Program: Emergency Administration and Planning, BS - University of North Texas

Apr 01, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

A Bachelor of Science degree in emergency administration and planning helps you develop valuable skills in disaster planning, creative problem solving, critical thinking and interpersonal communication. These skills are essential in coordinating activities that promote public safety and community resilience to the impacts of natural and technological hazards.

Degree requirements

Candidates for the Bachelor of Science with a major in emergency administration and planning must meet the following requirements.

Hours required and general/college requirements

A minimum of 120 semester hours for all EADP students, 42 must be advanced. All students must fulfill the degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree as specified in the University Core Curriculum in the Academic policies section of this catalog and the College of Health and Public Service requirements: 42 hours in the university core, 48 hours in the major, plus electives to total 120 required semester hours.

Major requirements

Required courses for all EADP students are:

The remaining hours for the major may be selected from

Other course requirements

TECM 2700 - Technical Writing (may be used to satisfy the Communication [English Composition and Rhetoric] requirement of the University Core Curriculum)

Life and Physical Sciences requirement

Choose one of the following to satisfy 3 hours of the Life and Physical Sciences requirement of the University Core Curriculum.

Internship

Pre-career (students with no professionally relevant work experience) – A major of 48 hours; 42 hours plus 6 hours of internship classes (EADP 4800 and EADP 4810 ).

In-career (students with professionally relevant work experience) – A major of 42 hours. No internship required.

Electives

Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum requirements. Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement (42) and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information see an academic advisor in the College of Health and Public Service.

Other requirements

A grade of C or better and a minimum GPA of 2.5 on all courses in the major.
At least 30 hours must be completed at UNT.
A maximum of 18 hours of technical credit may be used toward the degree.

Four-year degree plan (example)

The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites, have college credit from exams or dual enrollment, and/or elect to pursue a minor or certificate.

Year 1

Semester 1		Semester 2
ENGL 1310 - First-Year Writing I	3 hours	TECM 2700 - Technical Writing	3 hours
BIOL 1132 - Environmental Science	3 hours	EADP 3010 - Principles of Emergency Management	3 hours
Component Area Option A core	3 hours	Life and Physical Sciences core	3 hours
Government/Political Science core	3 hours	Government/Political Science core	3 hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences core	3 hours	Mathematics core	3 hours
Total	15 hours	Total	15 hours

Year 2

Semester 1		Semester 2
EADP 3020 - Methods in Emergency Management	3 hours	EADP 3045 - Disaster Response and Recovery	3 hours
EADP 3035 - Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness	3 hours	American History core	3 hours
American History core	3 hours	Language, Philosophy and Culture core	3 hours
Creative Arts core	3 hours	Electives list EADP option	3 hours
Electives list EADP option	3 hours	Elective	3 hours
Total	15 hours	Total	15 hours

Year 3

Semester 1		Semester 2
EADP 3055 - EOC Design and Operations	3 hours	EADP 4800 - Emergency Management Internship Preparation	3 hours
EADP 4050 - Social Vulnerability in Disasters	3 hours	Electives list EADP option	3 hours
Electives list EADP option	3 hours	Electives list EADP option	3 hours
Elective	3 hours	Elective	3 hours
Elective	3 hours	Elective	3 hours
Total	15 hours	Total	15 hours

Year 4

Semester 1		Semester 2
EADP 4810 - Emergency Management Internship	3 hours	EADP 4080 - Capstone Course in Emergency Management	3 hours
Electives list EADP option	3 hours	Component Area Option B core	3 hours
Electives list EADP option	3 hours	Electives list EADP option	3 hours
Elective	3 hours	Electives list EADP option	3 hours
Elective	3 hours	Elective	3 hours
Total	15 hours	Total	15 hours