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This program is designed to help current and future public safety professionals develop essential job-ready leadership skills they can apply across public safety industries.
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The certificate consists of six courses (18 credits) that can be applied toward UMGC bachelor's degree programs in public safety administration and homeland security.
FAQs
An online undergraduate certificate in public safety executive leadership is an undergraduate program students can complete to earn a public safety credential quickly. At University of Maryland Global Campus, this program is 18 credits and can provide students with the skills and knowledge needed to lead in a public safety career. The program is designed for both current and future public safety professionals and covers public safety planning, legal affairs, public policy, research, and more. Students who earn an undergraduate certificate in public safety executive leadership at UMGC can apply those credits to a related UMGC bachelor's degree.
UMGC offers the flexibility working adults, military servicemembers, and others need to reach their goals. Students can opt to take just one course at a time or take multiple courses at once, depending on their schedules and needs. The undergraduate certificate in public safety executive leadership can be completed in as little as one year or less. How long it takes an individual student will depend on the student's course load and whether the student has any relevant transfer credits.
UMGC's online undergraduate certificate in public safety executive leadership has affordable tuition rates, including an in-state rate for Maryland residents and a reduced rate for eligible military servicemembers and their spouses and dependent children. Rates are posted at the top of this page. UMGC is committed to making higher education affordable and offers scholarships for those who qualify, an interest-free monthly payment plan, and no-cost digital materials in place of most textbooks.
Students do not need any specific background to enroll in the online undergraduate certificate in public safety executive leadership at UMGC. Our undergraduate admission requirements do apply.
Students don't need any certifications to enroll in or complete the online undergraduate certificate in public safety executive leadership.