FPA Curriculum
Bachelor’s Degree Requirements
UNIVERSITY GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
General Education: 36 hours
Student Success Seminar (JSO 100; waived for transfers with 30+ hrs.): 1 hour
Wellness: 3 hours
Writing Intensive Course (Hrs. incorporated into Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives category)
Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories)
ACCT - Fire Protection Administration majors will fulfill ACCT with FSE 400.
(Credit hours are incorporated into major requirements below.)
Total Hours University Graduation Requirements: 40 hours
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
The Department of Safety, Security, and Emergency Management requires that each graduate of Fire Protection Administration (B.S.) must complete a minimum of 32 credit hours in the College of Justice and Safety at Eastern Kentucky University and must complete a minimum of 18 upper division credits from the Safety, Security and Emergency Management Department.
Core Courses: 66 hours
FSE 101, 120, 200, 201, 221, 223, 225, 230, 300W, 305, 320, 322, 349(3), 350, 355, 360, 365, 375, 400, 425; OSH 261, 390.
Supporting Course Requirements: 17 hours
CHE 101/101L(4) (ᴳElement 4), 102/102L(4); MAT 114 (ᴳElement 2); PSY 200(ᴳElement 5B); TRS 235.
ᴳ = Course also satisfies a General Education element. Hours are included within the 36 hr. General Education requirement above. A maximum of 3 cr. hrs. will count toward Element 4.
Free Electives: 6 hours
TOTAL HOURS TO COMPLETE DEGREE: 120 hours