BSc

Global Security & Intelligence Studies (Prescott Campus)

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Key facts

  • Program
    Bachelor's
  • Duration
    4 years
  • Program
    On campus
  • Pace
    Full-time
  • Annual tuition fee
    43,974USD
  • Start date
    Jan, Aug

Program overview

What Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University says about their program:

With persistent global security threats and instability, there is an increasingly high demand for security and intelligence specialists to protect citizens, critical infrastructure and private assets. The Bachelor of Science in Global Security & Intelligence Studies (GSIS) prepares students for both the public and private sectors in many roles, including intelligence analysts, security and emergency managers, federal law enforcement agents, homeland security specialists, and state or local law enforcement officers.

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Admission requirements

Undergraduate academic requirements

  • All applicants are required to have successfully completed a high school education to be considered for admission.
  • Some programs require a minimum 3.0 GPA average or 30 IB total score.

Postgraduate academic requirements

All master's and doctoral applicants must have earned a baccalaureate degree or equivalent and/or a master’s degree. If earned in the United States, this degree must be from an appropriately accredited institution.

English requirements

  • TOEFL iBT

    79

  • IELTS

    6.0

  • Duolingo

    105

  • Cambridge

    170

English proficiency waivers

There are some cases in which the English proficiency exam will be waived. They include:

  • Students from countries where English is recognized as an official Language.
  • Attended an American or International school for a minimum of two years where the primary language of instruction is English.
  • Attended a U.S. high school and took mainstream English courses for two years.
  • Attended secondary school for two years in a country where English is the primary language and used for all instruction.
  • Attended a U.S. college or university for at least two years and took at least two university-level English courses (COM 101, Speech, Technical Report Writing, Creative Writing, etc.) and received a C or better.
  • Completed an IB (International Baccalaureate) English course of one year in length.
  • The student has recommendation from Embry-Riddle’s Language Institute (ERLI).

Entry requirements

Undergraduate:

  • Submitting SAT or ACT scores is strongly recommended for admission, and required to be considered for a potential merit scholarship.

Postgraduate:

  • Official GMAT/GRE test scores are required for admission consideration into specific programs.
  • Official scores from the General GRE test with verbal, quantitative and analytical scores (preferred score above the 50% benchmark) are required for select programs.

Documents required

Undergraduate:

  • High school transcripts with an official foreign credential evaluation in English. The evaluation must include U.S. degree equivalency, cumulative GPA, and a copy of the foreign transcript.
  • Personal Statement
  • Recommendation Letter
  • Copy of passport
  • Affidavit of Financial Support
  • High school students will be required to have a document-by-document evaluation.
  • Students with university credits will be required to have a course-by-course evaluation.

Postgraduate:

  • Official Transcripts from each college and university attended, with an official course-by-course foreign credential evaluation in English
  • Statement of Objectives
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Resume/CV
  • Copy of passport
  • Affidavit of Financial Support
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Fees and funding

Fee information

Undergraduate

  • Daytona Beach Campus tuition

    $44,324 per year

  • Prescott Campus tuition

    $43,974 per year

Graduate

  • Daytona Beach Campus tuition

    $23,120 per year

  • Prescott Campus tuition

    $22,770 per year

Funding

University Merit-Based Scholarships

They are awarded on the basis of academic merit as demonstrated by high-grade point average (GPA) and SAT or ACT exam scores, not financial need. International student scholarships can range from US$2,000 per year to US$12,000 per year for highly qualified students.

ERAU Sport Scholarship

Get in touch with a coach and discuss your opportunities. Each coach has an allotment of funds to use as athletic scholarships at their discretion. NCAA Division I recently passed legislation which allows for institutions to offer multi-year athletic scholarships, but athletic scholarships in Division II are currently given on a one-year renewable basis.
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Visa requirements for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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