The bachelor of science degree in emergency administration and management was developed with the cooperation and support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The program is designed to educate students and inservice emergency management providers about the human and physical consequences of natural and technological disasters and how to mitigate them. The program addresses competencies required of emergency management professionals in careers in federal, state, or local government, with specific emphasis on emergency response agencies, i.e., fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services, offices of emergency services, and specific agencies such as the Red Cross and other groups providing on-site emergency response and support. The degree is also designed for aspiring emergency professionals seeking a broad-based education in the procedures for coping with emergencies and major disasters.

Emphasis in this program will be placed on the awarding of credit for completed training, and/or certification based on knowledge, skills, and abilities. Up to 15 hours of credit may be awarded upon presentation of approved documentation. Equivalencies will be determined by the head of the department based on recommendations provided by the Non-Collegiate Sponsored Instruction Program of the American Council on Education and the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), formerly known as the National Coordinating Council on Emergency Management (NCCEM), and FEMA's training arm, the Emergency Management Institute.

The curriculum provides a broad interdisciplinary program of study to support the technical specialty courses with two options available. The sociology option is designed for those individuals who want to work with the psychological and human elements of disaster and mitigation; whereas, those individuals who want to be involved in the front-line intervention and prevention of disasters should consider the environmental option. All majors will be required to complete 15 hours of administrative/management courses.

Curriculum in Emergency Administration and Management
Freshman Year	Hours
English Composition (ENGL 1013, 1023)1	6
Social Sciences1	6
Biological Sciences1	4
Technical Specialty Course2	6
Mathematics (MATH 1113 or 1103)1	3
Physical Science1	4
Administrative4	3
Total	32
Sophomore Year	Hours
Social Sciences1	6
Fine Arts/Humanities1	6
Physical Education1	2
Technical Specialty Course2	3
Option3	9
Administrative4	3
Electives	3
Total	32
Junior Year	Hours
Technical Specialty Course2	9
Option3	9
Administrative4	6
Electives	6
Total	30
Senior Year	Hours
Technical Specialty Course2	3
Option3	3
Administrative4	3
Internship5	6
Externship6	15
Total	30

Notes:
1See General Education requirements.
2With advisor recommendation.
3See selected courses available in Sociology or Environmental Option.
4See selected courses available in Professional/Administrative Core.
5Arranged through advisor.
6Equivalency credit awarded with appropriate documentation; otherwise coursework must be selected from the Technical Specialty or interdisciplinary core areas.

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Emergency Administration and Management
Technical Specialty Courses1

The student will select with the advisor's recommendation 21 hours of credit from the following technical specialty courses. EAM 1003, EAM 1013, and EAM 4033 are required courses for all students. EAM 4106 and EAM 4201-15 are required for all students, and are in addition to the 21 hours of credit required.

1. EAM 1003 Living in a Hazardous Environment
2. EAM 1013 Aim and Scope of Emergency Management
3. EAM 1023 Disaster Planning
4. EAM 2023 Disaster Response Operations and Management
5. EAM 2033 Citizen/Community Disaster Preparedness
6. EAM 2043 The Economics of Hazards and Disaster
7. EAM 3003 Developing Emergency Management Skills
8. EAM 3013 Public Administration/Policy and Emergency Management
9. EAM 3033 The Social Dimensions of Disaster
10. EAM 3043 The Politics of Disaster
11. EAM 4003 Disaster Relief and Recovery
12. EAM 4013 Business/Industry Crisis Management
13. EAM 4023 Information Technology and Emergency Management
14. EAM 4033 Emergency Management Research Methods/Analysis
15. EAM 4043 Disaster and Emergency Management Ethics
16. EAM 4053 Community Management of Hazardous Materials
17. EAM 4106 Internship
18. EAM 4201-15 Externship
19. EAM 4991-3 Special Problems and Topics

Note:
1With advisor recommendation.

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Emergency Administration and Management
Interdisciplinary Core Sociology Option1

The student will select with the advisor's recommendation 21 hours of credit from the following courses which are currently offered within each departmental area.

1. SOC 2053 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
   or BUAD 2053 Business Statistics
   or MATH 2163Introduction to Statistical Methods
2. SOC 1003 Introductory Sociology
3. SOC 2063 Communities & Social Organizations
4. SOC 3163 Introduction to Social Research
5. SOC 4063 Social Stratification
6. PSY 2003 General Psychology
7. PSY 2023 Consumer Psychology
8. PSY 2033 Psychology of Adjustment
9. PSY 3003 Abnormal Psychology
10. PSY 3043 Environmental Psychology
11. PSY 3093 Industrial Psychology
12. PSY 3153 Theories of Personality
13. PSY 4003 Psychology of Death & Dying
14. PSY 4043 Social Psychology
15. CJ 2003 Introduction to Criminal Justice
16. CJ 2013 Introduction to Security
17. CJ (POLS) 3023 Judicial Process
18. CJ (PSY) 3033 The Criminal Mind
19. CJ 3073 Police Administration
20. CJ 3153 Prison & Corrections
21. CJ 3206 The Law in Action
22. CJ 4023 Law & the Legal System
23. CJ 4053 Criminal Law & the Constitution
24. POLS 2013 Introduction to Political Science
25. POLS 3033 American State & Local Government
26. POLS 3053 Introduction to Public Administration
27. POLS 3093 American Municipal Government
28. POLS 3403 Comparative Government
29. POLS 3413 International Relations
30. POLS 3473 National Security Policy
31. POLS 4103 Environmental Politics
32. GEOG 4833 Geographic Information Systems
    or FW 4034 GIS in Natural Resources

Note:
1See selected courses available in Sociology or Environmental Option.

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Emergency Administration and Management
Interdisciplinary Core Environmental Option1

The student will select with the advisor's recommendation 21 hours of credit from the following courses which are currently offered within each departmental area.

1. RP 1002 Wilderness Experience & Backpacking
2. RP 1992 Basic Forest Fighting
3. RP 2992 Wildland Fire Suppression-Water Use
4. RP 3993 Advanced Fire Fighting
5. PHYS 3033 Radiation Health Physics
6. ENGR 3512 Radiation Detection Laboratory
7. Chemistry (Any level)
8. HA 1013 Restaurant Orientation/Sanitation
9. MATH 2163 Introduction to Statistical Methods
   or BUAD 2053 Business Statistics
   or SOC 2053 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
10. HLED 3203 Consumer Health Programs
11. GEOG 2033 Physical Geography
12. GEOG 4023 Economic Geography
13. GEOG 4833 Geographic Information Systems
    or FW 4034 GIS in Natural Resources
14. GEOL 3153 Environmental Geology
15. PE 2513 First Aid

Note:
1See selected courses available in Sociology or Environmental Option.

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Emergency Administration and Management
Required Administrative/Professional Core1

The student will select with the advisor's recommendation 15 hours of credit from the following courses which are currently offered within each departmental area.

1. ACCT 2003 Accounting Principles I
2. ACCT 2013 Accounting Principles II
3. ACCT 4093 Governmental Accounting
4. BUAD 1003 Introduction to Business Systems
5. BUAD 2003 Business Information Systems
6. BUAD 2033 Legal Environment of Business
7. BUAD 2043 Principles of Word Processing
8. BUAD 2053 Business Statistics
9. BUAD 3023 Business Communications
10. COMS 1003 Intro to Computer Based Systems
11. COMS 2003 Microcomputer Applications
12. ECON 2003 Principles of Economics I
13. ECON 2013 Principles of Economics II
14. ECON 4033 Current Economic Problems
15. ECON 4093 International Economics & Finance
16. FIN 4043 Principles of Risk & Insurance
17. JOUR 2133 Intro to Mass Communication
18. JOUR 3173 Public Relations Principles
19. JOUR 4123 Laws of Communication
20. ENGL 2053 Technical Communication
21. MGMT 2013 Introduction to Management
22. MGMT 3003 Management & Org Behavior
23. MGMT 4023 Personnel/Human Res Mgmt
24. MGMT 4093 Human Behavior in Organizations
25. SPH 1003 Intro to Speech-Communication
26. SPH 2003 Public Speaking
27. SPH 2173 Business & Professional Speaking
28. SPH 3003 Interpersonal Communication
29. SPH 3033 Interviewing Principles & Practices
30. SPH 3053 Persuasion
31. SPH 3073 Group Discussion
32. SPH 3223 Nonverbal Communication

Note:
1See selected courses available in Professional/Administrative Core.

The Associate of Science degree in Early Childhood Education is structured to provide a seamless acquisition of academic requirements for various career levels in occupations related to child care and early childhood education in the public and private sectors. The early childhood education courses provide the academic requirements for meeting assessment guidelines for the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. The general education courses meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education.

Curriculum in Early Childhood Education
Freshman Year
First Semester	Hours
English Composition I (ENGL 1013)1	3
College Algebra (MATH 1113) or Algebra for General Education (MATH 1103)	3
Introduction to Biological Science (BIOL 1014)	4
Introductory Sociology (SOC 1003)	3
Foundations and Theories in Early Childhood Education (ECE 2312)	2
Basic Child Growth and Development I (ECE 2112)	2
Total	17
Second Semester
English Composition II (ENGL 1023)1	3
Introduction to Physical Science	3
Physical Science Laboratory (PHSC 1021)	1
First Aid (PE 2513)	3
Physical Wellness and Fitness (WS 1002)2	2
Basic Child Growth and Development II (ECE 2212)	2
Regional Geography of the World (GEOG 2013)	3
Total	17
Sophomore Year
First Semester
Experiencing Art (ART 2123)	3
US History (HIST 2003 or HIST 2013)	3
Humanities (ENGL 2003 or ENGL 2013 or PHIL 2003)	3
Curriculum for Early Childhood Education (ECE 2513)	3
Methods and Materials Using Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children (ECE 2613)	3
Total	15
Second Semester
American Government (POLS 2003)	3
Practicum in Early Childhood Education (ECE 2991-9)3	9
Total	12

Notes:
1See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in General Education requirements.
2Satisfies physical education activity credit.
3Enrollment must be approved by advisor. See course description.

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The Industrial Electronic Technology program leads to the Associate of Applied Science degree. This program is designed to prepare students for jobs in the use and maintenance of common electrical and electronic devices and instruments. This career program provides the student with the technological training necessary to work as an electronics technician or engineering aide. The electronics concentration includes practical experience in electronics troubleshooting with the necessary theory of electronic circuits.

Courses in general electronics are combined with general education courses to provide firm foundation in a basic electronics, math, and writing skills. Electronic theory is supported with relevant laboratory experiences. Upon advisor approval, documented competencies acquired through training, certification, or licensure may be substituted as equivalencies for related technical courses. The majority of the technical courses are offered on a flexible schedule at off-site industrial locations.

To be admitted to the program, one must do the following:

1. Apply for admission to Arkansas Tech University.
2. Send to the university a certified copy of high school transcript, GED certificate, or college transcript(s).
3. Take the ACT or COMPASS

Those who make a score of less than 19 on the ACT in English, Mathematics, or Reading will need to take the appropriate developmental course or courses. Those who make a score of less than 42 in Math, 82 in Writing and 83 in Reading on the COMPASS will also be required to take the appropriate developmental course or courses.

The Curriculum in Industrial Electronic Technology
Freshman Year	Hours
Introduction to Computer Based Systems (COMS 1003)	3
Algebra for General Education or College Algebra (MATH 1103 or Math 1113)	3
Composition I (ENGL 1013)1	3
Fundamentals of Electricity I (TELT 1014)2	4
Fundamentals of Electricity II (TELT 1214)2	4
Composition II (ENGL 1023)1	3
Industrial Electricity I (TELT 1123)	3
Solid State I (TELT 1224)	4
Digital Electronics I (TELT 1314)	4
Engineering Graphics (ENGR 1002)	2
Total	33
Sophomore Year	Hours
Programming in Basic (COMS 1203)1	3
Programmable Logic Applications (TELT 2014)	4
Solid State II (TELT 2214)	4
Digital Electronics II (TELT 2424)	4
Advanced PLC Systems (TELT 2233)	3
Industrial Electricity II (TELT 2313)	3
Electronics: Special Topics (TELT 2503)	3
Troubleshooting Electrical and Electronic Systems (TELT 2223)	3
Social Science1	3
Total	30

Notes:
1See General Education Requirements.
2These two courses are taken as a block.

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The Technical Certificate in Industrial Electronic Technology is designed to enhance the technical skills and job-related knowledge of individuals who are currently employed as electronics technicians as well as other persons seeking careers in industrial electronic technology. Upon advisor approval, documented competencies acquired through training, certification, or licensure may be substituted as equivalencies for related technical courses. The majority of the technical courses are offered on a flexible schedule at off-site industrial locations.

The Technical Certificate provides training in the maintenance of most industrial electronics and electrical systems. Courses taken for the certificate may be applied to the Associate of Applied Science degree in Industrial Electronic Technology.

Certificate Requirements	Hours
English Composition I (ENGL 1013)1	3
Mathematics (MATH 1103 or 1113)1	3
Fundamentals of Electricity I (TELT 1014)2	4
Fundamentals of Electricity II (TELT 1214)2	4
Intro to Computer Based Systems (COMS 1003)	3
Industrial Electricity I (TELT 1123)	3
Industrial Electricity II (TELT 2313)	3
Solid State I (TELT 1224)	4
Digital Electronics I (TELT 1314)	4
Programmable Logic Controllers Applications (TELT 2014)	4
Total	36

Notes:
1See General Education Requirements.
2These two courses are taken as a block.

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The Industrial Plant Maintenance program leads to the Associate of Applied Science degree. This program is designed to: (1) enhance the technical skills and job-related knowledge of persons who are currently employed in the field of industrial plant maintenance, and (2) prepare inexperienced persons for entry-level job in industrial plant maintenance.

Instruction includes power distribution, programmable logic controllers, fluid power, welding, and machine shop. Emphasis is placed on troubleshooting skills and preventive maintenance techniques. Upon advisor approval, documented competencies acquired through training, certification, or licensure may be substituted as equivalencies for related technical courses. The majority of the technical courses are offered on a flexible schedule at off-site industrial locations.

To be admitted to the program, one must do the following:

1. Apply for admission to Arkansas Tech University.
2. Send to the University a certified copy of high school transcript, GED certificate, or college transcript(s).
3. Take the ACT or COMPASS.

Those who make a score of less than 19 on the ACT in English, Mathematics, or Reading will need to take the appropriate developmental course or courses .Those who make a score of less than 42 in Math, 82 in Writing and 83 in Reading on the COMPASS will also be required to take the appropriate developmental course or courses.

The Curriculum in Industrial Plant Maintenance Associate of Applied Science Degree
Freshman Year	Hours
Composition I (ENGL 1013)1	3
Technical Mathematics (TMAT 1003)	3
Maintenance of Plumbing Systems (TIPM 1204)	4
Basic Machine Shop (TMAC 1013)	3
Blueprint Reading (TDFT 1013)	3
Introduction to Computer Based Systems (COMS 1003)	3
Hydraulics and Pneumatics (TIPM 1103)	3
Welding Option (TMAC 1135)	5
Machine Set-up and Operations I (TMAC 1025)	5
Total	32
Sophomore Year	Hours
Composition II (ENGL 1023)1	3
Mechanical: Special Topics (TMAC 2503)	3
Algebra for General Education or College Algebra (MATH 1103 or Math 1113)1	3
Industrial Electricity I (TELT 1123)	3
Social Science1	3
Technical Electives2	14
Total	29

Notes:
1See General Education Requirements.
2See Technical Elective Options Below.

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Technical Electives

Each student will be required to complete 14 hours of technical electives. In selecting courses to fulfill the technical elective hours, the student shall work with an advisor to develop a cohesive set of courses to fulfill this requirement.

1. Machine Set-Up and Operations II (TMAC 2014)
2. Metallurgy (TIPM 2014)
3. Machine Processes (TMAC 2115)
4. Introduction to Air Conditioning Systems (TACR 2014)
5. Ammonia Refrigeration Systems (TACR 2114)
6. Intro. to Boiler and Steam Generation (TACR 2213)
7. Maintenance of Boiler and Steam Systems (TACR 2212)
8. Fundamentals of Electricity I (TELT 1014)
9. Fundamentals of Electricity II (TELT 1214)
10. Industrial Electricity II (TELT 2313)
11. Programmable Logic Controllers Applications (TELT 2014)

The Technical Certificate in Industrial Plant Maintenance is designed to enhance the technical skills and job-related knowledge of individuals who are currently employed in an industrial setting as well as other persons seeking careers in industrial plant maintenance. Upon advisor approval, documented competencies acquired through training, certification, or licensure may be substituted as equivalencies for related technical courses. The majority of the technical courses are offered on a flexible schedule at off-site industrial locations.

The Technical Certificate is a planned and coherent program of classroom and laboratory/shop work. It recognizes the completion of a specified level of competency in the field of industrial plant maintenance. The program of study is part of an Associate of Applied Science curriculum in Industrial Plant Maintenance.

Courses taken for the Certificate may be applied to the Associate of Applied Science degree in Industrial Plant Maintenance.

Certificate Requirements	Hours
English Composition I (ENGL 1013)1	3
Welding Option (TMAC 1135)	5
Blueprint Reading (TDFT 1013)	3
Basic Machine Shop (TMAC 1013)	3
Industrial Electricity I (TELT 1123)	3
Technical Mathematics (TMAT 1003)	3
Hydraulics & Pneumatics (TIPM 1103)	3
Maintenance of Plumbing Systems (TIPM 1204)	4
Introduction to Computer Based Systems (COMS 1003)	3
Introduction to Boiler and Steam Generators (TACR 2213) AND Maintenance of Boiler and Steam Systems (TACR 2212) OR Machine Set-Up and Operations I (TMAC 1025)2	5
Total	35

Notes:
1See General Education Requirements.
2Boilers and Refrigeration Systems.

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This program provides the student with the opportunity to earn college credit for validated competencies acquired through a vocational/technical school, community college, technical college, or industry training. Students seeking to articulate credit for prior learning must satisfy the following requirements:

1. The student must meet all regular admission requirements of Arkansas Tech University.
2. The student who is admitted to degree admission status must meet Freshman Placement Standards. Students will be required to meet all developmental programs as indicated by these standards.
3. A student pursuing articulated credit must have demonstrated competency by scoring no lower than one standard deviation below the national mean on the teacher/expert worker exam provided by the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) in the occupational area for which the student is requesting credit.
4. The student must successfully complete 15 semester hours of credit at Arkansas Tech University (excluding developmental hours which earn institutional credit and may not be used to meet any degree requirements) before the 30 semester hours of validated credit can be awarded. The credit awarded for articulated competency will be designated on the transcript but will not count in the calculation of the student's grade point average.
5. Scores from the NOCTI exam completed more than five (5) years prior to application for admission to the program will not be accepted.

Curriculum in Industrial Systems
Freshman Year	Fall	Spring
English Composition1	3	3
Social Sciences1	3
Social Sciences (HIST 2003, or HIST 2013, or POLS 2003)		3
Science1	4	4
College Algebra (MATH 1113)	3
Statistics (MATH 2163)	3
Statistical Process Control(MATH 2183)		3
Computer Science2		3
Total	16	16
Sophomore Year
Computer Science2	3
Applied Technical Studies2	14	16
Total	17	16

Notes:
1See General Education requirements.
2Must be approved by academic advisor.

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