FEMA credits for Charter Oak

[BigPoppa]

I took a whole list of FEMA tests, and most assessed at COSC as free electives...BUT two of them- FEM134 Effective Communication and FEM 132 Leadership and Influence were given credit under Liberal Arts requirements...not sure if that will also be true for business.

Good to know. Thanks!

[BigPoppa]

I have a question my son is trying to transfer to Jacksonville State University from Mississippi State he is 6 credits short to be consider a transfer student ( freshman) we did the Spanish Clep and he got 6 credits but still we need 6 more I was thinking about FEMA courses I checked JSU accept credits from TESC and oak Charter how are the fema courses are going to look in the transcripts. His major is exercise science. I saw there is 4 fema courses about exercise. Help??? Any idea what we should do???

The word "Exercise" you see in the FEMA courses doesn't mean what I think you think it means.

They're talking about Exercise in the sense of drills planning or training operations, like Hazardous Materials Releases or Hurricane Evacuations. Not exercise like physical fitness, weight lifting, running, swimming, etc.

[rebel100]

I have a question my son is trying to transfer to Jacksonville State University from Mississippi State he is 6 credits short to be consider a transfer student ( freshman) we did the Spanish Clep and he got 6 credits but still we need 6 more I was thinking about FEMA courses I checked JSU accept credits from TESC and oak Charter how are the fema courses are going to look in the transcripts. His major is exercise science. I saw there is 4 fema courses about exercise. Help??? Any idea what we should do???

The receiving school will want credit from the original source in this case, FEMA. I doubt they will accept the credit, laundering through COSC will be both expensive and unlikely to work. See which CLEP or DSST jacksonville state will take and knock them out that way. Analyzing and interpreting liturature is usually worth six credits and is considered a very easy exam by most....be aware some schoolsau require an essay with this one to receive credit.

[KayV]

He could get those FEMA credits transcripted through Frederick Community College at about $80/ credit (so $480). If he were to take the FEMA Professional Development Series, he could get a FEMA PD Certificate in Emergency Management, which looks nice on a rÃsumÃ.

It would be much cheaper to do a 6-hour CLEP, but sometimes fast, easy, and convenient trumps cheap. Only you all can decide.

I would do the last four courses they list first, because the first three are more difficult.

Good luck!
Emergency Management Institute | Professional Development Series (PDS) Courses
Workforce and Continuing Education - Frederick Community College

[humbleAMG]

I realize this thread is a few months old from the last response, but I am curious which FEMA credits apply towards an AS with CharterOak? I plan on a combination of Straightline, CLEP, DSST, and FEMA.

Thank you

[topdog98]

I realize this thread is a few months old from the last response, but I am curious which FEMA credits apply towards an AS with CharterOak? I plan on a combination of Straightline, CLEP, DSST, and FEMA.

Thank you

If you look at the link on my post on page 1, to my knowledge, all of these FEMA credits would apply toward an AS with COSC as free electives. So if you complete the general education requirements and the liberal arts requirements, the rest can be FEMA credits listed there.

See also this page for Associates requirements at COSC. Degree Requirements - Charter Oak State College