Earn your Bachelor's Degree in Public Safety Administration
If you're a current public safety professional, our online bachelor's degree in Public Safety Administration will prepare you to be a leader in today's public safety organizations. Our bachelor's degree is perfect if you already have a related associate degree or certificate.
Choose your subplan
Already have a public safety certification? Our online bachelor of applied science degree in public safety administration lets you take the classes related to your experience, training or previous education. Within the public safety administration degree, you can choose from the following sub-plans:
- Criminal Justice
- Cybercrime
- Emergency Management and Homeland Security
- Fire Science
- Cross Discipline (Combination of subplans)
This academic program prepares you for the following careers. All job data is provided by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Private Detectives and Investigators
Salary Data
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area Average
Florida Average
Projected employment for Florida
2023 Employment
4,560
2033
5,180
Percent Change
14
Projected Job Openings
500
Social and Community Service Managers
Salary Data
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area Average
Florida Average
Projected employment for Florida
2023 Employment
7,810
2033
9,070
Percent Change
16
Projected Job Openings
770
Features of SPC's Public Safety Administration bachelor's degree
- We offer eight-week courses completely online
- We give you academic credit for your previous experience or training
- Our faculty members are experienced public safety professionals
- Our courses cover theory and practical application
- We are a regionally accredited program
- Our board of advisors fine-tines courses to meet industry needs
- Your public safety certifications and our bachelor's degree can prepare you for career promotions in the private and public sector
SKILLS you learn in SPC's bachelor of applied science degree
Our online bachelor's degree courses in Public Safety Administration teach you to think critically and solve problems. You will also learn to:
- Fine tune strategic and operational plans
- Develop and evaluate programs
- Enhance human resources and productivity
- Address organizational issues
- Manage budgets
Public Safety Administration Bachelor of Applied Science
PSA-BAS
Effective Beginning Catalog Term: Spring 2025 (645)
The requirements shown below are valid beginning Spring 2025 (645), and may not reflect degree requirements for current students. Current students should visit My SPC and view My Learning Plan to see specific degree requirements for their effective term.
Program Summary
This program is offered as a Fully Online program. This program develops competencies that help students solve management problems, understand finance and budgets, fine tune strategic plans, develop and evaluate programs, enhance human resource potential, increase productivity and address internal organizational issues.
The PSA-BAS degree, along with the appropriate certifications, prepares graduates for entry-level positions in law enforcement, fire services, corrections, emergency medical services, emergency administration management, and industrial security enterprises in government and private sector agencies.
Graduation Requirements
All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of "C".
GENERAL EDUCATION: All students must complete the 36 credit general education requirement in order to graduate from this program. A.S. degree holders may need to complete an additional 15-21 general education credits to complete the thirty-six (36) credit hour general education requirement.
Students who have not completed an AS degree in a Public Safety Related field are required to complete 24 credits total of lower division public safety courses in addition to the bachelor level classes. These courses include the pre-fixes of CCJ, CJL, CJB, CJD, CJE, CJT, DSC, EMS, and FFP.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE: If you have not completed two years of the same foreign language in high school or 8 credits in college, you will need to complete 8 credits of foreign language before completing the B.A.S. Program.
CIVIC LITERACY: As per Florida Rule 6A-10.04213, baccalaureate degree students entering a Florida College System (FCS) or State University System (SUS) institution in the 2021-2022 academic school year and thereafter must demonstrate competency through successful completion of a civic literacy course AND by achieving a passing score on the Florida Civic Literacy Examination (FCLE).
Academic Pathways
The Academic Pathway is a tool for students that lists the following items:- the recommended order in which to take the program courses
- suggested course when more than one option exists
- which semester each course is typically offered
- if the course has a prerequisite
- courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)
Please verify the Academic Pathway lists your correct starting semester.
Program Leadership Information
Florida CIP Code
1104399991 - PUBLIC SAFETY MANAGEMENT
Federal CIP Code
43.9999 - Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other.
Complete your education at SPC
SPC's College of Public Safety Administration offers several tiers of training and accreditation for those in the public safety field.
- Certificates offered at SPC include computer-related crime investigation, corrections academy, crime scene technology, emergency administration and management, fire officer supervisor, homeland security and law enforcement academy.
- Our certificates transfer to specific SPC associate in science degrees, including criminal justice technology, crime scene technology, digital forensics and computer investigation, homeland security and emergency management and fire science technology.
- All of our public safety A.S. degrees transfer to our Public Safety Administration B.A.S. degree.
- SPC also offers extensive in-service training for public safety professionals.
