Course and Credit Information

No. You should not compare college credit amounts to CEU (Continuing Education Unit) amounts. CEU's are determined by IACET. College credit amounts are determined by Frederick Community College.

You can call the FEMA Independent Study Program at 301-447-1200 (Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, Eastern Time, excluding federal holidays) and request a transcript or visit the website at https://training.fema.gov/IS, click on Transcript Request at the bottom of the page, and submit the form as directed.

Only credits that were obtained through this online website will reflect in your order history. All previous credits purchased prior to the online application process is maintained by the FEMA Independent Study Program and Frederick Community College.

No, the credit had to be obtained while it was available. If the credit is no longer available and you have not obtained it, then it is no longer available for you to receive.

No. The course requirements for FEMA 150 are IS-100.b or IS-100.c and IS-200.b or IS-200.c. No other versions will be accepted.

No. IS-120 (FEMA 103) is the same credit as the IS-120.c/IS-130.a/IS-139.a (FEMA 103) combination credit and it can only be obtained once.

Not all of the FEMA Independent Study courses are awarded college credit. Only the credits listed in the "Course Info" section of the website are available for credit.

Lower-division 100 level credits.

Obtain a list of your Independent Study course completions. (See “How can I get a list of the Independent Study Program courses that I have already completed?” FAQ for details)

Compare your list of completed courses to the list of available college credits, found under the “Course Info” tab at www.EMStudy.com to determine your eligible college credits.

The FEMA IS course credit conversion process has not changed, but the NY DOE requirements have changed for completion dates and semester deadlines.  Please check with NY DOE for more information.

Frederick Community College does not offer credit banking/consolidation services.

The course requirements were re-evaluated during the Summer 2018 semester, and it was determined that the coursework was academically applicable for 1 semester hour of credit.

Yes.  Any version of the annual courses will be accepted.

No.  The retired IS-394 course was once used to obtain the retired FEMA 124 credit.  Since this course was used to obtain a different credit, it cannot be used toward FEMA 158 (IS-394.a).

Your transcript from Frederick Community College will reflect the semester at the time credits were purchased, not when the courses were completed.  Review the Frederick Community College website at https://www.frederick.edu/getmedia/00591a33-74b3-4360-ad4a-3078ae5bff12/Fema_to_FCC.pdf.aspx;.pdf  and scroll to the bottom of the page to view semester dates and ordering deadlines prior to placing an order at www.em-study.com/emsfema Students are responsible for reviewing these dates and must allow necessary processing time to receive credits within the desired academic semester (Spring, Summer, Fall). 

Please allow 1-2 weeks for credits to be posted.

The current or previous version of the Independent Study course will only be accepted for conversion into credit.  For example, FEMA 131 requires completion of IS-230.c OR IS-230.d.  Previous completions of IS-230, IS-230.a, IS-230.b can no longer be used towards this credit.