sanantone Wrote:I used to have a coworker who called me Debbie Downer and said that I always crush everyone's dreams, but I have to keep it real. The AAS in ESST would almost be completely worthless when applying to those job openings. They want a bachelor's degree in business administration, public safety, emergency management, or a related field. With it being an employers' market, I doubt they would seriously consider someone with a bachelor's in a major not listed above plus the AAS in ESST because the AAS is not equivalent to having a bachelor's in emergency management or whatever major they want. There are just way too many people out there with bachelor's degrees in business and the other fields they're looking for. The applicant's experience in emergency management/public safety would have to be extensive to overcome that deficiency.

To argue your case, you would have to show that you have just about enough emergency management credits to make a major in a bachelor's program. When I argue my case for jobs that require a bachelor's in criminal justice, I can show that I have 30+ credits in CJ that I earned from a college and university. I have the AAS in ESST and I barely took any emergency management courses. My degree plan included 5 FEMA credits with two of them not having much to do with emergency management (leadership, decision making). The rest of my degree consisted of a homeland security course and CJ courses that focused on corrections and law. Now, if someone has a bachelor's in business, public safety, emergency management, etc.; then the AAS would really be a non-factor in getting those jobs.