The following free courses are all offered through FEMA and the Emergency Management Institute. Each course has online or downloadable study information and an exam, and is worth one-half or one full credit hour. Students who pass the exams are issued certificates for their records. Each course can take as little as one day to complete.

These courses can be turned into college credits in the following ways:

Students enrolled at Thomas Edison State College receive up to 25 elective credit hours. (This is up to 25 college credits for free.)

Students can use Frederick Community College to "validate" these courses for transcripts which can then be transferred to another college or university. FCC charges $77 per credit hour. Compared to a "typical" 3-credit course, this is $231, per course.

Students can use Clackamus Community College to earn credits (at $30 per class, not per credit).

COURSES:

NEW! - The following list has been updated to reflect the new list of approved courses for Thomas Edison State College. (As of August 2011). A maximum of 25 credits may be applied to your degree, chosen from any of the following. If you are planning to use FEMA credits through another school, you should first verify which credits that school will accept.

1) IS-1: Emergency Manager, An Orientation to the Position
2) IS-3: Radiological Emergency Management
3) IS-5.a: An Introduction to Hazardous Materials
4) IS-7: A Citizen's Guide to Disaster Assistance
5) IS-8.a: Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow
6) IS-10.a: Animals in Disaster, Module A: Awareness and Preparedness, PLUS IS-11.a: Animals in Disaster, Module B: Community Planning (both courses equal one credit)
7) IS-22: Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness, PLUS IS-55: Household Hazardous Materials - A Guide for Citizens (both courses equal one credit)
8) IS-111.a: Livestock in Disasters
9) IS-120.a: An Introduction to Exercises, PLUS IS-130: Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning (both courses equal one credit)
10) IS-139: Exercise Design
11) IS-208.a: State Disaster Management
12) IS-230.b: Fundamentals of Emergency Management
13) IS-235: Emergency Planning
14) IS-240.a: Leadership & Influence
15) IS-241.a: Decision Making & Problem Solving
16) IS-242.a: Effective Communication
17) IS-244.a: Developing and Managing Volunteers
18) IS-253: Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance
19) IS-271: Anticipating Hazardous Weather & Community Risk
20) IS-279: Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures
21) IS-288: The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management
22) IS-301: Radiological Emergency Response
23) IS-302: Modular Emergency Radiological Response Transportation Training
24) IS-324.a: Community Hurricane Preparedness
25) IS-331: Introduction to Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Evaluation
26) IS-340: Hazardous Materials Prevention
27) IS-346: An Orientation to Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel
28) IS-362.a: Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools
29) IS-386: Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction
30) IS-393.a: Introduction to Hazard Mitigation
31) IS-394.a: Protecting Your Home or Small Business From Disaster
32) IS-701.a: NIMS Multi-agency Coordination System (MACS) Course, PLUS IS-755: EOC Management and Operations (both courses equal one credit)


PLEASE NOTE: High school students intending to use Emergency Management for a semester elective credit should complete 25 or more courses above, with an additional courses selected from the EMI website, at a rate of 2 courses per week, for 36 total.




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