Disaster and Emergency Planning Minor Requirements

Undergraduate students interested in pursuing a minor track in Disaster and Emergency Planning within their undergraduate Public Health, Social Work, or another undergraduate degree program, must demonstrate evidence of:

• Current enrollment in a Gallaudet undergraduate program.
• Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.8 or above
• Complete 18 credits of prerequisite courses from the list below and earn a “C” or better:
  • BIO-105 Human Biology
  • BIO-241 Ecology
  • PHI-450 Bioethics and the Deaf Community
  • PHS-202 Foundations of Environmental Health
  • PHS-203 Introduction to Personal and Community Health
  • PHS-204 Foundations in Global Health
  • SWK-203 Introduction to Social Work
  • SWK-304 Social Welfare Policy
  • SWK-307 Human Behavior and the Social Environment in Micro
  • SWK-308 Human Behavior and the Social Environment in Macro
  • SWK-318 Human Diversity
  • SWK-337 Case Management

Undergraduate students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisor in their home program and the IDMA program director as early as possible to determine eligibility for the minor track.

Admission to the DEP Undergraduate Minor Track

To declare the DEP minor, interested students should:

• Contact their Academic & Career Success Advisor (for undeclared students) or their Faculty Advisor (for declared students) and confirm readiness to declare the minor.
• Contact the DEP program at Contact here to discuss the minor track application process, which includes the following:
  • A one-page written essay and a video in American Sign Language (ASL) responding to admission questions indicating the reason for your interest in pursuing a minor focused on Deaf leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction & Emergency Planning.
  • Copy of unofficial transcript.
  • One letter of recommendation.
  • Interview with DEP faculty.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in American Sign Language and English (via personal statement, ASL video, and interview).
• Technology requirements and Computer Requirements/skills: A Mac or PC computer with access to the internet capable of running a most recent and updated web browser is necessary for participation in our online courses. The minimum operating system is Windows XP or higher for PC and MacOS 10.5 or higher for Mac. See Online Computer Requirements for more detailed information. Students are responsible for obtaining their own Internet access and are expected to have basic computer and internet literacy prior to the start of the course, including use of email, word processing programs, presentation programs (such as PowerPoint), and the internet to search.

NOTE: There is a $1000 fee associated with the DEP Program, to contribute toward the Education Abroad portion of the Minor track (final course, in 2nd summer session of the program).