Bachelor of Applied Science
College of Public Safety Administration
Public Safety Administration
PSA-BAS
Effective Beginning Catalog Term: Fall 2025 (655).
The requirements shown below are valid beginning Fall 2025 (655), and may not reflect degree requirements for current students. Current students should visit My SPC and view My Learning Plan to see specific degree requirements for their effective term.
Program Leadership Information
Sara Brown
(727) 341-4490
Susan Demers
Dean
(727) 791-2501
Program Summary
This program is offered as a Fully Online program. This program develops competencies that help students solve management problems, understand finance and budgets, fine tune strategic plans, develop and evaluate programs, enhance human resource potential, increase productivity and address internal organizational issues. The PSA-BAS degree, along with the appropriate certifications, prepares graduates for entry-level positions in law enforcement, fire services, corrections, emergency medical services, emergency administration management, and industrial security enterprises in government and private sector agencies.
Florida CIP Code
1104399991 - PUBLIC SAFETY MANAGEMENT
Federal CIP Code
43.9999 - Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other.
Admission Rules
Bachelor’s Degree Admission Guides outline criteria specific to each program including course requirements, GPA and the application process.
Graduation Rules
All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of "C".
GENERAL EDUCATION: All students must complete the 36 credit general education requirement in order to graduate from this program. A.S. degree holders may need to complete an additional 15-21 general education credits to complete the thirty-six (36) credit hour general education requirement.
Students who have not completed an AS degree in a Public Safety Related field are required to complete 18 credits total of lower division public safety courses in addition to the bachelor level classes. These courses include the pre-fixes of CCJ, CJL, CJB, CJD, CJE, CJT, DSC, EMS, and FFP.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE: If you have not completed two years of the same foreign language in high school or 8 credits in college, you will need to complete 8 credits of foreign language before completing the B.A.S. Program.
CIVIC LITERACY: As per Florida Rule 6A-10.04213, baccalaureate degree students entering a Florida College System (FCS) or State University System (SUS) institution in the 2021-2022 academic school year and thereafter must demonstrate competency through successful completion of a civic literacy course AND by achieving a passing score on the Florida Civic Literacy Examination (FCLE).
SUBPLAN CORE COURSES
SUBPLAN: Fire Science (FSE)
SUBPLAN CORE COURSES
SUBPLAN: Multi Cross Discipline (CD)
Choose 9 credits from the Subplans above
SUBPLAN CORE COURSES
SUBPLAN: Emergency Management and Homeland Security (EMHS)
SUBPLAN CORE COURSES
Subplan: Criminal Justice (CJ)
MAJOR CORE COURSES
Core Requirements (Complete 27 credits)
* Prior to registering for Capstone course (PAD 4878) all other coursework should be completed (or enrolled in).