Emergency Administration and Planning

Established in 1983, the Emergency Administration and Planning Program (EADP) is the pioneer resident degree program in emergency management. Our unique degree has drawn students from Alaska, California, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wyoming and others. International students have come from Barbados, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Japan, Nigeria, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Since its founding, over 1000 students have earned the bachelor of science degree in Emergency Administration and Planning. Graduates have obtained jobs with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), American Red Cross National Headquarters, the State of Texas Division of Emergency Management, State of Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, Texas Instruments, Perot Systems, SAIA Motor Freight, CURA Emergency Services, local emergency management offices, local Red Cross Chapters, etc. At the international level, graduates work as disaster planners for the Red Crescent in Qatar, flood plain managers in Bangladesh, and Red Cross representatives in Kenya. Others have even become the directors of emergency management in Barbados and in Fiji.