Interested in turning your passion for public service into a career in emergency management? Complement your existing skills and education with this graduate certificate, and get a head start on an advanced degree, while determining the best path for you.
Degree Awarded: Certificate
Emergency Management (Certificate)
The graduate certificate program in emergency management provides motivated students with the skills and knowledge to manage and assume positions of leadership in government, private, nonprofit and civic roles within the field of emergency management. An orientation on all-hazards and all-threats, together with an focus on community resilience and communication, provides students with a generalist perspective, which is critically important for the disaster managers of today and tomorrow. The certificate program may be of interest to students in disciplines such as public policy, planning, political science, nonprofit management, social work, criminology and other related fields.
September 2025
Downtown Phoenix Campus
411 N. Central Ave.,
PHOENIX,
Arizona,
85004, United States
To be admitted to ASU, you must have earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution in the U.S. or the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor鈥檚 degree from an international institution that is officially recognized by that country.
Competitive applicants typically have a 鈥淏鈥� (3.00 on a 4.00 scale) grade point average in the last 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of undergraduate coursework. If you do not meet the minimum GPA requirements, your application may still be considered by the department.
English language proficiency requirements
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): Score of at least 80 on the TOEFL iBT
International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Overall band score of the academic test of at least 6.5
Pearson Test of English (PTE): Score of at least 60
Duolingo English test: Graduate minimum score of 105
