Public Safety
It's your calling. Run toward it! Earn your public safety degree at OSU-OKC!
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Are you preparing yourself to compete for a promotion
or job with another department?
Do you acknowledge that experience + education = opportunity?
Call today and let us talk you through it!
Contact Academic Advisor Maribeth Dawson at maribeth@osuokc.edu or (405) 945-3248
Fire Protection
The Fire Protection curriculum is designed to meet the needs of the beginning student or fire professional interested in becoming a highly skilled fire department officer. Nationally recognized educational standards are the basis for this program. Students who graduate from this degree program find upward mobility and employment opportunities in fire departments.
Paramedicine
This degree in Paramedicine is designed to prepare students for a variety of careers in EMS. The curriculum meets and exceeds the most recent U.S. Department of Transportation and National Standards curriculum for EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Basic, EMT Intermediate and EMT Paramedic. Students completing the required course work are eligible to sit for both the state of Oklahoma licenses and the National Registry exam.
This Associate of Applied Science in Paramedicine degree will prepare students to become Emergency Medical Services providers in either the fire protection EMS field or ambulance EMS field. Salary ranges from $19,000 to $30,000 per year. According to the Bureau of Labor statistics this is one of the top 50 jobs in the U.S.
Police Science
The Police Science degree program focuses on the relationship between the police mission and influences such as the courts and the community, and provides present and future officers with special skills needed to meet the diversified demands of their jobs.
The curriculum is accredited by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (C.L.E.E.T.) and provides an alternate route to Peace Officer Certification for students desiring a career in police work.
Police Science - Crime Scene Investigation Emphasis
Due to the increasing importance of scientific investigative technique in the criminal justice system, this program was designed to prepare students for a variety of careers in the field of crime scene investigation and provide those currently working in the field the opportunity to upgrade their skills. The program focuses on the technical aspects of scientific investigation.
OSU-OKC Police Science graduates have found employment opportunities in local, state and federal criminal justice areas; private protection agencies; industrial plant security; corrections and general police work. OSU-Oklahoma City offers both an Associate in Science and the Associate in Applied Science degree in Police Science.
Degree Sheet(s)
Police Science A.A.S. (without CLEET)
Police Science A.A.S. - Crime Scene Investigation Emphasis
Police Science Crime Scene Investigation Certificate
For More Information Contact:
Larry Robinson
Division Head
Public Safety Management
(405) 945-9172
lwrobin@osuokc.edu
Connie Bradley
Secretary, Public Safety
PSTC 210
405-945-6778
connie.bradley@okstate.edu
Joe Bennett
Director
Fire Protection
(405) 945-8672
joebe@osuokc.edu
Tiffany Smith
Director
Police Science
(405) 945-8619
tiffa@osuokc.edu
Justin Hunter
Director
Paramedicine
(405) 945-9159
jchunte@osuokc.edu
Whitney Kemp
Instructor
Emergency Medical Services
405-945-3340
Whitney.kemp@osuokc.edu
Machelle Krause
Clinical and Lab Coordinator
Emergency Medical Services
(405) 945-3279
machelle.krause@osuokc.edu
Frank Strange
Instructor
Emergency Medical Services
(405) 945-9179
fstrang@osuokc.edu
Dustin Whitten
Instructor
Police Science
(405) 816-8625
dustin.whitten@osuokc.edu
Public Safety Training Center
3501 W. Reno Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73107