Online Options for Completing the Institute Courses

Eastern Oregon University’s special strength in conferring the FSA degree is its assurance that the degree may be taken entirely at a distance.

Western Oregon University offers the National Fire Academy’s Degrees at a Distance Program (DDP).  DDP provides distance education courses that may substitute for specific third-year “institute” courses usually offered in a classroom format.  Degrees at a Distance Courses which may substitute for 300 level FSA courses:

Degrees at a Distance Courses Available Through DDP  (Western Oregon University)

Classroom/Online Courses Available Through Eastern Oregon University               

No Comparable Course Through DDP  FSA 307 Emergency Service Delivery  
No Comparable Course Through DDP FSA 309 Fire Investigation and Analysis                                            
FSA 324  Analytical Approaches to Public Management FSA 311 Principles of Fire Protection Management
FSA 325  Personnel Management for the Fire Services FSA 313 Personnel Management for Fire and Emergency Services
FSA 326  Fire Prevention Organization and Management FSA 315  Organization for Fire Protection
FSA 323   Advanced Fire Administration FSA 317  Fiscal Management in Fire Protection
FSA 329  Political/Legal Foundations of Fire Protection FSA 319  Political and Legal Foundations of Fire Protection