must have a score above 549 (paper exam) or 213 (computer) to be considered for admission.
5. A brief letter indicating interests and other information the applicant considers relevant.

Degree Requirements for the M.S. in Fire and Emergency Management Administration. In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate College, requirements for the Master of Science degree in fire and emergency management administration are listed below.

1. A minimum of 39 credit hours in political science or closely related courses; completion of a three-hour practicum that represents the student’s creative component; and the following required courses:  Readings in Public Administration, Seminar in Public Organizations, Seminar in Public Program Evaluation, Seminar in Public Budgeting and Finance, Seminar in Public Management, Seminar in Public Personnel Administration, Seminar in Public Policy Analysis, Seminar in Quantitative Methods, and Seminar in Fire and Emergency Management.
2. An optional three-credit hour internship, required for pre-service students.
3. Satisfactory completion of an assessment center.
4. Nine hours of electives to complete degree requirements.
5. Minimum 3.00 grade-point average, with only one grade of “C” allowed.