Degree Semester Hour Requirement
A minimum of 60 semester hours
Residency Requirement
A minimum of 15 semester hours must be completed at Trident.
Course Requirements
General Education Requirements
A minimum of 28 semester hours are required to meet degree requirements, these can be met through a combination of specific General Education coursework and Core requirements that also meet General Education competencies. See General Education requirements for a list of courses that are available to meet these requirements.
| Arts/Humanities |
1 Course / 4 Semester Hours
Competency met by HLS 210 in Program Core
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| Written and Oral Communication |
2 Courses / 8 Semester Hours |
| Quantitative Skills |
1 Course / 4 Semester Hours |
| Physical and Biological Sciences |
1 Course / 4 Semester Hours |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences |
1 Course / 4 Semester Hours
Competency met by CJA 201 in Program Core
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| Information and Technology Literacy |
1 Course / 4 Semester Hours |
General Education Special Instructions
TUX 105 Introduction to Online Education and Learning Technology must be taken in the first session of enrollment. This course satisfied the Information and Technology Literacy General Education Requirement.
General Electives (16 Semester Hours)
After satisfying the GE courses and Program Core courses, 16 additional credits must be satisfied through free electives to bring the total degree credits to 60 Semester Hours. The student’s exact number of free electives required will be determined at the time that the transfer credit evaluation is completed by the Registrar’s Office.
Program Core Courses (24 Semester Hours)
| HLS 210 | Fundamentals and Ethics of Homeland Security | 4 |
| HLS 101 | Gateway to Homeland Security | 4 |
| HLS 220 | Homeland Security and Interagency Planning | 4 |
| HLS 230 | Preventing Homeland Infiltration: Air, Ground, and Maritime | 4 |
| CJA 201 | Criminology and Public Policy | 4 |
| MGT 280 | Principles of Management | 4 |