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Associate of Applied Science in Emergency Management

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management in cooperation with the Oregon Office of Emergency Management, Clackamas Community College, and the Oregon State Board of Education has been certified to conduct training courses that will be granted college credit by Clackamas Community College toward an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Emergency Management.

The degree program is designed to provide emergency managers and other emergency services professionals a resource for academic recognition of their past and future training accomplishments. Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, Oregon, is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, recognized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and approved as a veterans training institution by the Veterans Administration.

The program incorporates most of the emergency management training courses offered through VDEM and the Emergency Management Institute's Independent Study Program. Students receive the additional advantage of paying only a nominal transcription fee per course (currently $30.00), rather than full tuition since the cost to the College to oversee and implement the Degree Program is greatly reduced.

The Emergency Management Associate of Applied Science Degree requires a total of 93 credit hours: 18 hours General Education; 51 hours Core and 18 hours Elective Emergency Management; and 6 hours of any Elective. Registration Forms and additional information may be obtained at http://depts.clackamas.cc.or.us/crimjust.

View a list of emergency professionals who have completed the degree program.

Program Contacts:

Degree Requirements

The course numbers in the left most column below identify the VDEM classroom subjects, the Emergency Management Institute Independent Study courses, or the Office for Domestic Programs courses that correspond to the Clackamas Community College (CCC) requirements and electives for the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Emergency Management.

Use only the Clackamas Course # (EM #) when registering with CCC - Do not use the "IS," "G" or "AWR" numbers.

*To Waive/Substitute (W/S) a course YOU MUST FIRST REGISTER FOR THE COURSE FOLLOWING THE NORMAL PROCEDURE and then request a W/S form to be mailed to you. For W/S forms call Dianna at 503-657-6958 x2064.

Virginia students participating in this program must use only the matrix below in determining their degree requirements. Do not use the similar matrix found at the Clackamas Community College Web page.

EMI/VDEM/ODP
Course #

Clackamas
Course #

Core Courses

Type

Credits

IS 230

EM 101

Intro/Principles Emergency Management – PDS only Only a FEMA issued Professional Development Series Certificate is accepted for EM 101-105.

C

1

IS 240 & IS 241

EM 102

Leadership/Decision Making & Problem Solving or DM/Crisis – PDS only

C

1

IS 242 & IS 244

EM 103

Communication/Developing Volunteer Resources – PDS only

C

1

IS 235

EM 104

Emergency Planning – PDS only

C

1

IS 139

EM 105

Exercise Design & Evaluation – PDS only

C

2

ICS 100 and ICS 200

EM 106

Intro to Incident Command**

C

2

G191

EM 107

ICS Field Operations/ECC Integration

C

1

G385 or G270.4

EM 108

Disaster Recovery *May substitute with EM 155, EM 173, & EM 189

C

3

G290

EM 109

Public Information Officer *May substitute 3 cr college speech course

C

3

G386

EM 110

Mass Fatality

C

3

G417 or IS 288, 394 & 513

EM 111

Comm. Emerg. Resp. Team *May substitute for EM 160,161 & 162

C

3

V112

EM 112

Emergency Management Skillbuilder**

C

2

IS 1

EM 120

Emergency Program Manager (IS-1)

C

1

IS 22

EM 121

Emergency Preparedness (IS-2)

C

1

IS 3

EM 122

Radiological Emergency Management (IS-3)

C

1

IS 5

EM 123

Hazardous Materials Orientation (IS-5)

C

1

IS 8

EM 124

Earthquakes of Tomorrow (IS-8)

C

1

IS 120

EM 125

Orientation to Community Disaster (IS-120)

C

1

IS 275

EM 126

EM Operations Commanders Role/Community (IS-275)

C

1

Q 534

EM 127

Emergency Response to Terrorism (Q-534)

C

1

IS 7

EM 128

Citizen's Guide/Disaster Assistance (IS-7)

C

1

ICS 300, ICS 400,

& IS 700

EM 130

ICS: Logistics - Virginia students only may meet the requirements for EM 130, 131, 132, & 142 by completing ICS 300, ICS 400, & IS 700.  Upon completion of all 3 of the latter, VDEM will issue a completion certificate for 8 credits.

C

2

See note above in EM 130

EM 131

ICS/Planning – See note above in EM 130

C

2

See note above in EM 130

EM 132

ICS/Operations - See note above in EM 130

C

2

See note above in EM 130

EM 142

ICS/Incident Commander - See note above in EM 130

C

2

IS 301

EM 151

Radiological Emergency Response

C

 

IS 10

EM 156

Animals in Disaster/Awareness & Prep

C

1

IS 11

EM 157

Animals in Disaster Community Planning

C

1

IS 271

EM 172

Hazardous Weather/Community Risk

C

1

G 318 or G393

EM 181

Mitigation for Emergency Managers

C

1

None

EM 280

Emergency Management/CWE Contact Dick Ashbaugh for instructions on how to apply for credit - dicka@clackamas.edu

C

6

CORE TOTAL

51

GENERAL EDUCATION (Taken from any accredited college)

18

REQUIRED EM ELECTIVES (Select from Supplemental Elective Courses)

18

ELECTIVES (EM Supplemental Elective Courses or other electives of your choice)

6

TOTAL CREDITS

93

 

SUPPLEMENTAL ELECTIVE COURSES

Not Available

EM 134

Public Policy in Emergency Management (G-280)

S

1

MLSO

EM 138

Managing Search Operations

S

4

G202

EM 140

Debris Management

S

3

Not Available

EM 147

Exercise Control and Simulation

S

1

Not Available

EM 148

Exercise Program Manager

S

1

Not Available

EM 149

Managing People in Disasters

S

1

IS 279

EM 150

Retrofitting Flood Prone

S

1

IS 330

EM 152

Refresher/Radiological Monitors

S

1

IS 336

EM 153

Refresher/Response Teams

S