As the need for trained emergency managers increases, Adelphi University is pleased to announce that it will offer its first national online programs, A.S. and B.S. degrees in emergency services administration, beginning September 17, 2007. The degrees are designed for students who want a liberal arts-based degree to prepare them for a career in the emerging field of emergency services planning, management, and administration.

The online courses include principles of emergency services, emergency services management and administration, and emergency services leadership, among others. Students can apply for a maximum of 60 credits in prior learning that can be applied to this degree program, with a maximum of 16 from emergency services experience. Prior learning credits can come from fire or police academy training, or EMS certification programs. Individuals who are currently working in fields related to emergency services, including police officers, fire fighters, emergency medical technicians, and military personnel, are especially encouraged to pursue the degree.

The degree program is available entirely online or can be completed by taking a mixture of online and live instruction courses. The online option gives students the ability to earn their 120 credits from the comfort of their home or office computer. The traditional, live-instruction format is offered at Adelphi's Garden City campus, as well as Hauppauge and Manhattan Centers. University College live instruction courses run on night, weekend, and accelerated schedules.

For more information about the program, please contact Jaime Kindelmann at 516.877.3412 or ucinfo@adelphi.edu.


Adelphi University's University College: Adelphi's University College offers innovative instructional programs that accommodate the needs of busy working adults and meet the highest standards of academic excellence. The programs of study incorporate the latest in instructional technology and are designed to have an immediate impact on a student's life and career. Students receive personalized attention from dedicated faculty with extensive teaching experience and can select from 20 highly relevant degree, certificate, and noncredit programs tailored to their needs. Courses are offered nights, weekends, online, in accelerated scheduling formats, and at Adelphi's three campus sites in Garden City, Hauppauge, and Manhattan to accommodate the busy scheduling needs of working adults.


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Kali Chan Media Relations Director p - 516.877.4040 f - 516.877.3266 e - chan@adelphi.edu

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