Bachelor of Arts
in Public Safety Management (P.A.C.E)
The Bachelor of Arts in Public Safety Management (PSM)
equips public safety professionals with skills in working
with people, managing change within an organization,
creating innovation, and utilizing communication skills
to address social and organizational problems, as well
as provide such professionals with a systematic understanding
of public administration, including community relations,
personnel administration, budgeting, and terrorism
and disaster preparedness. This program is offered through
P.A.C.E. (Programs for Accelerated College Education).
Online Option
Available
Beginning in the summer of 2005, classes will be available
in an online format to meet both the scheduling needs
of public safety personnel and the demand across the
state. The program is designed as a degree completion
program to finish the work started by our excellent
community college system in Texas whether in fire science,
law enforcement, police, emergency medical, emergency
telecommunications, or emergency management.
Certificated Learning Established
as Transfer Credit
The Center for Prior Learning Assessment has
conducted an extensive review of four professional licensing
programs using the Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools (SACS) guidelines. The licensing programs
are Emergency Medical, Fire Fighter, Peace Officer,
and Funeral Home Director. St. Edward's University will
award as transfer credit according to the following
schedule. Students interested in receiving this credit
should contact Dr. Susan Gunn for the application forms
and to start the process.
1. Emergency Medical Service education,
training, licensing, and certification has been determined
to be equivalent to the following college hours.
Training
Programs begun during or after Fall, 1999, either
in Texas or out of state:
EMT Basic: 6 hours general
electives.
EMT Intermediate: 18
hours general electives.
EMT Paramedic: 43 hours
general electives.
Training programs begun prior to Fall, 1999:
EMT Basic: as above.
EMT Intermediate and
EMT Paramedic:
Community college-based
continuing education programs—as above.
Proprietary schools:
individual portfolio assessment
Out-of-state certificates:
individual portfolio assessment
2. Fire Fighter education, training,
licensing, and certification has been determined to
be equivalent to the following college hours.
Fire Fighter licensing:
9 hours of elective credit
EMT Basic: 6 hours general
elective credit.
3. Peace Officer education, training,
certification has been determined to be equivalent
to the following college hours.
Basic peace officer
license: 16 hours of credit including credit for several
specific
criminal justice classes
for those licensed after 1994. The specific classes
that may be
credited are American Law
Enforcement; Law and Society; Criminal Investigation;
Criminal Law I and II,
and Police Community Relations. A lesser amount may
be
awarded for licensing before
1994.
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