FEMA APS (Advanced Professional Series) Certification

[eddieturtle]

Does anyone know if the FEMA APS Certification can be used for college credit? If so, what colleges will accept it? I am assuming it may be able to be used in some sort of Homeland Security degree. Thanks!

[Tedium]

When I was searching out some sort of emergency management degree that took FEMA, I settled on Frederick Community College as the cheapest and best place to go. YMMV Degree and Certificate Programs - Frederick Community College

Both the AAS in Emergency Management and the Certificate in Emergency Management allow for eight elective FEMA courses. I'm not sure what courses the APS uses, offhand. I think they might not be on the list of IS courses, but if they are you could use them there. Keep in mind that the AAS requires an internship, the Certificate does not.

You almost certainly are going to be limited to Emergency Management or maybe even Homeland Security. The APS requires butt-in-seat classes, right? If that's the case then it may be more acceptable to schools than the IS courses. Check the list and ask a lot of questions, but I think FCC may be your best bet. Good luck.

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[eddieturtle]

Thanks for the response... You are correct that these are all "butt-in seat" classes. I have done a little searching, but can't find anything about how the "APS Certification" will transfer to anything specific. Hoping there is a school out there that will accept (probably wishful thinking) the APS Cert along with some general core classes and I will be able to obtain a degree.

To obtain the APS Cert you must complete certain required courses along with 5 elective courses. It's a pretty good program and some cities / counties require this cert to be an Emergency Manager.

If someone has a little more info that would be great.

(btw, I am looking into Frederick Community College to transfer some of the FEMA IS courses like you mentioned).

Thanks!

When I was searching out some sort of emergency management degree that took FEMA, I settled on Frederick Community College as the cheapest and best place to go. YMMV Degree and Certificate Programs - Frederick Community College

Both the AAS in Emergency Management and the Certificate in Emergency Management allow for eight elective FEMA courses. I'm not sure what courses the APS uses, offhand. I think they might not be on the list of IS courses, but if they are you could use them there. Keep in mind that the AAS requires an internship, the Certificate does not.

You almost certainly are going to be limited to Emergency Management or maybe even Homeland Security. The APS requires butt-in-seat classes, right? If that's the case then it may be more acceptable to schools than the IS courses. Check the list and ask a lot of questions, but I think FCC may be your best bet. Good luck.

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[rebel100]

There are a couple of FEMA IS courses that are able to be used in the APS, I think these are also credit eligible. I don't know of anyone granting credit for the whole thing.

You could complete a general AS at COSC with the 36 hours in gen ed plus 24 FEMA IS credits....closest thing I know of to what your asking. COSC does take FEMA direct and free if charge....at least for now.

[publius2k4]

As far as which colleges accept FEMA, COSC accepts FEMA directly. Excelsior excepts FEMA if the credits are first laundered through Frederick Community College.

[sanantone]

Some of FEMA's butt-in-seat courses are ACE-approved.
ACE CREDIT | The National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training

[JTP]

Is there a list of which FEMA courses COSC will take?

[sanantone]

Is there a list of which FEMA courses COSC will take?

http://em-study.com/emsfema/article.php?...icle_id=62

[JTP]

Printable Course List

@Sanatone fantastic!

[rebel100]

COSC follows FCC's credit guidelines, essentially anything that indicates college credit on the FEMA IS website should be eligible for credit.

Some other schools that accept FEMA credit in one form or another include:

Charter Oak
Excelsior
Bellhaven (or is it Bellview?)
AMU/APU
Red Rocks CC in Colorado
Clakamus CC in Oregon
Guam CC...though you basically have to be in Guam to take advantage of the program.