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EOU - FSA DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
All course credits are reflected in quarter credit hours. One semester hour = 1.5 quarter credit hours.
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INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS 1. 180 Total Credits, of which - 45 must be EOU Residency Credits. (The term "Residency" includes EOU distance education courses and those taken on the main EOU campus. Residency credit may also be earned through EOU's APEL 390, "Assessment of Prior Experiential Learning." Classroom format institute courses taken through Western Oregon University transfer as residency credits to EOU.) - A Minimum of 60 must be Upper Division. 2. General Education, 60 credits. General Education requirements may be found on the web at http://www.eou.edu/catalog/ 3. Additional Requirements: The BS requires completion with a C- or betterof college-level math at the 100 level or above. The BA requires 2 years of a single foreign language. Both degrees require a Senior Project, or Capstone. EOU requires that all degree candidates complete the University Writing Requirement. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS Lower Division Professional Courses Chemeketa Community College and Portland Community College offer these courses through distance learning: Introduction to Fire Protection |
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (CONTINUED) Upper Division Professional Courses 21 credits, 3 credits each. The requirement for these courses may be met by taking parallel courses through distance education offerings provided through Western Oregon University and EOU. (For more information, click on the "Options for Completion" on the left side). Courses from WOU's Degrees at a Distance program, based upon courses designed by the National Fire Academy, do not count as EOU residency credit. FSA 307. Emergency Service Delivery Elective Courses FSA 336. Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials Seven "advanced" institute courses are available at various times throughout the year: FSA 411. Management Information Systems FSA 415. Local Government Administration and Community Politics FSA 417. Advanced Fiscal Management FSA 419. Advanced Legal Aspects FSA 445. Organizational Psychology Capstone One advanced institute is needed as an EOU Capstone in the FSA Major (3 credits).
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