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There are nine essential skills you should have in order to find, acquire, maintain, and grow within a job.

Essential skills built through majoring in Fire & Emergency Response Administration include:

• Teamwork & Collaboration
• Professionalism & Work Ethic
• Leadership

Learn more about essential skills.

Students graduating in Fire & Emergency Response Administration often find themselves working as firefighters, emergency management directors, and leaders in the fire service (or related) industries.

Explore career opportunities by major.

• Attend orientation and聽register for classes.
• Meet with your Academic Advisor.
• 颁辞尘辫濒别迟别听FAFSA/CASFA/COF聽and the聽General Scholarship Application.

• Join a student organization听补苍诲听get connected to support on campus.
• Declare a聽major, (explore our聽fully online programs!) or meet聽with an聽exploratory advisor聽to learn about options.
• Attend signature events on campus聽(Convocation, Fall Fest, Spring Fling, etc.).

• Check out聽Career Link聽for on campus and career-aligned jobs.
• 础迟迟别苍诲听Classroom to Career Hub (C2Hub) career workshops and events.
• Write your early experience resume and utilize聽resume resources from the C2Hub.

• Visit the FERA department in West Classroom 236.
• Take an introductory course in Human Services, Trauma, Health Professions, or FERA (FER 1010 or HSP 1010).
• Take an ESSJ or GD course to learn more about serving diverse communities.

• Explore the Denver Public Service Cadet Program and other student organizations within the profession.
• Connect with a current student with experience in the field.
• Connect with a faculty member in FERA, all of whom are industry professionals.

• Meet with a FERA academic advisor to explore career pathways.
• Visit first-response organizations in your community (fire departments, paramedic agencies, or disaster response agencies).
• Visit a Fire Muster in your community.

• Consider adding a聽minor听辞谤听certificate聽to your chosen major.
• Explore resources like the聽tutoring program聽or the聽writing center.
• Get familiar with聽海角直播 Denver鈥檚 Academic Planning Tool.

• 贰虫辫濒辞谤别听student leadership on campus聽and volunteering in your community.
• Earn credit and gain experience through an聽internship,听study abroad, or community-engaged learning.
• Attend identity or interest-based campus events聽like the Richard T. Castro speaker series.

• Connect with the聽Undergraduate Research and Scholarship program.
• Attend an in-person聽Career Fair聽to network and secure a professional headshot.
• Connect with the Classroom to Career Hub (C2Hub)聽for opportunities for professional mentoring and job shadowing.

• Begin to explore possible career pathways by meeting with professors or mentors.
• Consider a minor to enhance skills and knowledge related to connecting with community.
• Meet with a FERA academic advisor to ensure you are staying on track for graduation.

• Participate in hands-on or experiential learning (Service Learning or Mock Disaster Drill).
• Explore opportunities to take EMT-Basic or Firefighter I coursework for certification.
• Interview working professionals in your pathway.

• Learn about applying for civil service jobs and taking civil service exams.
• Meet with local fire department or public service agencies (based on connections identified by FERA faculty and advisors).
• Identify jobs with local fire departments, emergency medical providers, or disaster response agencies.

• 聽to complete remaining graduation requirements.
• Ready to Graduate? Check out this guide from the registrar!
• Attend or present in-person at a major-specific or industry-specific conference or networking event.

• Attend in-person聽alumni and campus-wide networking events.
• Submit a proposal to present in-person at the聽Undergraduate Research Conference.
• Seek to collaborate with local civic organizations.

• Finalize your portfolio of relevant projects and skills.
• Attend in-person聽career-focused events聽with an聽industry-ready resume.
• Identify needs for Professional Certifications or MCAT/LSAT etc. and prepare for professional school admissions.
• Prepare and submit applications for jobs, graduate school, or relevant post-grad training.

• Complete FER 4610 Disaster Planning, the FERA Senior Experience course.
• Ensure you have completed the core FERA courses as outlined by the National Fire Academy/FESHE curriculum.
• Consider additional language and social/behavioral science courses to expand your knowledge of local communities.

• Participate in hands-on or experiential learning (Service Learning or Mock Disaster Drill).
• Consider attending a state or local conference (Colorado Fire Chiefs Leadership Challenge, Winter Symposium in Mental Health, or other networking opportunities).
• Seek out lectures and professional development opportunities in the community.

• Attend networking events, within the department and the university.
• Apply for fire department or emergency response jobs.
• Prepare for the physical test, CPAT: Candidate Physical Ability Test.