Jun 12, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Homeland Security, B.S.


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CIP Code: 43.0301

(SLO) Graduates should be able to demonstrate:

  1. The ability to think and act critically, pragmatically, and strategically about homeland security and defense issues.
  2. The ability to critically analyze and articulate the multidisciplinary perspectives of homeland security and defense.
  3. The ability to assess potential terror, accident, and disaster threats to the American homeland.
  4. Proficiency in identifying and utilizing information sources for critical issues in homeland security and defense.

Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)


General Education Core


Note: The Core should include

Note:


*No grade below a “C-” in Criminal Justice classes can count toward the degree.

For the Bachelor of Science Degree: Computer Literacy (3)


General Electives (28)


*At least 42 total hours of course work must be upper-level (300- or 400-level)

Total Credit Hours: 120


Recommended Four-Year Plan for Homeland Security


It is the student’s responsibility to contact the program coordinator for current requirements and transfer information.

Freshman Year


Fall Semester (16)


Sophomore Year


Fall Semester (16)


Spring Semester (16)


  • Natural Science Core Credits: 4
  • General Elective Credits: 3
  • General Elective Credits: 3
  • Related Elective Credits: 3
  • Related Elective Credits: 3

Junior Year


Fall Semester (13)


Senior Year


Fall Semester (13)


Spring Semester (15)


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