Homeland Security Certificate

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Students can earn a Homeland Security Graduate Certificate while earning their Graduate Degree.

Program Overview

The Homeland Security Graduate Certificate is ideal for emergency managers, law enforcement, cybersecurity professionals and others who lead security innovation teams.

Coursework in this certificate program follows the Certified Protection Professional (CPP) body of knowledge requirements of American Society of Industry Security (ASIS)

The program offers flexibility through its 8-week sessions of online courses. When you complete the 12 credit hours in this graduate certificate program, you may apply them toward master’s degree programs offered by the College of Engineering: MS in Operations ManagementMS in Engineering Management, and MS in Engineering.


Homeland Security Certificate Curriculum

6 credit hours
6 credit hours

Frequently Asked Questions

Homeland Security practitioners are growing in importance in private industry and government. The demand for homeland security practitioners is expected to continue to grow for the forseeable future. This certificate demonstrates your ability to lead security innovation teams.

Yes! These are considered graduate classes and you will receive graduate level credit for the courses you take toward the certificate.

To be admitted, you must have a conferred bachelor degree from a regionally accredited institution with at least 60 graded credit hours. You must also have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better, OR a 2.5 or better GPA in the last 60 credit hours. The GRE is not required for admission to the HS Certificate.

The fee for the application is free if you are currently enrolled as a graduate student. Otherwise, the fee is $30.