Master of Science in Public Safety Administration

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. Full and Provisional Admission
   Students must:
   1. Full and provisional admission
      students must: Possess a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education with a major in Criminal/Social Justice, Fire Science, or Private Security.
      OR
      Possess a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education in another major with a concentration of 12 semester credit hours related to Criminal/Social Justice, Fire Science, or Private Security.
      OR
      Possess a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education and be currently serving as a Criminal/Social Justice, Fire Service, or Private Security practitioner with a minimum of five years experience;
      
      
   2. Submit 2 letters of recommendation.
      
      
   3. Submit academic transcripts from each institution attended;
      
      
   4. Pay a non-refundable application fee submitted with a completed graduate application;
      
      
2. Full admission students must have an undergraduate GPA of 3.00 or higher on a 4.00 scale;
   
   
3. Provisional admission students must have an undergraduate GPA of 2.00 or higher on a 4.00 scale. Upon satisfactory completion of a maximum of nine semester credit hours which must be completed with a GPA of 3.00 or higher, the applicant will be reviewed for full admission status by the director;
   
   
4. Maximum of six semester credit hours directly related to the program contents may be transferred provided the grade for each course is no less than a “B.”

FINANCIAL AID

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is available. If you wish to apply for financial assistance for graduate study, you need to complete the FAFSA form. Stafford loans are usually available. Be sure to include the Lewis University code number on the FAFSA form (001707). (See page 8 for further details.)

REACH YOUR GOALS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

This exciting program is organized by Resources for the Education of Adults in the Chicago area (REACh) and is designed to assist the growing number of adult learners over the age of 25, to en-roll in graduate studies. Information can be obtained at: www.reach-chicago.org by visiting their Web site. For other possible scholarship opportunities available to graduate students, please contact the Office of Graduate and Adult Recruitment.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

There are a number of learning outcomes associated with the Public Safety Administration degree program. It is the design of the program, and the intention of the University that a graduate student of Public Safety Administration will:

• Understand the contemporary practices of public safety management and responsibilities.
  
  
• Prepare budgets for a public safety organization.
  
  
• Demonstrate organizational development leadership through the practices of reflection on action, critical and spatial thinking, and analysis and interpretation of data and logic.
  
  
• Develop and maintain organizational effectiveness through the knowledge and employment of select training modalities.
  
  
• Maintain organizational and personal values that are ethical and socially responsible.
  
  
• Understand law that applies to the field.
  
  
• Articulate issues of employee relationships with the public safety organization.
  
  
• Develop theories and practices involving issues of risk management and crisis management.
  
  
• Demonstrate sound practice in human resource development.
  
  
• Make decisions consistent with the responsibilities of serving and relating to the community.
  
  
• Organize ideas in such a manner that communication is optimized within the organization.
  
  
• Work effectively in a multicultural organization and community.
  
  
• Evaluate the impact of costs, assets, losses, and politics.
  
  
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data.
  
  
• Develop solutions for public safety problems.
  
  

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